Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Series Robusto (5″x52) Cigars

The Late Hour Series is Davidoff’s evening tribute to Sir Winston Churchill, who did much of his writing late at night, often with a cigar in hand. The Robusto is its compact format, 5 inches with a 52 ring gauge, for an intense smoke in a shorter sitting.

It is handmade in the Dominican Republic with a shiny, oily Ecuadorian wrapper in a dark chocolate shade, over a Mexican San Andrés binder. The filler pairs Dominican tobacco with Nicaraguan leaf from the volcanic soils of Condega and Estelí, and the Condega visus leaf is aged for months in Scottish first-fill single malt whisky casks, which Davidoff credits with a subtle, mysterious sweetness.

Davidoff rates it 4 of 5 in intensity and describes a full-bodied smoke of about 45 to 65 minutes with a dense white smoke and a long, oaky finish. Black coffee, leather and spice open the first third, leather, dark chocolate and cream fill the middle, and black pepper, oak and malt carry the end. Davidoff suggests a heavy, spicy rum that is not too sweet. It is offered here as a box of 20, a pack of 4 or a single cigar.

Highlights

• The 5 x 52 Robusto of Davidoff’s Winston Churchill The Late Hour Series
• Dark, oily Ecuadorian wrapper over a Mexican San Andrés binder, handmade in the Dominican Republic
• Dominican and Nicaraguan filler, including Condega visus leaf aged in single malt whisky casks
• Full-bodied: rated 4 of 5 in intensity by Davidoff, with a 45 to 65 minute smoke
• Rated 93 by Cigar Dojo and 91 by Cigar Snob
• Available as a box of 20, a pack of 4 or a single cigar