Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Marron Oscuro
Binder: Mexican San Andrés Negro
Filler: Dominican (San Vicente Mejorado Visus, Piloto Seco, Olor Visus), Nicaraguan (Estelí Visus, Condega Visus ~ Aged for 6 months in single malt Scotch casks).
Size: 5 x 52 Robusto
Strength: Medium/Full
Price: $25.00-$30.00
My cigars received 4 months of naked humidor time.
From the Davidoff press release:
“The Late Hour blend contains Condega Visus tobacco. Those leaves are firmly pressed inside 10 casks, made of American white oak, which formerly held single malt Scotch single malt whisky from the Speyside region. As the temperature in the closed casks rises, the tobacco enters a fermentation process. After three months, the tobacco is rotated and aged an additional three months. The tobacco absorbs the aromas of the cask and whisky for a total of six months. Then, the tobacco is ready to be integrated into the blend that makes up Winston Churchill – The Late Hour.”
Ta-Da.
THE WHOLE MEGILLAH:
This thing is plugged like Joey Chestnut’s toilet a day after he ate 62 hot dogs in the Nathan’s contest. I wrench my PerfecDraw from its bedazzled sarcophagus and blow my whistle. There must be a dead ferret inside this cylinder because it takes 3 jabs to clear it.
Any cigar at this price point should get 95 and a free clitoris buffing kit.
Not exactly a stunning looking cigar. For $25, they could have prettied it up some. Lots of veins, lumps and bumps, and visible seams that look like they want to separate from the mother ship.
Davidoff claims the cigar tastes of vintage leather…like an old saddle…or the belt your daddy beat you with.
The wrapper has a lovely, sweet aroma. Not sure if it’s my brain fooling my palate, but I can smell the aged liquor-soaked oak barrels. As Tony the Tiger would say….
The strong sweetness wretches up caramel, cinnamon candy, and lemon custard. The taste of scotch and oak is nearly overwhelming.
No denying that the start of this tubular bell is full of flavor that has me craving more.
Milk chocolate, vanilla breakfast cereal, almonds, and more citrus. I could go on and on listing flavors like some sort of idiot that doesn’t realize you could give a shit. I know. When I’m not vomiting up adjectives, my cigars are merely a simple experience of enjoyment totally devoid of dissection. The only folks who care about this crap are the blenders seeking redemption for their own efforts.
Lawyers, Guns and Money. The shit has hit the fan.
Some smokers see an expensive stick and they must have it. Other smokers see an expensive stick and say, ‘Not in this lifetime.’ Cigar smokers. We are so fucked up. Ha.
Having access to lots of good liquor barrels is no easy feat. Neither is getting close, and she starts tickling your balls.
Half an inch in and the woody aspect dominates. (I had to write something). In order to keep the peace from year to year, the pros maintain an even output of exactitude. Evolving is something you don’t do…you just get more precise. I go with the flow and the decline that comes with age. Works for me.
An inch in and the cigar becomes nothing special. This is my second stick. Spending $50 on this review was my limit. I’ll be godamm if I’m going to spend $75. Instead of taking off, the cigar limps into second base. What will happen when it’s two outs in the ninth? Can Davidoff pull it out? Do golfers love this cigar? Ask someone to remove the cigar band before lighting up in a herf so that no one knows what you’re smoking and see what happens. The whole motivation for buying a hoi polloi expensive cigar sinks like the Titanic. And now you’re stuck smoking an Oliva 2nd wannabe.
This cigar might do well with a year or two of humidor aging. Or it might not. The published reviews of this blend are wrong. You get pulled in by the bullshit and there is no accounting for the outcome.
I’m listening to the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Good stuff. Helps me maintain an even presence while writing about this cigar.
This is a $10 cigar. Good but not great. Fingers crossed that the second half excels. But then that’s $12.50 down the shitter.
This is a wildly popular cigar.
Look what Andrew at SBC made. Katman stickers. If you use the katman code, you get a 15 ¢ sticker. He should send them to customers that don’t use the sticker too.
The second half improves. Oh…and I forgot…nice smoke output. Beautiful mouth feel too. I can’t believe this cigar costs $25. So many better choices out there in the wild.
On the upside, the construction is solid. The burn is worth mentioning. And it smokes oh so slow.
Flavors? Yeah, sure.
I’ve got the Original Series version. Do I want to review it? Not so much. Could I be pleasantly surprised? Sure. I did spend the money. Oh the anguish.
I really hate screwing up my first cigar of the day.
Davidoff is a wildly inconsistent manufacturer of cigars. They can occasionally pelt it over the fence, but it is more likely that you will think what the fuck type of gurkharockylapalina piece of shit did I just smoke? They are known for being a well-oiled fleecing machine of massive proportions. They typically charge 1000%-3000% over cost. If you have the dough, own a suit and tie, well God bless you. I have a couple of Davidoffs I want to sell you. If not, I’ll have to review them…naturally, I’ll give them a stunning review because there is a black car parked out front that I don’t recognize.
Maybe the cigar will be better with loads of more humidor time. A laundry list of good sounding leaves should have performed better.
This was a waste of our time. What the fuck did those reviewers smoke that loved this cigar? Mass hysteria. It’s just a decent $10 smoke, nothing more…and as I close out the music accompaniment, it’s The Eagles…Time to tap out.
RATING: 80
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