Popular Post Islandboy Posted April 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2019 This is from my first box of Churchill's, which I'm about ¾ through. Most have been very good, but I've also experienced a few plugs, and a few with a very strange burn issue - in that the entire cigar, not just the wrapper, seems fire proof. As luck would have it, the one I pulled out this evening was perhaps the worst example of this yet. From the get go, there was some swelling and cracking of the wrapper at the foot, but I figured once I burn past it, life will be good. Upon lighting, there was an immediate intense aroma of barnyard wang - like horse piss on hay. Not an unfamiliar nor necessarily an objectionable element, but this usually plays a minor role as part of a larger array of flavors. In this case, it was THE flavor. Burn issues of several varieties appeared immediately - I had to puff like crazy each time just to keep it going, and it ran up one side, well, like a racehorse. More cracking appeared as I tried in vain to correct the burn. The ash was black as night, indicating incomplete combustion. I even tried a complete re-boot, knocking all the burning portion off and re-lighting. No luck, in the chuck it bin it went. S**t happens. While not at all reflective of the majority from this box so far, my score for this particular cigar is a negative number. Not only was it an utter failure on all counts, damn thing wasted a ½ hour of my time. I grabbed a trusted Connie A, washed my mouth out with some St. Germain, and got on with life. Cheers all, and Happy Easter! This is where I chucked it. And this was right after I lit up a Connie A 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaclub Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Had the same issue with my box, almost the same code. 2016 DIC OBM I believe. Very dark psp wrappers. A few have been absolutely fire proof. Might just let these rest longer but I am not sure it will improve them. A few have been great however. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowsmoke Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I always appreciate reviews like this. Reminds me I’m not alone with the damn duds ?♂️ That and your sunset pics are beautiful. Thanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEMISCHMAN Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Solid write up and love those views. Too bad the Churchill was a dud. It makes us appreciate the good ones even more. I really like those FOH ashtrays. I’ll pick one up one of these days. Is it pretty sturdy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandboy Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 2 hours ago, THEMISCHMAN said: Solid write up and love those views. Too bad the Churchill was a dud. It makes us appreciate the good ones even more. I really like those FOH ashtrays. I’ll pick one up one of these days. Is it pretty sturdy? Thanks, I love my FoH ashtray. It wasn’t cheap, but solid it is - it’s got a complete bottom to it, and it came packaged very well for transport. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99call Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 you either have huge hands, or a tiny Churchill. Ha! Just cant beat that view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandboy Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 39 minutes ago, 99call said: you either have huge hands, or a tiny Churchill. Ha! Just cant beat that view Haha! I guess I do have hands proportional to my size 15 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMonk Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Another vey nice Churchill review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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