Review: Trinidad Habana Reserve Short Churchill

Brand: Trinidad
Name: Habana Reserve Short Churchill

Vitola: 4.5 x 54 Petit Chruchill

Origin: Honduras

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Conneticut

Filler: Honduras/Nicaraguan

Binder: Nicaraguan

Body: Full

Time of Smoke: 1 hour

MSRP: $5.00

Price: $4.05+

Purchased: Tobacco Village

I met up with my fellow cigarnivore the other day to talk a bit about this site and i promised him I'd bring him the Montecristo Reserva Negra he'd been asking for. So, like we usually do, went out onto his patio and decided we might as well smoke a cigar... Fine by me!


Appearance & Construction: 23/25

This Trinidad was on the lighter brown shade, with a cap of the same color. I bought this stick from the same Tobacco Village where I had gotten the Montecristo Classic Especial No. 03, so i assumed it would be very soft as well, luckily for me though it was not. This cigar proved to be very healthy and had just a slight bounce to it. The wrapper had one small wrinkle in it, and one small raised vein around the wrapper. The cap cut very smoothly, and left me with no tobacco to get in my mouth!

Smoking Experience: 23/30

This cigar lit up with ease, and immediately i began drawing a wonderfully thick smoke. The first two inches of this stick left me with notes of leather, and a slight peppery note on the tip of my tounge. Luckily, on this particular smoke i anticipated cigarbage, and caught the ash in my ashtray. The ash on this petit beauty was about an inch and a half long with a medium grey shade to it. It's burn was fairly even, and never once required my attention. After the first two inches, the TTT Trinidad presented a woodsy or woody flavored note, and the pepper at the end of my tounge had disappeared. Overall, the taste of this stick wasn't dominating my mouth with flavor, but i was still pleased.

Price: 19/20

At $4.05 per stick, i have absolutely no room to complain. MSRP on these petits are around 5 dollars, so i got a pretty good deal. I always wonder how this Tobacco Village makes any money on cigars when i've never once bought a cigar at MSRP from there.

Overall: 23/25

Overall, i would most definitely recommend this cigar to anyone. Light smokers would enjoy the length of smoke on this stick, while more adept smokers would be pleased with its taste and construction. I found no problems with this stick aside from one small vein, and i have no doubts in my mind i'll be purchasing a box of these.

Rating: 93