Churchill Cigars: The Man, The Size, The Legend

Very good article on Cigar Advisor. (I know, large link but? just copy/paste in your browser . . .) jy


https://www.famous-smoke.com/cigaradvisor/churchill-cigars-size?emk=EMF3831&utm_source=SundaySale&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Advisor&utm_content=EMF3831

By Tommy ZmanYes – the answer is yes, Churchill cigars are indeed named after the man, himself. Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of England, among a whole lot of other things, and the voice, the heart and soul that kept Great Britain together during World War II.Early on in his own military career he spent time in Cuba, and that is where he fell hopelessly in love with Havana-made cigars.Sir Winston had an overbearingly strong personality and his insane passion for hand rolled premiums was thrust upon everyone he came in contact with. The man would light up his stick in the homes of dignitaries, kings and queens and didn’t give a rat’s ass where his ashes would land.To say that old Winnie was a zealot about his stogies is one hell of an understatement. Rarely seen without a mammoth club protruding from his jaw, it was estimated that the prime minister consumed more than three thousand cigars per year! That’s a quarter of a million over the span of his lifetime (a life that he enjoyed for ninety years, thank you). The guy burnt so many holes in his silk pajamas that his wife actually made him a cigar bib to wear in bed. He even had theRoyal Air Force create an oxygen mask that would accommodate his addictionduring high-altitude flights.After the Nazi blitz on London in 1941, enemy bombs all but blewthe famed Dunhill cigar shop to pieces. At two in the morning, Alfred Dunhill himself telephoned Sir Winston, informing him, “Your cigars are safe, sir.” (Talk about your preferred-client status!) His favorite size was seven by forty-eight, which the Romeo y Julieta factory in Havana aptly named the “Churchill” in his honor.So, today we honor this great man with a list of eight Churchill cigars that in our opinion are seriously worth a try. They range in body from medium to full with a variety of blends and wrapper tobaccos. Check it out and share with us in the comments below, your thoughts and what YOU like to smoke in this size.