5 Vegas Miami – Churchill

michael88n · 03-04-2009, 02:05 PM

I got a fiver of these a week or so ago and I was pretty stoked. I’ve been thinking about these babies, but have had other ‘gars in the lineup that I wanted to get to first. I’m a one cigar a night kind of a guy. My friend Dennis has been going on and on about them and asking if I had tried them… and so tonight’s the night.

Out of the cellophane it has a great smell. Strong tobacco (and I don’t like using the word “strong” straight off the bat) with some spicy notes. The cigar is beautiful. It’s the perfect brown color and it feels solid.

I use my punch and get a good hole in the end. I take a prelight draw and… nothing. Man, this thing must be rolled tight. So I snip the end off and get a good draw. It’s still a little on the tight side, but I think it’ll loosen up when it warms up.

I toast the foot and immediately get the smell that I knew meant business. And it did mean business. The first few puffs hit me right in the mouth. Full flavor right away. Spice and earth and a little leather. It was making my mouth tingle. The smell was (dare I say) fabulous. I don’t hesitate to use the word strong here. The smoke was plentiful and any doubts I had with the draw were quickly dissipated.

The burn was nice and even and the ash was dark speckled with gray. As I was getting into it, I was glad that I had eaten a big dinner earlier. The ash fell off at the one inch mark. Dammit! Luckily, I just kicked it into the cracks between the boards of the gazebo. I thought that the tight roll would have meant stronger ash.

The smoke went on and on. I knocked the ash off at each of the inch/inch and a half points. Each time it came off pretty easy. Around the halfway point, the strength subsided and though it didn’t exactly mellow out, it became more enjoyable. There was another flavor that I couldn’t nail during the first half. This smoke had a woody/mahogany flavor that I haven’t had before. Or maybe I just couldn’t identify it with earlier cigars. It brought back memories of when I was a little kid and smelling old mahogany furniture. It was really good.

This Churchill lasted me an hour and a half. There was nothing ‘medium’ about this stick at all. And it was not an everyday kind of a smoke either. I’m curious to find out how different the flavor is with a larger ring Miami. Smoke it again? Heck, yeah! But it’s not my everyday smoke. This one is special.

Oh, I almost forgot. This smoke also has a high “finger sniffing” factor. 357 called it “an echo of the cigar you just enjoyed.” It’s true. I’ve been enjoying this cigar’s smell for the hour and a half after I finished. Finger sniffin’ good.

Cheers,
Michael

And that is my sixth review.

03-04-2009, 02:05 PM	#1
michael88n Finger Sniffer Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Michael Location: PNW Posts: 166 Trading: (3)	5 Vegas Miami – Churchill I got a fiver of these a week or so ago and I was pretty stoked. I’ve been thinking about these babies, but have had other ‘gars in the lineup that I wanted to get to first. I’m a one cigar a night kind of a guy. My friend Dennis has been going on and on about them and asking if I had tried them… and so tonight’s the night. Out of the cellophane it has a great smell. Strong tobacco (and I don’t like using the word “strong” straight off the bat) with some spicy notes. The cigar is beautiful. It’s the perfect brown color and it feels solid. I use my punch and get a good hole in the end. I take a prelight draw and… nothing. Man, this thing must be rolled tight. So I snip the end off and get a good draw. It’s still a little on the tight side, but I think it’ll loosen up when it warms up. I toast the foot and immediately get the smell that I knew meant business. And it did mean business. The first few puffs hit me right in the mouth. Full flavor right away. Spice and earth and a little leather. It was making my mouth tingle. The smell was (dare I say) fabulous. I don’t hesitate to use the word strong here. The smoke was plentiful and any doubts I had with the draw were quickly dissipated. The burn was nice and even and the ash was dark speckled with gray. As I was getting into it, I was glad that I had eaten a big dinner earlier. The ash fell off at the one inch mark. Dammit! Luckily, I just kicked it into the cracks between the boards of the gazebo. I thought that the tight roll would have meant stronger ash. The smoke went on and on. I knocked the ash off at each of the inch/inch and a half points. Each time it came off pretty easy. Around the halfway point, the strength subsided and though it didn’t exactly mellow out, it became more enjoyable. There was another flavor that I couldn’t nail during the first half. This smoke had a woody/mahogany flavor that I haven’t had before. Or maybe I just couldn’t identify it with earlier cigars. It brought back memories of when I was a little kid and smelling old mahogany furniture. It was really good. This Churchill lasted me an hour and a half. There was nothing ‘medium’ about this stick at all. And it was not an everyday kind of a smoke either. I’m curious to find out how different the flavor is with a larger ring Miami. Smoke it again? Heck, yeah! But it’s not my everyday smoke. This one is special. Oh, I almost forgot. This smoke also has a high “finger sniffing” factor. 357 called it “an echo of the cigar you just enjoyed.” It’s true. I’ve been enjoying this cigar’s smell for the hour and a half after I finished. Finger sniffin’ good. Cheers, Michael And that is my sixth review.