hello everyone,
INTRODUCTION
welcome to the inaugural edition of "The Saturday Evening Smoke"
as mentioned in a previous post, i am fairly new to fine cigars and i limit myself to one cigar a week as a way to relax and as something to look forward to (quality over quantity). i only have hand-rolled long-filler dominican churchills (7 x 48 give or take) in my humidor and i pass on sticks that contain any NIC or HON content. also, as i am still in the purchasing-singles-before-committing-to-full-box-quantities phase, this series will chronicle my search for "a few good cigars" by reviewing my collection of cigar singles. i have smoked a handful of cigars already and might try them again and review them towards the end of this series in order to make it complete.
the format of this series is not set in stone and is still a work-in-progress that will evolove and develop over time hopefully with feedback from you readers.
THIS WEEK'S SMOKE
brand: davidoff
name: double R
size: 7-1/2" x 50
body: MED-FULL
wrapper: ECU CON
binder: DOM
filler: DOM
NOTES FROM MY CIGAR LOG
full body, loose draw, cool smoke, poorly rolled, kept going out, wrapper leaf unravelled at 1/2 and became harsh and bitter, just plain awfull
COMMENTARY
it punched clean with my xikar 007 punch cutter (the only way to go).
draw was extremely loose.
lit easily with my zippo (NO lectures please).
burn was cool and only slightly uneven.
i would definitely consider this a full bodied cigar.
hints of raisin, currants and pepper were evident during the first third.
it became apparent that it was poorly rolled when i tapped off the ash the first time and there were small voids in the center.
i had to re-light this twice during the first half and had to draw more frequently than usual to keep it lit.
at about the halfway mark the wrapper unravelled completely (like an unpierced bratwurst exploding on a BBQ), the smoke became harsh and bitter and thus i had to call it a night.
CONCLUSION
this is one DOG of a dominican churchill.
many of you like these cigars but i found that it was just plain awful and considering its stratospheric price "disappointed" and "annoyed" are understatements. this cigar is definitely not my style but i still cannot bring myself (with a clear conscience) to recommend this particular to anyone nor will i buy another one. however, i do have several other davidoff churchill cigars that will be reviewed at some point in the future (remember only one cigar per week for me).
your comments, questions and/or suggestions are always welcomed and appreciated.
thanks,
mike
INTRODUCTION
welcome to the inaugural edition of "The Saturday Evening Smoke"
as mentioned in a previous post, i am fairly new to fine cigars and i limit myself to one cigar a week as a way to relax and as something to look forward to (quality over quantity). i only have hand-rolled long-filler dominican churchills (7 x 48 give or take) in my humidor and i pass on sticks that contain any NIC or HON content. also, as i am still in the purchasing-singles-before-committing-to-full-box-quantities phase, this series will chronicle my search for "a few good cigars" by reviewing my collection of cigar singles. i have smoked a handful of cigars already and might try them again and review them towards the end of this series in order to make it complete.
the format of this series is not set in stone and is still a work-in-progress that will evolove and develop over time hopefully with feedback from you readers.
THIS WEEK'S SMOKE
brand: davidoff
name: double R
size: 7-1/2" x 50
body: MED-FULL
wrapper: ECU CON
binder: DOM
filler: DOM
NOTES FROM MY CIGAR LOG
full body, loose draw, cool smoke, poorly rolled, kept going out, wrapper leaf unravelled at 1/2 and became harsh and bitter, just plain awfull
COMMENTARY
it punched clean with my xikar 007 punch cutter (the only way to go).
draw was extremely loose.
lit easily with my zippo (NO lectures please).
burn was cool and only slightly uneven.
i would definitely consider this a full bodied cigar.
hints of raisin, currants and pepper were evident during the first third.
it became apparent that it was poorly rolled when i tapped off the ash the first time and there were small voids in the center.
i had to re-light this twice during the first half and had to draw more frequently than usual to keep it lit.
at about the halfway mark the wrapper unravelled completely (like an unpierced bratwurst exploding on a BBQ), the smoke became harsh and bitter and thus i had to call it a night.
CONCLUSION
this is one DOG of a dominican churchill.
many of you like these cigars but i found that it was just plain awful and considering its stratospheric price "disappointed" and "annoyed" are understatements. this cigar is definitely not my style but i still cannot bring myself (with a clear conscience) to recommend this particular to anyone nor will i buy another one. however, i do have several other davidoff churchill cigars that will be reviewed at some point in the future (remember only one cigar per week for me).
your comments, questions and/or suggestions are always welcomed and appreciated.
thanks,
mike
