Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano 2000
Binder: Mexican San Andrés
Filler: Dominican Corojo/Criollo ’98/Negrito, Peruvian Pelo de Oro
Size: 4.5 x 46
Strength: Medium
Price: $7.50

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My cigars received 2 months of naked humidor time.

BACKGROUND:
From Cigar Aficionado:
“Diaz is well known throughout the industry and spent most of his career working for Davidoff of Geneva at the Swiss company’s factory in the Dominican Republic. When he left Davidoff in 2021, he opened a factory of his own and started slowly, making contract brands and limited editions.

“La Diana was the name of the small factory in the Dominican Republic where Diaz got his start. It was owned by Francisco Biloria Vencosme, who was also known as “Panchito.” Diaz started working under his tutelage when he was only seven, and remained there for eight years.

“The sentimental cigar brand consists of an Ecuador Habano 2000 wrapper, Mexican San Andrés binder and filler blend that’s predominantly Northern Dominican: Corojo, Criollo ’98 and Negrito. Some Peruvian Pelo de Oro leaf completes the filler.

“Eladio Diaz La Diana is intended to be a full-bodied cigar—one of the strongest that Diaz has ever made—and will be available in three sizes: Brevas, a short corona measuring 4 1/2 inches long by 46 ring gauge ($7.50); Biloria, at 5 by 52 ($11) and Vencosme, a 6-by-54 Toro ($12.50). All the sizes come in 20-count boxes and are made at Diaz’s Tabacalera Diaz Cabrera (TDC) in the Dominican Republic.”

THE WHOLE MEGILLAH:
These leaf stats are the current rage. Everyone is on the bandwagon. At one time, this style of blending was reserved for a few unique manufacturers like Jeremy Casdagli. Now, everyone and his brother are bringing similar blends to the proscenium. Jeremy’s output has shriveled and I consider it a great shame because he was an originator…a creator. But he is a young man in his 60’s and can still return to the forefront.

Eladio Diaz is a big deal. He produces some exquisite, but expensive, ($25.00+) various anniversary cigars. This blend gives you a taste so that you move on to the bigger stuff. Sort of a loss leader. I’ve given away too much.

I like a good one-hour smoke. You? I bet. We sometimes stare into the depths of our humidor and go gaga over choices. But we may not have time for a 90–120-minute smoke-a-rama. The horror that follows is we either waste half a cigar…or even worse: We choose not to smoke a cigar. Let’s see if this baby is worth your hard-earned dough.

A well-constructed cigar. Firm while having the right heft. The aromas are where they should be with wafting floral, honey, suzie style cream cheese, light citrus, spicy peppers, fresh peaches, and roasted pine nuts.

I slice and dice with my PerfecPunch. The 8mm works beautifully. The draw is money, fresh, diddly squat plus 1. The cold draw brings flavors of freshly plucked honeysuckle, kosher dills, dark chocolate, espresso, cool peppermint, walnuts, and black pepper…with a scoche of earthiness.

Let’s dig in. Yumma-lumma- ding- dong. Good start with notes of smoked brisket…and wait for it, huge smoke output that defies its Lilliputian size, ok more from the flavor wheel: chocolate malt, creamy galore (Pussy’s second cousin), vegetal things I haven’t tasted in a cigar: celery and bell pepper. Well that was one hell of a meandering sentence. My seventh grade English teacher would have smacked my knuckles with a ruler. But I wouldn’t care as I crushed hard on her.

Right off the bat, the blend is earthy, complex, rich, refined, and full of depth. There is a joke in that description but I’ll leave it to you and your squandered imagination. Those last two words make a great name for a 60’s Motown band.

Copeland often invited me to dinner at his tiny flat on Abbey Rd. Just a few doors down from EMI Studios. His specialty every time was buttered noodles with 3 brussel sprouts sitting atop the budget minded offering. We scarfed. It filled our skinny bellies. For dessert, was a big steaming bowl of Afghani hashish. It was always good unlike the expired stuff we got at home in sunny SoCal. Weed was never around due to it being hard to smuggle on to the British Isle. I missed a good J. The Brits and Euros loved to make a joint with cigarette tobacco and then sprinkle it with bits of hash. I didn’t smoke fags and the things made me sick so Stewart and I always carried around a couple of pipes. We offered a toke to friends but the landlubbers said it made them too high. Lawdy…more for us.

Thanks to suppositional awareness, I taste a lovely butteriness. The flavor profile fans out. Only thing missing is a naked woman in high heels. Low spark. A perfect sweet v. savory balance. A swipe at the cigar upon receipt is inevitable. We normally don’t admit this to others; but impatience rules the day. Trust me, this thing of ours gets better with just a couple months of humi time.

The blend reminds me of what a good Davidoff tastes like. Sophisticated while still wearing tighty whities. A nice easy going medium strength has me by the narglies. Meanwhile, the blend is at the full mark. The char line is as sharp as Kim Jong-Un’s wit to his throngs.

This nicely constructed stick is taking its time.

Stewart’s brother was our booking agent. The man had the Midas touch. He was a year older than me but tours in Vietnam made him seem much wiser and more mature. He was a great hang. He always had cool people at his Hampton Heath estate. Two fun memories are when Wishbone Ash co-founder Ted Turner had just returned from Colombia where he spent two months chewing coca leaves. He sat on Ian’s couch and never spoke…even once. We loved to fuck with him. Country Joe McDonald lived in the guest house and he was always a riot…fueled of course by getting high. Ian was popular for his wit and sophistication and that he managed to get some excellent African weed. It was he that came to my London flat and fired me in person. I actually felt sorry for him and told him so to lessen his grief. Instead of railing, I comforted him. I have no idea what’s wrong with me. Ian died from cancer in 2006 at 57.

The cigar. Tasty like Vitameatavegamin. Just a perfect little taste of heaven. Smooth as my ferret’s opening lines of seduction.

The depth deepens. The light complexity widens. And the transitional quality heightens the experience. I’ve smoked a bunch of these and I don’t pick the flavors apart. I just enjoy.

The cigar comes in three sizes: 4.5 x 46 ($7.50), 5 x 52 ($11.00), and 6 x 54 ($12.50). I have all three in my compartmentalized sarcophagi. Each designed for the right moments in time you need a smoke. The 6 x 54, after two months of humi time, is not ready to smoke. The other two vitolas are good to go.

I believe I’ve said enough. 1 hour. One and done. After promo codes, you are not going to find similar blends living in the price points of $6.75, $9.90, & $11.25.
P.S. I’ve not needed one sip of water since I began. Smooooth.

You can purchase all three sizes of the Eladio Diaz La Diana line from sponsor Small Batch Cigar. Take 10% off with promo code KATMAN.

RATING: 96

I am giving away a 20-count box of Eladio Diaz La Diana Brevas. Go to my post where you can leave a comment to be entered. You will be randomly chosen. Kissing my arse certainly creates a chuckle but stroking me doesn’t guarantee a winning spot. No pressure. The box is valued at $150.00!! The contest ends on September 14, 2025, at 11:59 P.M. ENTER HERE.
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