Founded in 1895 by Julius Caeser Newman. The J.C. Newman Cigar Company is the oldest family-owned premium cigar maker in America. For four generations and 126 years. J.C. Newman has been handcrafting many of the world’s finest cigars. J.C. Newman is headquartered in an iconic 111-year-old cigar factory in the Ybor City National Historic Landmark District in Tampa, Florida. In celebration of J.C Newman Cigar Company’s 100th Anniversary in 1995, Stanford Newman joined Carlos Fuente, Sr., to develop an exceptional series of Super Premium cigars. Each Diamond Crown cigar passes through there inspections and is aged in lots of 50 in cedar curing rooms for a minimum of twelve months.Stanford dreamed of making the best cigar in the world with no regard for how long it would take or how much it would cost, his dream was realized in the Diamond Crown.