We recently caught up with Bobby Newman, Executive Vice President of J.C. Newman Cigar Company. J.C. Newman is the oldest cigar company in the United States, that can be traced back to 1895. The company has a rich history and to this day remains a family-run business. In this cigar conversation, Bobby takes us through […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, J.C. Newman Cigar Company announced the Diamond Crown Maduro would be rebranded as the Diamond Crown Black Diamond. This release would keep the same blend. The purpose of the change was to allow this maduro blend in the Diamond Crown line to stand out […]
Diamond Crown Julius Caeser A lot of times when I mention Diamond Crown cigars, I seem to get mixed reactions: “Super Premium Cigar”, “Too Expensive”, “Not full enough for me”. I’ve always found this line from J.C. Newman to be a very solid line. When last year, Newman announced that the “Julius Caeser” was going […]
