Winston Churchill’s love of Cuban cigars has been well documented over the years and it has been said he typically smoked between eight and ten per day.

Churchill’s favourite brands included Romeo y Julieta and the now extinct La Aroma de Cuba. Churchill had many supply options and even during the prohibitive war years managed to keep stocks high. At Chartwell Manor, his home in the English countryside, Churchill stocked between three and four thousand cigars, most of which were Cuban, in a room adjoining his private study. In storage the cigars were kept in original boxes on the shelves, all of which were labelled. Churchill categorised his cigars in the following groups: large, small, wrapped and naked. The idea was to differentiate the cigar sizes and if in fact they were wrapped in cellophane. Over the years Churchill spent vast amounts of money on his cigar collection. Roy Howells, one of Churchill’s valets, wrote in his book, Simply Churchill, “It took me a little while to get used to the fact that in two days his cigar consumption was the equivalent of my weekly salary.”

Romeo y Julieta traditionally have been credited with the introduction of the Churchill shape in honour of the British statesman. The Romeo y Julieta Churchill is of course the cigar about to be reviewed. The construction of the Romeo y Julieta Churchill is first-rate and it’s hard not to be impressed by the cigars span. The simple, classy gold band immediately sets a regal  tone. The Churchill lit easily, and very well, with a perfect draw instantly offering big plumes of smoke with excellent combustion. For the first third floral, creamy and vanilla notes are noticeable and the flavour develops with increasing spice and complexity during the second and final thirds. The strength also escalates without ever becoming harsh and the ash consistently a dark solid, sturdy grey.

The Romeo y Julieta Churchill is more full bodied than may be expected yet surprisingly easy to smoke. The Churchill impresses time and time again and is everything one looks for in a classic cigar. We rate it accordingly and score it a 8.5/10. 

Romeo y Julieta Churchills
Ring gauge: 47, Length: 178mm, Sticks: 6, 10, 15 or 25 sticks / box.

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