RyJ Short Churchill smoke and drink pairing review

[RDB]

This was a PE stick from SMA FEB 18. Nice appearance with a touch of rosado, and an easy draw. Late night smoke, after a boozy dinner, so not the very sharpest of faculties brought to bear here...

My main takeaway is how ready these are at less than a year old. The trademark roses, Turkish delight and milk chocolate are clearly the dominant flavours. I don’t care if these are not a particularly fashionable smoke, they are bloody good. Very little hardness or pepper, just a gradual build in body from initially quite light to just under mid. My only gripe is the silly second band, which is a fiddle to remove.

Drink was a traditional German Riesling Kabinet from the Mosel. Slightly sweet, low alcohol (only 7.5%), lovely acidity and complex fruit. Good match with the cigar.

 

[slowsmoke]

This is what I like to hear.  I have a MSA MAY 18 box of these in the humidor for a just over a month, been thinking about dipping in... 

[RDB]

6 minutes ago, slowsmoke said:

This is what I like to hear.  I have a MSA MAY 18 box of these in the humidor for a just over a month, been thinking about dipping in... 

Dip away. I think the fact mine are not super high-end PSP oil crayons helps at this stage. I had a young Monte 4 a few weeks ago that looked amazing, but tasted vile.

[Pag]

Started working my way through a box of 10 from May 17 and they are really good smokes. Pretty much spot on review.

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[Chucko8]

Nice review thanks.