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Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour: flavour profile and cigars like it

Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour is a full hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper over Dominican (olor, piloto, San Vicente) and Nicaraguan (Condega, Estelí); Condega leaf aged in Scotch whisky casks filler. Published tasting notes mention oak, dark chocolate, roasted coffee, leather and earth.

On our flavour map it leans toward earth and leather, with cocoa and coffee behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Partagás Maduro No. 3 and Bolívar Belicosos Finos.

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What does Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • oak
  • dark chocolate
  • roasted coffee
  • leather
  • earth

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperEcuadorian Habano Oscuro
BinderMexican (San Andrés Negro)
FillerDominican (olor, piloto, San Vicente) and Nicaraguan (Condega, Estelí); Condega leaf aged in Scotch whisky casks
StrengthFull
Made byDavidoff of Geneva (hand-rolled in the Dominican Republic)
SizesChurchill 7x48 · Belicoso 4.5x46 · Petit Panatela 4x38

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: smooth and complex, cocoa, pepper and coffee notes and well made, even burn.

Some say: pricey and tight draw on a few.

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United States.

Cigars like Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour

  1. Partagás Maduro No. 381% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanMore caramel sweetness, same strength.
  2. Bolívar Belicosos Finos76% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanMore pepper and spice, less cedar and wood, same strength.
  3. Ashton VSG (Virgin Sun Grown)73% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · FullMore pepper and spice, less cocoa and coffee, same strength.
  4. E.P. Carrillo La Historia72% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullMore cocoa and coffee, less earth and leather, a step milder.
  5. Montecristo Platinum71% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, less earth and leather, a step milder.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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