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Davidoff Winston Churchill: flavour profile and cigars like it

Davidoff Winston Churchill is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuadorian Habano Rojiza wrapper over Dominican (piloto, olor) and Nicaraguan (Estelí, Condega) filler. Published tasting notes mention cedar, leather, cream, nuts and coffee.

On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are VegaFina 1998 and Vegas de Santiago D8.

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What does Davidoff Winston Churchill taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • cedar
  • leather
  • cream
  • nuts
  • coffee

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

WrapperEcuadorian Habano Rojiza
BinderMexican (San Andrés Negro)
FillerDominican (piloto, olor) and Nicaraguan (Estelí, Condega)
StrengthMedium
Made byDavidoff of Geneva (hand-rolled in the Dominican Republic)
SizesPetit Corona 4.5x41 · Robusto 5.25x52 · Toro 6x54 · Churchill 6.875x47

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 mild, easy draw and great for conversation.

Some say: pricey for the flavor.

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 Nordics, the Netherlands, the UAE and the United States.

Cigars like Davidoff Winston Churchill

  1. VegaFina 199881% flavour matchEcuadorian · MediumMore cocoa and coffee, same strength.
  2. Vegas de Santiago D880% flavour matchH2000 leaf, grown in Ecuador · MediumMore pepper and spice, same strength.
  3. Por Larrañaga Petit Coronas79% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild to medium · CubanLess cocoa and coffee, a step milder.
  4. Montecristo Open Eagle76% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium · CubanMore caramel sweetness, less earth and leather, same strength.
  5. Oliva Flor de Oliva74% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · MediumMore earth and leather, less fruit and flowers, same strength.

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

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