JC Newman Cigar Co.
Diamond Crown no.4 Maduro
WRAPPER: Connecticut Broadleaf
BINDER: Dominican
FILLER: Caribbean & Central America
FORMAT: No. 4 (5.5x54)
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Medium
WEBSITE: www.jcnewman.com
NOTES:
Milk chocolate | White peppercorn | Citrus
It all kinda spins out from a sandy, lumber wood core. One that's wrapped somewhat in a loose leatheriness but mostly not contained. To the point of mingling playfully tho, & shy of goop melange. Primaries are the boldest limbs, if not the furthest-reaching... Stout, some, say.
Milk chocolate is close to the sandy grit, a Swiss Miss packet thing. Citrus is Pluto in terms of size/distance & twixt is that white peppercorn. I wait for the length of the thing for it to smooth, doesn't. There are no conventional middlings. Nor underbelly. Not even primaries, when you think of it. Just herky-jerky "mosts."
Quite gruff for its intensity. Sharp but at the same time not focused. Any complexities are hidden by that lurching pepper grit. The palate is left arid in its wake. A bit of cream tries at the half, nope. Some nuance, tho, a sweet-savory depth which ultimately ain't 'nuff. Very not the expected Maduro affair. Tangy. Brightness thru the dense fog.
Burns excellently. Even line, excellent pace. Ash is a rock-solid silver sheath. Draw is impeccable. Smoke out-put is a moderate+ thing, which offers up a lovely savory-sweet cheerfulness. All told, a bit too much gruffly unrefined peppers & unexpected tangy addition leave me a good tick cold here.
FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
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