Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Series Toro (6″x54) 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 Toro is the series’ broadest format, 6 inches with a 54 ring gauge, and the most decorated, with ratings of 91 to 93 from a long list of reviewers.

It is handmade in the Dominican Republic with a dark, oily Ecuadorian wrapper 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 4.5 of 5 in intensity and describes a full-bodied smoke of about 60 to 80 minutes, announced by a perfumed pre-light aroma and a hint of oak, with a dense, white smoke throughout. 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 finish. 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 6 x 54 Toro 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 4.5 of 5 in intensity by Davidoff, with a 60 to 80 minute smoke
• Rated 93 by Cigar Dojo, Blind Man’s Puff and Cigar Authority, and 92 by halfwheel
• Available as a box of 20, a pack of 4 or a single cigar