J.C. Newman announces the revamping of El Baton and Diamond Crown black diamond, new Angel Cuesta line

ARTICLE FROM: HALFWHEEL.COM / PATRICK LAGREID / NEWS Late on Halloween night, J.C. Newman published a video on his YouTube page announcing several new cigar projects he has in the works. In the video, Drew Newman announced the renewed El Baton, reimagined Diamond Crown Black Diamond and a new line from the company's Tampa, Florida factory called Angel Cuesta. The all-new El Baton line will be launched by the J.C. Newman PENSA plant in Estelí, Nicaragua. Newman says it will remain a Nicaraguan puro, but will be "bigger and bolder than ever before". The El Baton line dates back to 1914, when it was launched by Julius Ceasar Newman, who produced it at his factory in Cleveland, Ohio. After disappearing from the market in the 1920s, it was reintroduced in 2008 as J.C.'s first Nicaraguan cigar. Newman's first Nicaraguan cigar. Newman has stated that it should be introduced in early 2022. The Diamond Crown Black Diamond, made by Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia. in the Dominican Republic, is also getting a makeover. Newman said the cigar will move from luxury to "super luxury" status, with a new press and bands, as well as the addition of older tobaccos in the filler. The Black Diamond collection made its official debut in November 2016 and uses a Connecticut havana seed wrapper grown in the Dominican Republic, as well as a binder and tripe grown in the Dominican Republic. However, the name has been first seen in 2013 as part of the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation's Toast Across America sampler. Finally, Newman said that a number of new cigars will be coming out of the company's El Reloj factory in Tampa, but he mentioned one in particular, called Angel Cuesta, named after the founder of the Cuesta-Rey brand. He said this cigar uses a havana-seed wrapper and will feature a pigtail cap designed to resemble a halo, to play on the Angel name. You can see the full video here :