RyJ Churchill OBM Feb 17 RyJRW

[Islandboy]

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

[havanaclub]

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.



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[slowsmoke]

I always appreciate reviews like this. Reminds me I’m not alone with the damn duds ?‍♂️ 

That and your sunset pics are beautiful. 

Thanks. 

[THEMISCHMAN]

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?

[Islandboy]

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.

[99call]

you either have huge hands, or a tiny Churchill. Ha!

Just cant beat that view

[Islandboy]

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.

[TheMonk]

Another vey nice Churchill review!