H Upmann Sir winston

[gmacz]

2011 Sir winston -

Great looking cigar with perfect construction and a lovely smell.
Draw was nice and open, just the way I like it.
Burn was good and the smoke from the cigar had a really nice smell to it.
Loads of easy smoke from the stick, probably one of the smokiest I have had so far.(Does that make sense?)
I think this was a medium stick and got stronger to the point of almost full bodied.
Taste was sweet, citrus and smooooooooooooth.
No bitterness at all with this stick and it stayed that way to the end.
Did I mention smooooooooooooooooth.
Had to end it a wee bit early as I was beginning to feel the strength of the stick and I needed my legs to get back to the house.
The hype was correct it is excellent and newbies onward should love this stick.
24 sticks to go and I am looking forward to them.
To the sir winston

[Pandyboy]

Great review, one to get a box of me thinks.

[gmacz]

Second cigar today, the ugly one of the box, it had a tiny mark on it.
The first sir winnie was smoked pretty fast and I was looking forward to seeing if it was as good as reviews.
The second one was smoked properly and was not allowed to get too hot and was left to cool down if it did.
Burn was not as good and I had to relight a couple of times, this was due to me letting it get away from me.
What did this do to the taste -
First smoke was the same as before, sweet and smooth and this was followed by milk chocolate of the cadburys kind.
The second third is where the sweetness was lost and the taste became belgian chocolate, smooth chocolate without any sugar.
It stayed this way until the final third and the taste became more intense, strong chocolate and heading towards full bodied but still smooth.
I smoked this one to the end, removed the band and this was the best part of the stick, really strong smooth chocolate and roasted nutty flavour.
There was a lot of other flavours in there, it was not one dimensonal, just not very good at describing them.
Very strong in the end but it did not blow me away this time.
The proper way to smoke a stick and it produced different results.
I am not a fan of sweet and do prefer a tangy flavour and this stick can produce it.
Was really surprised with No2 stick, it was even better than the first.
Will stick to the proper smoking routine with the sir winnie and keep experimenting with the reyes.

[smokin_e2011]

Nice one, good follow up to see how your smokes are progressing.

[spirit_of_will]

Progressing...???

It's only been 4 days since the last!

[gmacz]

Ahh but my smoking is progressing.

[smokin_e2011]

Progressing...???

It's only been 4 days since the last!

That's true, i was looking at his pic and thought it was from last year, just seen the date of his first post...