Kingantz
Growing too fast.
The past few weeks have really been tough with having some serious health issues going on for the whole family. It started out with my baby girl coming down with strep, the wife next, then me, and on top of it having one of the worst pollen seasons I’ve ever seen, which certainly hasn’t helped. I’ve not been able to smoke or drink pretty much the entire time, which has been difficult to say the least, however the past few days there’s been a lot of improvement, and today I’m actually feeling quite decent. Decent enough in fact to come out under the walnut tree and put fire to a H. Upmann Sir Winston.
I received this cigar some time back from Jimmy (Jimmyhaze) who I haven’t heard from in a while now, hope he’s doing well. I believe this is a 2008, however not 100% sure on that. One thing I find unusual is that compared to other Sir Winnies I have, the wrapper on this one is a slight shade darker, however I don’t believe it has any bearing on the authenticity. It has a slight oiliness to it with a couple of prominent veins running the length, and no hard or soft spots to be found when squeezing it. After punching the cap, I find the draw to be absolutely perfect with a somewhat sweet straightforward tobacco taste.
There’s a strong breeze blowing, which makes it a bit difficult while trying to light the foot. After getting it lit and the fire burning well, I take a few puffs and then a long draw to get a very nice peppery spice on the back of the tongue and throat. The smoke is medium in strength and quite smooth with a buttery texture over the tongue. Flavors are somewhat rich with a toasted bread and nut taste, slightly sweet on the palate. I detect a bit of cedar wood coming through as well with a semi-lasting finish after exhaling slowly.
A third in and the burn is sharp with a dark, compact ash that holds well until tapped off. An abundance of medium to almost full strength smoke is flowing well through the perfect draw with a nice spiciness on the tongue and throat. Flavors are rich and the buttery texture continues in the very smooth smoke, the finish not as lasting as I would like, but still very good on the palate.
It’s a picture perfect day out with lost of sunshine and a clear blue sky. It would be even better without the wind that’s really blowing, but it’s really not effecting smoking the cigar. Everything was consistent through the halfway mark, however towards the end there were a couple draws that tasted a bit bland, which could be attributed to the tobacco still being rather young. Overall this was definitely a very tasty, very good smoke. A Sir Winnie that’s smoking good is hard to beat.
I received this cigar some time back from Jimmy (Jimmyhaze) who I haven’t heard from in a while now, hope he’s doing well. I believe this is a 2008, however not 100% sure on that. One thing I find unusual is that compared to other Sir Winnies I have, the wrapper on this one is a slight shade darker, however I don’t believe it has any bearing on the authenticity. It has a slight oiliness to it with a couple of prominent veins running the length, and no hard or soft spots to be found when squeezing it. After punching the cap, I find the draw to be absolutely perfect with a somewhat sweet straightforward tobacco taste.
There’s a strong breeze blowing, which makes it a bit difficult while trying to light the foot. After getting it lit and the fire burning well, I take a few puffs and then a long draw to get a very nice peppery spice on the back of the tongue and throat. The smoke is medium in strength and quite smooth with a buttery texture over the tongue. Flavors are somewhat rich with a toasted bread and nut taste, slightly sweet on the palate. I detect a bit of cedar wood coming through as well with a semi-lasting finish after exhaling slowly.
A third in and the burn is sharp with a dark, compact ash that holds well until tapped off. An abundance of medium to almost full strength smoke is flowing well through the perfect draw with a nice spiciness on the tongue and throat. Flavors are rich and the buttery texture continues in the very smooth smoke, the finish not as lasting as I would like, but still very good on the palate.
It’s a picture perfect day out with lost of sunshine and a clear blue sky. It would be even better without the wind that’s really blowing, but it’s really not effecting smoking the cigar. Everything was consistent through the halfway mark, however towards the end there were a couple draws that tasted a bit bland, which could be attributed to the tobacco still being rather young. Overall this was definitely a very tasty, very good smoke. A Sir Winnie that’s smoking good is hard to beat.
