Pre-light Experience

The wrapper on the Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Troublemaker is medium brown with a network of decently raised veins. The seams are a bit raised and the caps have some lifting edges. The band is the traditional design for the brand. The aroma from the wrapper is a mix of cedar and stewed fruit, while the foot brings cedar, earth and light spice. The pre-light draw brings cedar, floral notes and some stone fruit sweetness, along with a mid-level spiciness on my lips.

First Third

The cigar begins with slightly stale, toasted oak along with some earth and black pepper. At a quarter inch in, the staleness departs. The retrohale is toasted oak, earth and lightly zingy black pepper. At an inch in, some cardboard joins the profile. At an inch and a quarter, the earth increases a bit. As the cigar comes to a close, the toasted oak is up front, with earth a bit behind and the black pepper and cardboard a bit further back. The strength was slightly below medium.

Second Third

As the second third begins, the oak becomes slightly young/bright. At a half inch in, the pepper is now very mellow. The retrohale is now toasted oak, with some creamy coffee and light earth. At an inch and a quarter, the oak has become pretty young/green. As the third comes to a close, the young/green oak is up front, with earth a bit behind, cardboard behind the middle of the profile and light black pepper in the background. The strength bumped up to medium.

Final Third

As the final third begins, the oak lightens up on the young/green note, but it is still there. At a half inch in, the youngness is barely hanging on to the oak and the earth increases a bit. At three quarters of an inch, the toast level increases a fair amount. The retrohale is now slightly young, toasted oak, creamy coffee and earth. As the cigar comes to a close, the lightly young, toasted cedar is up front, with earth right behind. The carboard and black pepper are now both in the background. The strength remained at medium.

Burn

The burn was a bit wavy throughout, and the cigar went out once in the first third, requiring a re-light. The ash held on in inch and a quarter increments.

Draw

The draw was slightly tighter than I prefer, but didn’t cause any issues with the smoking experience.

Overall

The cigar began with slightly stale, toasted oak along with some earth and black pepper. The staleness left pretty quickly. Some cardboard joined in a bit later. The second third saw the oak become young/bright and the pepper mellowed a fair amount. Later, the oak became very young/green. The final third saw the young note lighter a fair amount and the toast level and earth increased. The Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Troublemaker had an average flavor profile throughout. The cigar had a very young/green oak note at it’s thickest ring gauge, but exhibited less of that when it was thinner. This isn’t the best expression of the line for me and I wouldn’t see myself coming back to it.

Aaron Loomis

SCORE

5.40

Cost/Point

$3.15

Scoring System

Personal Cigar Review: Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Troublemaker