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Review: Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Toast Across America Figurado (2012)

2012 marks the 10th year of the Toast Across America, Arturo Fuente and the J.C. Newman Cigar Co.’s limited edition two-pack for the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation. The charity, a venture between the two companies and families, aims to provide a significant humanitarian impact to communities in the Dominican Republic resulting in a better quality of [...]

Press Release: J.C. Newman Announces Holiday Gift Items

October 4, 2012 (Tampa, FL) — This holiday season is all about affordable luxury. We have developed several new products geared at providing you the most “bang for your buck” without compromising taste, quality and construction. Take a look at some of the new items scheduled to hit shelves just in time for the 2012 [...]

News: Brick House, Perla del Mar Lead J.C. Newman’s IPCPR Releases

The lead item in the J.C. Newman list of new products being shown at the 2012 IPCPR convention and trade show is an extension to the Brick House line, the Mighty Mighty Maduro. It’s the first maduro version of the Brick House line, and for now will be the only size to get a maduro [...]

Weekly News (June 4, 2012)

Editor’s Note: After finally getting caught up this past week, we got a bit behind thanks to a bug that seemed to have plagued all but two bloggers from this past week’s Drew Estate Cigar Safari media tour. We should be caught up soon, although both Brooks and I are still not feeling 100%. In [...]

Press Release: New Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge for New Hampshire

May 30, 2012 (Tampa, FL) — New Hampshire will be the proud host of a new Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge this summer, increasing the nationwide network to 57 lounges. Federal Cigar of Portsmouth defines what it mean to be a lounge, collectively drawing on 90+ years of experience in service and selection. A New Hampshire staple since 1921, [...]

Review: Diamond Crown Gridiron Greats

J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has a history of participating in charitable causes by making special, limited edition cigars to raise money for those causes. They have an even longer history however of making cigars. As their site states they are “America’s oldest family-owned premium cigar makers” dating back to 1895 when Julius Caeser Newman started [...]

Weekly News (April 30, 2012)

Editor’s Note: The big news of the week? The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a FY13 bill that included language that would encourage the FDA to take authority of all tobacco products, including cigars. The full story is here and overshadows what was otherwise a rather successful week in terms of cigar rights and a slow [...]

Redux: Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Toro

First introduced at the IPCPR show in 2009, but not actually released until mid 2010, the Diamond Crown Julius Caeser is named and produced in honor of the company’s founder, J.C. Newman. There were some problems with some of the early samples and it was later learned that several thousand had to be destroyed. Interestingly, [...]

Press Release: American Made Humidor Series to Release this Summer

April 25, 2012 (Tampa, FL) — This summer the Diamond Crown Humidor Series will release the only American made humidors featuring 3 styles of custom cherry wood humidors. The new collection will join the highly acclaimed Diamond Crown St. James humidor series. The American made humidors are produced in the craftsman hotspot of upstate New [...]

Press Release: New Addition to Largest Network of Smoking Lounges in U.S.

April 25, 2012 (Tampa, FL) — Davidus Cigars of Frederick will become the newest Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge, joining a network of 56 lounges nationwide. The grand opening will take place from 4 – 8 p.m. Free admission to this Red Carpet event includes unreleased Diamond Crown cigars, food, beverages and a meet and greet [...]