In April 2024, J.C. Newman opened a new Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge at Corona Cigar Co. in Tampa, Florida. This is the 36th Diamond Crown Lounge in the United States. This is also the second Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge at a Corona Cigar Co. store, with the other being located at Corona’s downtown Orlando store.

The grand opening was attended by 250 people including local politicians and celebrities. J.C. Newman opened the first Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge in 2007 in response to a rise in smoking bans introduced across the U.S. During the past 17 years, J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has expanded the Diamond Crown Cigar Lounges to several states including New York, Washington, and Florida.

“We are so proud to have a Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge in our hometown,” commented Eric Newman. “Because Tampa is ‘Cigar City,’ it is important to us that cigar enthusiasts have a first-class location to enjoy luxury cigars like Diamond Crown.”

Jeff Borysiewicz, owner of Corona Cigar Co., added: “My family and I have been friends with the Newmans for more than 20 years. I fondly remember when Stanford Newman gave me my first Diamond Crown cigar. It was an outstanding luxury cigar then, and it remains an outstanding luxury cigar today.”

J.C. Newman Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge | Corona Cigar Co. Tampa
J.C. Newman Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge | Corona Cigar Co. Tampa
J.C. Newman Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge | Corona Cigar Co. Tampa

The Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge at Corona Cigar Co. Tampa store has a private room that overlooks the retail store. The lounge features a rare selection of Diamond Crown Classic, Diamond Crown MAXIMUS, Diamond Crown Julius Caeser, and Diamond Crown Black Diamond cigars along with The American, Angel Cuesta, and LeRoy Neiman Collectors Edition. Later this year, J.C. Newman and Corona Cigar Co. will release the Diamond Crown Tampa, a new cigar rolled with Florida Sun Grown tobaccos grown by Borysiewicz.

Visit jcnewman.com for a list of all 36 Diamond Crown cigar lounges.