Review # 1,119 - Diamond Crown Maximus No. 5

Review Date: 05-27-13

Review Time: 9:20 AM

Review Setting: Front glorious warm sunshine.

2 years old; Full Body; $10

Rating 3.4 out of 5  

Ecuadorian Sun Grown Wrapper; Dominican Binder & Filler

Construction: Firm, dark, oils glistening in the sun with one prominent vein.

Size: 5 x 50

Pre-light aroma was Chocolate

Pre-light draw was Honey chocolate.

Drink - Coffee

1/3 - Very Good - Spicy leather and wood flavors on the draw.  Dark coffee with lots of pepper RH. The pepper is a little harsh on the throat Firm draw but still getting plenty of smoke to chew. Dark paper aroma & fairly even burn with very weak flaky ash. Need to either constantly ash it or wear the ashes - which of course clash with my black pants.

2/3 - Good - Bitter coffee and wood flavors on the draw with less pepper.  Slightly sweet wood and coffee RH. 

Continued firm draw with moderately uneven burn.  Surprisingly strong stick -too strong for a morning cigar.  Had to take a break and eat a banana.

3/3 - Good to Fair - Bitter leather flavors on the draw. Wood RH.  All else same.

Tangy dark wood finish - lots of cigar oils on the lips.

Easy band removal

Buy Again? No

Future Aging? None

Smoke Time: 1 1/2 hrs.

Happy Smoking

Don Ricardo

So far not overly impressed with Diamond Crown - especially at their high price point. I had smoked the Robusto No. 4 Maduro and gave it a 3.2

Three famous cigar families were brought together to create the Maximus: the Stanford Newman family, the Carlos Fuente family, and the John Oliva family. The Fuente family continues to provide their "secret" blend of 5 year-old Dominican filler and binder, while the Oliva family produces the 5 year-old sun-grown Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper grown at their El Bajo plantation in Ecuador.