When Stanford Newman, then president of
the J.C. Newman Cigar Co., introduced the Diamond Crown in 1995, his goal was to
create the best cigar his family-owned company had produced in its 100-year
existence. The subsequent success of the cigar led to demand so great that
buyers were limited to purchasing only two at a time.
Now, A. Fuente's Diamond Crown Maximus is poised to
surpass its predecessor.
It has taken Carlos Fuente Jr. more than 3 years to develop this complex,
fuller-bodied taste - but it was worth the wait. Instead of Connecticut shade
wrapper, the Maximus features an Ecuadoran sun-grown wrapper from the El Bajo
region harvested on the Oliva family`s Ecuador plantation. Carlos has selected
leaves that are taken from the upper corona portion of the plant, which adds
to the strength of its taste. The filler and binder consist of a heartier
blend of Dominican tobacco, and the smaller ring size of the Maximus — 50 as
opposed to the original Diamond Crown’s 54 — allows a more concentrated
stream of flavor with each puff. Diamond Crown Maximus cigars are aged for six
months.
The taste lies somewhere between a cappuccino and a double espresso —
neither delicate and subdued nor intense and powerful.
When Stanford Newman, then president of
the J.C. Newman Cigar Co., introduced the Diamond Crown in 1995, his goal was to
create the best cigar his family-owned company had produced in its 100-year
existence. The subsequent success of the cigar led to demand so great that
buyers were limited to purchasing only two at a time.