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Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchill
Okay then guys. My latest offering is a review of the Wide Churchill from RyJ. It's a cigar which seems to have been quite a marmite release from Habanos SA. It seemed a pretty decent cigar this one, possibly as it was kindly donated by a UKCF bod during an exchange last year. Anyway, the review:
"Last year Habanos SA released the RyJ Wide Churchill. They were, seemingly jumping on two band-wagons at once: the jaw-breaker trend from the States (unfortunately still going strong) and the RyJ ‘Churchill’ brand… The original RyJ Churchill is regarded in almost all circles as a true classic in the Cuban line-up, a fine example of the vitola, and the favourite of Sir Winston Churchill himself. Indeed, it was Pepin Fernandez Rodriguez, the then owner of the RyJ marque, who originally named the vitola after Britain’s war-time leader. What, then, does the Wide Churchill have to do with the Churchill, or indeed Churchill… (You can stop thinking of nodding dogs now!) As far as anyone can work out, not much at all. The Short Churchill is at least roughly the same RG as the Churchill, and is indeed somewhat shorter than the majestic smoke. The Wide Churchill is not, however, a wider version of the Churchill… So what on earth is it called such for? Marketing, as far as anyone can tell. Perhaps they should have called it the ‘Wide Short Churchill’, just to be safe…"
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"Overall Impression /35
I still don’t like the ring gauge of this cigar… It’s too big: being both uncomfortable and rather gaudy. Despite this, I will say that the Wide Churchill is developing into a very decent smoke of light-to-medium strength and mild-to-medium flavours. There are many things I would pick over it in terms of complexity and intensity of flavours; but if you want something a little different and a bit more relaxed then this is definitely a cigar to consider. The development from start to finish was achieved nicely with flavours which work together. Whilst the construction was not fantastic, and it’s not a cigar to put down for more than a couple of minutes, the draw was acceptable (if a little too easy) and the smoke was fairly aromatic. Give it a go – it’s a fairly good RyJ, but it doesn’t deserve to wear the Churchill name. 32"
The rest of the review, along with several pictures, can be found on my blog: http://cigarmonologues.wordpress.com...ide-churchill/
"Last year Habanos SA released the RyJ Wide Churchill. They were, seemingly jumping on two band-wagons at once: the jaw-breaker trend from the States (unfortunately still going strong) and the RyJ ‘Churchill’ brand… The original RyJ Churchill is regarded in almost all circles as a true classic in the Cuban line-up, a fine example of the vitola, and the favourite of Sir Winston Churchill himself. Indeed, it was Pepin Fernandez Rodriguez, the then owner of the RyJ marque, who originally named the vitola after Britain’s war-time leader. What, then, does the Wide Churchill have to do with the Churchill, or indeed Churchill… (You can stop thinking of nodding dogs now!) As far as anyone can work out, not much at all. The Short Churchill is at least roughly the same RG as the Churchill, and is indeed somewhat shorter than the majestic smoke. The Wide Churchill is not, however, a wider version of the Churchill… So what on earth is it called such for? Marketing, as far as anyone can tell. Perhaps they should have called it the ‘Wide Short Churchill’, just to be safe…"
ryj-wide-churchill-2.jpg
"Overall Impression /35
I still don’t like the ring gauge of this cigar… It’s too big: being both uncomfortable and rather gaudy. Despite this, I will say that the Wide Churchill is developing into a very decent smoke of light-to-medium strength and mild-to-medium flavours. There are many things I would pick over it in terms of complexity and intensity of flavours; but if you want something a little different and a bit more relaxed then this is definitely a cigar to consider. The development from start to finish was achieved nicely with flavours which work together. Whilst the construction was not fantastic, and it’s not a cigar to put down for more than a couple of minutes, the draw was acceptable (if a little too easy) and the smoke was fairly aromatic. Give it a go – it’s a fairly good RyJ, but it doesn’t deserve to wear the Churchill name. 32"
The rest of the review, along with several pictures, can be found on my blog: http://cigarmonologues.wordpress.com...ide-churchill/
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