Diamond Crowns
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:51 pm
These have got to be about my favorite non Havana smoke, and anyone who says "mild" is lacking in ability to describe them and confusing smooth with mild. Opus have bite and spice, Diamond Crowns don't have the spicy twang, but the flavor is huge. It's like comparing a spicy gumbo to a hearty beef and barley.
My good friend Fred D, who smokes and has smoked pretty much everything made, says the worst cigar buzz he ever got was from a Diamond Crown. Then there is the wrapper that is always pure perfection and the construction and burn are always impeccable. FFOX RdCs have never been able to burn this good, ever.
I do love FFOX, but the flavor there isn't what it was in 2000, I think the increase in production there over the last 15 yrs or so has resulted in more ligero bite and less balance than in yrs past. I used to get spice a spicy, leathery flavor from them, but today it's just a blast of ligero that lacks balance. Diamond Crowns on the other hand are pretty much unchanged, and decidedly tasty.
I think I'll pour a bourbon and go sit outside of the hotel with the last one I brought with me. (thanks Scotty :bangin:)
My good friend Fred D, who smokes and has smoked pretty much everything made, says the worst cigar buzz he ever got was from a Diamond Crown. Then there is the wrapper that is always pure perfection and the construction and burn are always impeccable. FFOX RdCs have never been able to burn this good, ever.
I do love FFOX, but the flavor there isn't what it was in 2000, I think the increase in production there over the last 15 yrs or so has resulted in more ligero bite and less balance than in yrs past. I used to get spice a spicy, leathery flavor from them, but today it's just a blast of ligero that lacks balance. Diamond Crowns on the other hand are pretty much unchanged, and decidedly tasty.
I think I'll pour a bourbon and go sit outside of the hotel with the last one I brought with me. (thanks Scotty :bangin:)