Quick Smoke: Todos Las Dias Half Churchill

A couple times each week we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief verdict on a single cigar of “buy,” “hold,” or “sell.”

A couple months ago, I wrote that, while Steve Saka “has been at the helm of many cigars I love,” I like—I don’t love—the Todos Las Dias Robusto. I cited the cigar’s sometimes overbearing strength and body as justification for my position. And yet, over the past few weeks, I seem to have cozied up to the Half Churchill vitola (4.75 x 48, $10.45). The notes of charred wood, black pepper, and espresso are still present, but they seem less intense and better balanced against a sweet, creamy sensation. The Todos Las Dias Half Churchill sports a Cuban-seed, sun-grown wrapper over tobaccos from Jalapa and Estelí, as well as superb construction. Lately, it has been my companion of choice for an after-dinner smoke with a serving of sipping rum.

Verdict = Buy.

–Patrick A

photo credit: Stogie Guys