Hi all,
Around five months ago I bought a wheel of Honduran Primeros Churchills. I smoked a couple of them and thought they were horrible. I almost tossed all of them in the trash…but I put them in a plastic bag instead.
A couple of months later I tried another one. Again, it sucked. I almost tossed all of them in the trash…but I left them in their plastic bag instead.
A couple of days ago I took one out and smoked it. Again, it sucked…or so I thought. It was very harsh and bitter tasting. I almost tossed it, but since I had nothing better to do (and since it was to hot to smoke a “good” cigar), I continued to smoke.
About one third through it things started to change. The bitterness went away. The harshness turned into a spicy vanilla taste of medium strength. Surprisingly, I nubbed that cigar. WTF?
The next day I tried another one. The first third sucked - bitter harshness galore. Last third was great…a smooth vanilla with spice taste.
I cut one inch off the top of the next one. No bitterness was encountered. These Churchhills are great if you cut them down to 6 inches.
I want to buy another wheel so I can let it age for a couple of months. I’m thinking of buying the Toro size, but if this size also has the harshness-on-the-top problem, I would rather get another wheel of Churchhills (and cut the top off).
Can you guys give me your opinions? Did you have a similar experience with this cigar? Are the Toros smooth from the beginning or do they also have some bitterness at the start?
Around five months ago I bought a wheel of Honduran Primeros Churchills. I smoked a couple of them and thought they were horrible. I almost tossed all of them in the trash…but I put them in a plastic bag instead.
A couple of months later I tried another one. Again, it sucked. I almost tossed all of them in the trash…but I left them in their plastic bag instead.
A couple of days ago I took one out and smoked it. Again, it sucked…or so I thought. It was very harsh and bitter tasting. I almost tossed it, but since I had nothing better to do (and since it was to hot to smoke a “good” cigar), I continued to smoke.
About one third through it things started to change. The bitterness went away. The harshness turned into a spicy vanilla taste of medium strength. Surprisingly, I nubbed that cigar. WTF?
The next day I tried another one. The first third sucked - bitter harshness galore. Last third was great…a smooth vanilla with spice taste.
I cut one inch off the top of the next one. No bitterness was encountered. These Churchhills are great if you cut them down to 6 inches.
I want to buy another wheel so I can let it age for a couple of months. I’m thinking of buying the Toro size, but if this size also has the harshness-on-the-top problem, I would rather get another wheel of Churchhills (and cut the top off).
Can you guys give me your opinions? Did you have a similar experience with this cigar? Are the Toros smooth from the beginning or do they also have some bitterness at the start?
