Perdomo lot 23: Finally a Churchill

I finally made time to smoke a Churchill and you know what ? Im still smoking it. On appearance this stick had a veiny Milk chocolate wrapper that was as chewy and gummy ad them come. A dry draw revealed dry grass and raisen flavors. I warmed it up and off we went.

The first draw gave me alot of pepper on the bck of the throatand a bitter roasted coffee with a hint of Raisen nutty notes. It was satly but not hot. That was pretty much it for the whole stick. The flavors ranged from muddled to distinct but never changed or really developed. The burn was fine with a few touch ups necessary producing a light grey ash. It was a fine cigar but didn't knock my socks off. I think the price is fairfor the smoking exerience at $5.30 but after an hour f smokin I did get bored with the stick.

Let me see that appearance can be decieving. The cigar look like a power house but it was actually quite mellow, a fine cigar or the morning or after an early lunch. However, if you just had meat and potatoes for dinner you may want something with a bit more kick to it.

Certainly was not a bad cigar, just a bit flat for my taste but at the price I'm not complaining.

AF Don Carlos Double Robusto: A Comfort Smoke

If a sherpards pie is comfort food, than the AF Don Carlos Double Robusto is my confort smoke. This is the cigar that you want to smoke on a cold fall afternoon while sitting on your porch.

Well, i didnt even know I ahd this cigar until i opened a long forgotten humidor that was sitting in my office. (thank god the humidity pack was still good) The cigar has been in there for about 4 years and WOWZA!

Some pre light notes: the wrapper was sikly smooth and even with some age on it the stick smelled as fresh as could be.

My first draw i said to myself, "wow im smoking maple syrup," the cigar started out so sweet and fresh with loads of sweet honey that i almost thought it was flavored. It stayed very consistent throught, with mixes of dry mocha, maple syrup with a touch of cocoa. The aroma was very pleasant with fresh tobacco scents. The burn was spot on and the ash held beautifully. The stick burned warm, but never got hot. it just made me feel warm and cozy to smoke it, unfortunatly i picked an 85 degree day to try it.

This is one satisfying smoke! the finish got a bit metallic and hot, so rather than ruin a great experience i decided to just let it go out while still enjoying the aroma of it burning.

At $11.60, 4 years ago, who knows what its priced at now, this would not be an everyday smoke for me, but i certainly did enjoy. I will purchase maybe 1 or 2 more and age them as well.

Anyone else enjoy these?