BLEND: 1888 Nicaragua
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Sumatra
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan, PA Broadleaf
FORMAT: Churchill (747)
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium
SPICE: 2.5/5
NOTES:
Citrus | White & pink peppercorn | Egg cream
Beachy. All sandy and sunny and salty. That brightness is in part a somewhat medicinal clinging citrus. Peachy, too. Suede, thinly, and chicken coop distantly. Slight oatiness. Traces of Cayenne. Spicy but sweetly and not aggressively. Did I say medicinal clinging citrus? Seems I did. Egg cream.
Draws well and smooth. Fairly lush and quite plush mouth-feel for being so high and bright. Ash grows well and long. Stack a' dimes. Burn-line isn't dead-even but is a far cry from needing help. Smoke out-put is moderate, culminating in a sweet though somewhat sharp room-note. Golden hay.
Build well and true (to classic Churchill dimensions). Seams ain't invisible but they are tight, and cap takes its licks, ticks. Kicks. A calmly classic smoke, with that twice aforementioned citrusy and at times unwelcome kick. Pinewood. Stays classy as San Diego, mostly told. Avoid reto-hales and enjoy.
TASTE: B
DRAW: B+
BURN: B+
BUILD: B+
FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
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