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A TASTING OF VINTAGE CIGARS

95 ROMEO Y JULIETA CHURCHILL (1991) Iconic is not a word we use lightly, but it’s appropriate in this case. The Romeo y Julieta Churchill is one of Cuba’s most iconic cigars, and it’s named in honor of perhaps the most iconic cigar smoker in history—Winston Churchill. These Churchills have spent more than three decades in a dress box, giving them a lot of time to mellow. The first inch stays toasty and cedary before layers of fruit and graham cracker start to unfold. Spicy bursts of cinnamon and ground clove hint at this cigar’s previous power, but the pecan finish assures us that this old Romeo Churchill is as sophisticated and dignified as the person it’s named after. —Gregory Mottola 97 PUNCH DOUBLE CORONA (2019) This is a great cigar and has…

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