H. Upmann Sir Winston

[IceChant]

Size: Churchills (Julieta No. 2)

Measurement: 7"X47 (178mmx18.65mm)

Box Code: Unknown

Humidor's Environment: 64% - 67%

Smoking Place & Conditions: Outside, slow wind around 17C.

Construction: Perfect, very nice cap.

Time Smoking: 01:52 hours.

Draw: Started tight but loosen after the first third.

Ash: Stable but won't hold for long.

Burn: Perfect

Body: Started mild, second third was medium, near the end of the second third it became to the lower full.

Taste: Started Medium, from the end of the first third was full.

Prelight taste: Tobacco taste with little ceder and grass.

Opening: Mild ceder and grass, Cuban like opening: it's taste I get only from Cuban cigars.

First Third: Mild ceder, floral taste with touches of grass, creamy.

Second Third: Creamy nuts flavor joined it became stronger as I went through this third to roasted nuts, touches of herbs and mint.

Near the end of this third the nuts that became roasted nuts disappeared, leaving me with ceder, herbs and mint.

Last Third: Again switch in taste now it's toast, ceder, touches of espresso, mint touches were very weak but there in the start of this third but soon disappeared, touches of spice.

Conclusion: I liked it very much.

The first thing coming to my mind is to compare it to the Cohiba Esplendidos I had.

Both have complexity both change, both make you think "interesting what I'll get next" both leave you after you finished the cigar asking for more.

At the end the price of the Sir Winston makes it the winner in my mind.

[Colt45]

Thanks for the review. This is one of my favorite cigars, and in my opinion, one of the best of all Habanos.

[Ethernut]

Picked up a few of these as singles.. Looking forward to checking them out.. Nice Job Ice!

[PigFish]

Jeez... I have not had a Sir Winnie in years. Sometimes it is nice to be reminded, thanks for sharing. -Piggy

[Guest rob]

My favourite cigar.

I really can't say much more than that.

Nice review!