Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Review

Julius Caeser
Made by: Diamond Crown
Country: Dominican Republic
Vitola: 6 by 52 (toro)

This will be the first cigar that I will be reviewing from Diamond Crown. As a company they are still coming up, but the Maximus and the Julius Caeser are their best know cigars. Tonight I will be doing a Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Review and covering the characteristics of this Dominican stick. lets get it lit up and see how it performs.

Prelight

The cigar has a firm pack with a couple soft spots near the band, large veins that may cause issues for the burn. Barely visible seams due to the high concentration of veins. The roller used a ton of glue on this cigar. The cap is covered, as is parts of the wrapper. There is a lot of tooth, and the wrapper seems quite thick. The foot is giving off oak, leather, and a mix of red and black pepper. Clean-cut, very little loose tobacco and a perfect draw. Prelight draw flavors are reminiscent of red pepper with an oak base. Let’s get it lit up and see how it goes.

1/3

The primary flavors are leather and oak, thin smoke surprisingly. There is a light red and black pepper mix on the finish as the foot suggested. The smoke production looks to be increasing. Medium to full body and low strength. There is a slight sour note on the finish as well, I see that going away pretty quickly though. Extremely uneven burn to start, it is running on one of the veins. It is in need of a touch up, unfortunate because I’m enjoying the profile despite this. Not a very sturdy ash, the thickness of the smoke has increased. Very smooth smoke, no major changes to the profile heavy oak and leather.

2/3

Leather is forward on the profile, oak has died down. There is a red and black pepper mix remaining on the finish. Smoke production is up. The burn is running on one of the veins again, it did need another touch up. Strength is up to medium, body is constant at a medium-full. No major changes to the flavors, low complexity at this point. But it is an enjoyable profile.

3/3

Strength is still at a medium, bodies out of medium full. Oak came forward and the profile leather fell down. The red pepper is up on the finish, and the burn has continued to be an issue. That is my main complaint of this blend, at this price point that should not be an issue. Is reaching the end of the cigar though cause come back to take control the profile, those of really been the only transitions throughout the cigar. There’s not really an issue with that because it’s been extremely enjoyable. My only thing is the burn, it took three touchups which is unacceptable for a cigar this price point.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Conclusion: 84

The cigar had a good burn time, great flavors although not very many transitions. And for that matter it was lacking complexity as well. I was expecting a lot more from this blend. Absolutely worth trying because the flavor profile is great, just be aware that you will have to touch it up. Diamond Crown as a company puts out some great cigars, this is a bad example “construction wise” of that.

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