Diplomaticos is a comparatively recent brand, this brand was introduced in 1966 as essentially a second value line of the Montecristo brand, primarily aimed at the French market. The sizes and names essentially mirror the Montecristo nomenclature and the Diplomaticos line is produced at the Jose Marti factory in Havana, as is most of the Montecristo range. All the sizes using a blend of filler and binder tobaccos from the vuelta Abajo zone.
They are generally considered to be handmade and medium to full body.