Kingantz
Growing too fast.
I really like a tubed cigar for some reason. I especially like how this one has a slip-on top instead of a screw-on cap. Pretty cool! It has nice red and white colors, which works well for the presentation.
Once opened, I of course get a wonderful mixed smell of cedar and tobacco. The cigar itself has quite a rich tobacco aroma. It has a coarse medium brown wrapper with a patchwork of veins throughout. Not much by way of oils can be seen. There’s a solid weight to it in the hand and firm when squeezed with the slightest give. It shows good bunching in the foot and a bit of an awry triple cap.
Punched, pre-draw seems quite loose, and I get tastes of earth, a hint of cocoa, and nuts in the coolness. I put fire to the foot and volumes of smoke pour from the forming embers.
First draw and I’m immediately hit with a powerfully spicy smoke. Black pepper this is. I detect cedar and leather behind it however. Several more draws, and the smoke begins to tame down a bit and the black pepper spice lands on the back of the throat perfectly. I’m getting the typical RYJ profile of a semi sweet fruitiness with fresh hay. Leather is somewhere underneath with a touch of rich cocoa. It has a very nice long finish that’s simply wonderful.
The draw isn’t perfect, but still good enough. I do have to take it easy when pulling the smoke through as it’s quite full. There’s tons of smoke to be had in the perfect, razor sharp burn. The ash was solid and held on for the first ¾” and then dropped. I was hoping it would hold for the duration, but alas it didn’t happen.
I’ve had other short churchills, however this was my first tubed and I’ll admit it somewhat kicked my arse!
I overdrew a couple of times and got somewhat woozy from the power in it. It’s too bad this is the only one (I believe it was from 2005) I had as I’d love to have tried another in another year or two to see if the power subsided a bit.
Note: I noticed while working on the pictures that there was a small amount of mold on the foot that I didn’t notice before smoking. Maybe that’s what was kicking my arse! :laugh:
Once opened, I of course get a wonderful mixed smell of cedar and tobacco. The cigar itself has quite a rich tobacco aroma. It has a coarse medium brown wrapper with a patchwork of veins throughout. Not much by way of oils can be seen. There’s a solid weight to it in the hand and firm when squeezed with the slightest give. It shows good bunching in the foot and a bit of an awry triple cap.
Punched, pre-draw seems quite loose, and I get tastes of earth, a hint of cocoa, and nuts in the coolness. I put fire to the foot and volumes of smoke pour from the forming embers.
First draw and I’m immediately hit with a powerfully spicy smoke. Black pepper this is. I detect cedar and leather behind it however. Several more draws, and the smoke begins to tame down a bit and the black pepper spice lands on the back of the throat perfectly. I’m getting the typical RYJ profile of a semi sweet fruitiness with fresh hay. Leather is somewhere underneath with a touch of rich cocoa. It has a very nice long finish that’s simply wonderful.
The draw isn’t perfect, but still good enough. I do have to take it easy when pulling the smoke through as it’s quite full. There’s tons of smoke to be had in the perfect, razor sharp burn. The ash was solid and held on for the first ¾” and then dropped. I was hoping it would hold for the duration, but alas it didn’t happen.
I’ve had other short churchills, however this was my first tubed and I’ll admit it somewhat kicked my arse!
I overdrew a couple of times and got somewhat woozy from the power in it. It’s too bad this is the only one (I believe it was from 2005) I had as I’d love to have tried another in another year or two to see if the power subsided a bit. Note: I noticed while working on the pictures that there was a small amount of mold on the foot that I didn’t notice before smoking. Maybe that’s what was kicking my arse! :laugh:
