“I am easily satisfied with the very best,” declared Winston Churchill, famously, and his numerous biographers (more than 50 at last count) never let the world forget it.
Named after one of the greatest leaders and heroes of the twentieth century (not to mention the size of the cigar it takes the form of), the Arturo Fuente Churchill is as popular and memorable as the former British prime minister from whom it takes its moniker.
Winston Churchill loved cigars, and he was more often photographed with a cigar in his hand or mouth than without one. In fact, it’s been said that in his lifetime, Churchill smoked some 200,000 cigars (up to 10 a day, although many were left unfinished). It’s unknown if any of them were Arturo Fuentes, but Churchill had longstanding accounts at a number of the world’s greatest cigar retailers. These are all likely reasons why a specific cigar size was named after him.
Accordingly, the Arturo Fuente Churchill is Churchill-sized at 7.25 inches in length, with a 48 ring gauge. At this generous length, to smoke a Churchill is to take a glorious ninety-minute-plus break from the world.
The Maduro variety of the Churchill is dark and imposing, with a near-black, genuine Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Dominican long-fillers and a Dominican binder. Well-balanced and medium-bodied, with mild-to-medium-strength and an easy draw, the Churchill Maduro is a sweet and spicy, popular cigar that was rated 90 by Cigar Aficionado in 2017.
Flavors noted in the Churchill Maduro include cedar, leather, dark chocolate, licorice, almonds and cane syrup.
With this prominent Arturo Fuente stick, one is reminded of the Churchill quote that “Everyone has his day, [but] some days last longer than others.” Order a dress box of these glorious cigars, and you too may find your days extending beyond their previous maximums.