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Review: Winston Churchill – No. 10 – by Davidoff
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Company Hype: "Davidoff pays homage to the world's best- known cigar smoker, Winston Churchill, by creating a new line of cigars. Davidoff created four sizes, each named for a significant place and chapter which affected and formed Mr. Churchill's remarkable life. Davidoff blended the Winston Churchill to be a rich, full-bodied smoke. The binder is a Dominican Yamasa, while 5 tobaccos are blended to create the filler. The dark, Ecuadorian Sun Grown wrapper provides the perfect amount of strength and complexity a connoisseur looks for."
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Location & Weather of ceegar sacrifice: Virginia Beach, VA - rocking chair, front porch of mi casa. Temperature was 68 degrees, with sustained winds at 15 mph.
Appearance: Robusto (50/ 5 ¼”) I pulled this stick right out of my humi and noticed a slight oily sheen on the Ecuadorian Sun Grown wrapper, but was more to the dry side.
Construction: The cigar was nicely rolled without any hard or spongy spots. The cap was lifted slightly at a few points around the circumference (as if it was not glued down all the way in some spots – a minor flaw.) After clipping and lighting, it started with a nice draw which was consistent throughout the smoke.
Lighting and Burning: After clipping the head I tested the draw which was seemed a little loose. I initially warmed and then burned the foot evenly before taking my first draw. The cigar quickly settled in to a nice even burn with a grey to white ash. (Which it kept for the first two inches – not bad considering the wind.) The smoke? I couldn’t tell you. It was not only windy, but dark. – If only I had a smoking den! After the ash dropped it burned a little unevenly, but quickly corrected itself. As the ash neared the first band, I removed them both with a little twist. At about 3 ½” it started to burn a little unevenly, but again corrected itself with out any help from me and continued to burn nicely until the last inch.
Note: Towards the last inch of the burn the wrapper developed micro tears on the surface. (Not sure why…humidity maybe?)
Taste: Medium-full to Full flavored. The first inch was woody with undertones of earth and leather. It was neither spicy, nor sweet, but had a nice nutty allusion. After the first inch, the flavors increased in intensity and there were no traces of harshness or bitterness. At three inches, I was able to detect a slight hint of cedar and the leather undertones increased in prominence. These flavors seemed to settle down a bit and blended nicely. I would like to say that I completely “nubbed it,” but the last inch grew stronger than I like, so I tossed it.
Comments: Overall it was a very good smoke. Is it worth the $15 I paid for it? Maybe. I might have enjoyed it more if I was inside. I was drinking Zaya rum while I smoked, but think I might have done better with a nice scotch or cognac. I do think this cigar will really improve with some age and I plan on buying a few of the corona size of the line called “Chequers” to stow away in my humi for next year.
C&G… my first real review.
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Company Hype: "Davidoff pays homage to the world's best- known cigar smoker, Winston Churchill, by creating a new line of cigars. Davidoff created four sizes, each named for a significant place and chapter which affected and formed Mr. Churchill's remarkable life. Davidoff blended the Winston Churchill to be a rich, full-bodied smoke. The binder is a Dominican Yamasa, while 5 tobaccos are blended to create the filler. The dark, Ecuadorian Sun Grown wrapper provides the perfect amount of strength and complexity a connoisseur looks for."
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Location & Weather of ceegar sacrifice: Virginia Beach, VA - rocking chair, front porch of mi casa. Temperature was 68 degrees, with sustained winds at 15 mph.
Appearance: Robusto (50/ 5 ¼”) I pulled this stick right out of my humi and noticed a slight oily sheen on the Ecuadorian Sun Grown wrapper, but was more to the dry side.
Construction: The cigar was nicely rolled without any hard or spongy spots. The cap was lifted slightly at a few points around the circumference (as if it was not glued down all the way in some spots – a minor flaw.) After clipping and lighting, it started with a nice draw which was consistent throughout the smoke.
Lighting and Burning: After clipping the head I tested the draw which was seemed a little loose. I initially warmed and then burned the foot evenly before taking my first draw. The cigar quickly settled in to a nice even burn with a grey to white ash. (Which it kept for the first two inches – not bad considering the wind.) The smoke? I couldn’t tell you. It was not only windy, but dark. – If only I had a smoking den! After the ash dropped it burned a little unevenly, but quickly corrected itself. As the ash neared the first band, I removed them both with a little twist. At about 3 ½” it started to burn a little unevenly, but again corrected itself with out any help from me and continued to burn nicely until the last inch.
Note: Towards the last inch of the burn the wrapper developed micro tears on the surface. (Not sure why…humidity maybe?)
Taste: Medium-full to Full flavored. The first inch was woody with undertones of earth and leather. It was neither spicy, nor sweet, but had a nice nutty allusion. After the first inch, the flavors increased in intensity and there were no traces of harshness or bitterness. At three inches, I was able to detect a slight hint of cedar and the leather undertones increased in prominence. These flavors seemed to settle down a bit and blended nicely. I would like to say that I completely “nubbed it,” but the last inch grew stronger than I like, so I tossed it.
Comments: Overall it was a very good smoke. Is it worth the $15 I paid for it? Maybe. I might have enjoyed it more if I was inside. I was drinking Zaya rum while I smoked, but think I might have done better with a nice scotch or cognac. I do think this cigar will really improve with some age and I plan on buying a few of the corona size of the line called “Chequers” to stow away in my humi for next year.
C&G… my first real review.
