WRC Winston Churchill/RyJ Churchill

[GavLew79]

Channeling Sir Winston this weekend. Drank Pol Roger while it was still daylight, although not from a pint tankard, and neither did I have a whisky and soda 'eye opener'...more's the shame. 

I paired this with a Brewdog Zeitgeist Black Lager, and some Penderyn malt. (the whisky is shit, but it's Welsh, so I have to drink it). 

And the cigar...what else could it be?

I never get "cherry" from RyJ, but what I do get is woody (cedar), nutty, leathery notes with a very subtle sweetness in the first third, and rather the sour notes are more of a sourdough for me. 

Mid-bodied, but finishing full, this cigar is always a tactile delight. I love the size and just rolling it around feels great. 

The flavours were good, and the strength built in a linear fashion, but unfortunately its youth (LEP MAY 17) showed in the final third, with that "chemically", soured-coconut(?) coming to the fore. A sound 88-90-pointer, but as I'll only smoke a few of these a year, hopefully we'll see better in years to come!

[MoeFOH]

32 minutes ago, GavLew79 said:

I never get "cherry" from RyJ, but what I do get is woody (cedar), nutty, leathery notes with a very subtle sweetness in the first third

I'm much the same. You hear about the cherry profile a lot. I guess it's an individual palate thing. Or just the luck of the draw... in any case, nice review... great stuff! 

[mrmessy]

I've only gotten a couple of wafts of cherry on a young short Churchill. Otherwise it's been an elusive flavor for me. Maybe with more age... Either myself or the cigar.

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