Davidoff’s new Winston Churchill is a change from the old blend, and the old marketing materials – and the change, is good.

Davidoff is famous for their high end cigars, with mild to medium bodied cigars in a variety of blends, and a militant devotion to consistency and quality. If you ask anyone around Anthony’s Cigar Emporium what their favorite high end cigar is, they’re going to scoot you right over to the Davidoff counter. What you’ll notice right off the bat is a high price point, but as anyone will tell you – you get what you pay for.

Davidoff’s new Winston Churchill is no exception. While the old line didn’t really have much in the way of distinguishing features, the remake has been exceptionally well received by the staff at Anthony’s Cigar Emporium, and we all agree – if you’re a mild to medium bodied cigar smoker, you’re going to want to spend some time with Davidoff’s new Winston Churchill.

Interested in buying a box? With any Winston Churchill box purchase, receive a free 4 pack of the same size!

On to the tasting!

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First Third:

I should probably preface this review by stating that I personally am not a big Davidoff fan. I like full bodied cigars, and a lot of the nuances of mild to medium cigars are lost on me. I wasn’t expecting much from the Winston Churchill “The Statesman”, as I’d had the old blend a long while back, and I was not impressed. When Mike offered me the cigar to review for the blog, and I lit up, however…

Pre-light aromas are hay and natural tobacco, very light and delicate, but as soon as the heat starts the leaves toasting, a beautiful cinnamon and honey note join in and merge with the flavors of hay and delicate earth. So far, I’m impressed. No mild cigar has ever impacted me this way.

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Second Third:

An exceptionally easy draw, I don’t have to fight the cigar to keep it going, and I’m actually paying attention to how fast I’m smoking, due to the deceptively comfortable ease with which I’m puffing.

Slower seems to be the key – if I puff too fast, I get flavors of grass, and the cigar gets harsh. If I take my time, the second third stays consistent to the first, with slightly more hay, and less of a sweet honey. Earth and grasses tend to be more forward in this third, especially after a 100% retrohale, but are joined by a lingering finish of fresh-ground coffee bean.

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Last Third:

Subtle developments in flavor return the grass and amplify the fresh-ground coffee bean flavors, without being overpowering or boring. This, in my opinion, would be a solid cigar for the morning cigar lovers looking for flavors to compliment their first cup of coffee.

Usually with such a uniform smoke and slight variation, I wouldn’t be interested in smoking to the nub, but the Winston Churchill is just a stick I can’t put down.

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Final Thoughts:

I’m impressed. If I had to smoke mild cigars for the rest of my life, this is it.

This is definitely a cigar to be enjoyed by itself, or with a very light coffee. You might get away with a clean drink, too – a buttery Irish Whiskey (like Tullamore Dew), or Hendrick’s gin and tonic. Anything too strong or something that lingers in the mouth would ruin the delicate complexity this cigar offers.

While I smoked “The Statesman” for this review, the flavor does seem to change based on the vitola you smoke – I prefer The Statesman and The Artist over the larger Toro and Aristocrat. While the flavors are similar, they seem to be significantly more prominent in the smaller vitolas.

As a final note, I smoked The Aristocrat a couple days later with a cup of coffee, and a lot of the lighter characteristics morphed into a beautiful ephemeral leather, and then dipped back into the grass, hay, and earth that I noticed when I smoked The Statesman.

Interested in trying Davidoff’s new Winston Churchill cigars? We have them in stock!

Remember, if you buy a box, you’ll also get a free four pack of the same size.

Buy now!