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(Description provided by JC Newman)
Stanford Newman wanted to create a hearty complement to the wildly successful Diamond Crown line. To accomplish this, he enlisted the help of two legendary cigar families, the Fuentes and Olivas. After years of collaboration, for the company’s 110th anniversary, J.C. Newman launched a full-flavored, bold cigar that could only be created by these three cigar masterminds, the Diamond Crown MAXIMUS.
Exclusively hand rolled in the Dominican Republic with Carlito Fuente’s very best master rollers, the long filler in MAXIMUS is a secret blend of specially aged Dominican filler tobaccos. The MAXIMUS wrapper is a special Ecuadorian tobacco, exclusively grown on the El Bajo region of the Oliva’s Ecuador plantation. El Bajo sits in a pristine valley where the mountain’s natural minerals and nutrients, washed down by centuries of rain, have made the soil exceptionally rich; perfect for growing tobacco.
The unique and remarkably smooth, full-bodied flavor of the Diamond Crown MAXIMUS is unparalleled.Only the richest, hardiest and darkest tobacco from the top priming ‘corona’ of the plant is used in Diamond Crown MAXIMUS. Because of the tobacco’s weight, Carlos Fuente is able to re-bulk and re-ferment the tobacco, further contributing to its full flavor and dark color.
Diamond Crown cigars continue to be one of the best-selling Super Premium cigars on the market.
Wrapper: Ecuadorian El Bajo Sungrown
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic
On August 16, 2020 I reviewed the No. 4, 6 x 50 version of the Diamond Crown MAXIMUS and received a score of 91.67.
The cigar is well made and a dark brown. It has an average feel in the hand.
The test draw was good with a touch of firmness. The initial flavors at light up were a nice peach and apricot, brown sugar, citrus peel, nutmeg, light leather, and black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7. I like the peach and apricot combination. A very good start.
At the first third (30 minutes) it's hard to find anything that has changed. I still had all the flavor notes that the cigar started with. And they are still very nice. The finish had peach and nutmeg with nice lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied. I like the flavor mix. I rated the first third 93.
Moving through the second third (57 minutes) the cigar seemed to get a little sweeter and tangy. Other than that not much has changed. The cigar is still medium bodied. The citrus peel is a little more pronounced and maybe that's where the tanginess comes from. The sweetness is still very good. I love the peach and apricot notes. The leather is light and the nutmeg is there but definitely not intrusive. The flavor notes are not something I typically get in a predominantly Dominican cigar. The black coffee seems to be a little more elevated. The cigar is still very good. I maintained the score of 93 for the second third.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 17 minutes. This is a very consistent cigar. It does not make many changes. And that's good. It started very good and remained very good to the end. Being critical the cigar has more black coffee now. The peach and apricot is still very sweet. There is less citrus peel. The nutmeg is now very creamy and the leather is light. None of these things did anything to hurt the cigar. The cigar is still very good. And if you can afford it they are box worthy. Very good. I held the score of 93 for the final third.
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