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Old 07-07-2010, 07:31 AM   #1
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H. Upmann Sir Winston

H. Upmann Sir Winston
Type of vitola: Julieta (Churchill)
Year of issue: 2001
Date of review: Wednesday July 7, 2010
Setting: Lakeside on a warming summer morning
Accompanying beverage: Cool water

Combustion/draw: Ideal. Minimal skewing. No corrections required.
Ash: Bone grey to charcoal.
Wrapper leaf: Uniform, natural walnut tone with isolated Van Dyke brown streaking due to oil deposits. Deeply set triple-seam cap.

Opening portion: Velvety, almost creamy overture of pure Upmann tobacco flavour with a subtle, refreshing overlay of menthol.
Early stages: Still more luscious tobacco with hints of honey, custard and perhaps even sultanas, the sweetness handily held in check by the fullness of the blend and faint lashings of cedar and pepper.
Mid portion: Ripe, rich and rounded, yet not at all over the top. Nuances of vanilla cream, nutmeg and cedar intertwined with the core tobacco taste. Perfectly balanced.
Latter stages: More tobacco. An uncanny sensation of spiced poppy seed loaf cake. Smooth. Full. Lingering.

Overall: Harmonious. At once delicately nuanced and satiating.

Summary: A classic Cuban vitola just entering its plateau of maturity.

My gratitude goes out to a most generous fellow CWer for providing me the opportunity to partake of such an exceptional Habanos.

Thanks Phil!
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