Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill - Unknown (47+RW)

[ChangBang]

Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill that I bought as a single add-on to a 24:24 cart purchase back in July.  Have heard mixed things about the short churchills so not to sure what to expect but had a nice cold aroma and good draw with a punch cut.  

Lighting it up, got a woody and cedar taste from the cigar.  As it progresses, hints of toasted tobacco and more of the same wood and cedar taste.  I really couldn't get much out of it unfortunately, by half way I was getting mostly harshness and the taste of ash in the cigar.  Purged a couple times to see if it would help with the ashy taste, but not really.  I did expect more, so I smoked it to the band hoping for either a change in flavor or if hints of anything else came through.  By this time I think I was puffing a little quick seeing if I could find any redeeming factor so that may have contributed to a harsh or bitterness I got.

Overall I'd rate it a 2/10 and has been the worst CC I've had since I started back up with cigars.  Pretty disappointing and hopefully an outlier!  I only had that 1 single so it'll stay nearly at the bottom of my CC and NC ratings for a while till I decide to give it another chance.  I'll be smoking a cigar later today, so if it's the same, I'll know that the problem is with me lol

 

[Gorangutang]

Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill that I bought as a single add-on to a 24:24 cart purchase back in July.  Have heard mixed things about the short churchills so not to sure what to expect but had a nice cold aroma and good draw with a punch cut.  
Lighting it up, got a woody and cedar taste from the cigar.  As it progresses, hints of toasted tobacco and more of the same wood and cedar taste.  I really couldn't get much out of it unfortunately, by half way I was getting mostly harshness and the taste of ash in the cigar.  Purged a couple times to see if it would help with the ashy taste, but not really.  I did expect more, so I smoked it to the band hoping for either a change in flavor or if hints of anything else came through.  By this time I think I was puffing a little quick seeing if I could find any redeeming factor so that may have contributed to a harsh or bitterness I got.

Overall I'd rate it a 2/10 and has been the worst CC I've had since I started back up with cigars.  Pretty disappointing and hopefully an outlier!  I only had that 1 single so it'll stay nearly at the bottom of my CC and NC ratings for a while till I decide to give it another chance.  I'll be smoking a cigar later today, so if it's the same, I'll know that the problem is with me lol
 

I had a few R&J SC that I liked back to back and splurged on a box (before I discovered FoH). Now with all the hate they get here I’m concerned I’m not going to be impressed with the box, and that I may have just gotten a few lucky ones with those singles.

That’s what I get for not doing my research! Time will tell as they are getting some age on them now.


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9 minutes ago, Gorangutang said:

I had a few R&J SC that I liked back to back and splurged on a box (before I discovered FoH). Now with all the hate they get here I’m concerned I’m not going to be impressed with the box, and that I may have just gotten a few lucky ones with those singles.

That’s what I get for not doing my research! Time will tell as they are getting some age on them now.


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I've had a few singles over the years that I really liked, and an entire box at some point which I also liked. In contrast, the Wide Churchills seem to be better received on FoH but many singles and a box over the years have not done it for me. 

Generally, if you like it, you like it - regardless of what anyone else says! Taste is very subjective. 

In fact, you could pull one out immediately for this weekend's review series?

[Gorangutang]

I've had a few singles over the years that I really liked, and an entire box at some point which I also liked. In contrast, the Wide Churchills seem to be better received on FoH but many singles and a box over the years have not done it for me. 
Generally, if you like it, you like it - regardless of what anyone else says! Taste is very subjective. 
In fact, you could pull one out immediately for this weekend's review series?

Oh yeah, I know I like them. My concern is with the consistency across the line. Concerned that I may have just gotten lucky.

They have been down for at least 30 days and have a box date from a year ago, so I can definitely participate in that.

I’m new here - point me in the right direction and I will happily take one out for the occasion!


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2 minutes ago, Gorangutang said:

Oh yeah, I know I like them. My concern is with the consistency across the line. Concerned that I may have just gotten lucky.

They have been down for at least 30 days and have a box date from a year ago, so I can definitely participate in that.

I’m new here - point me in the right direction and I will happily take one out for the occasion!


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Welcome, and one of the pinned threads for this weekend! They run reviews on basically every weekend with samplers (and sometimes more) as random draw prizes. 

If you're worried about CC consistency, there are a lot of clues on the forum as to which box codes you want to look out for to get the best chances of getting a good box. Prez also sometimes posts "what's hot, what's not" for overall reference as well. 

[Gorangutang]

Welcome, and one of the pinned threads for this weekend! They run reviews on basically every weekend with samplers (and sometimes more) as random draw prizes. 
If you're worried about CC consistency, there are a lot of clues on the forum as to which box codes you want to look out for to get the best chances of getting a good box. Prez also sometimes posts "what's hot, what's not" for overall reference as well. 

Thanks! Since I buy online I’m not sure box codes help me much. You’ll see my posted review this weekend!


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