Meet the Casa Magna Colorado Churchill - a 7-inch Nicaraguan beast packing 50-ring girth that'll keep your palate busy for nearly two hours. This box-pressed beauty from Nestor Plasencia's Segovia factory combines Jalapa-grown wrapper with Esteli binder/filler tobaccos, delivering the full-bodied punch that earned it Cigar Aficionado's 2008 #1 spot. At under $9/stick in 27-count boxes, it's the blue-collar worker's luxury smoke.
The cold draw serves black pepper with damp earth notes. Initial puffs bring walnut brittle sweetness through dense smoke output. Watch for occasional canoeing - these oily wrappers need even toasting. Retrohale reveals hidden licorice threads beneath dominant leather tones.
Burns cleaner as coffee grounds bitterness balances initial sweetness. Nicaraguan twang emerges around the inch mark - imagine sucking on a copper penny while chewing espresso beans. Smoke texture thickens, leaving sticky residue on the tongue.
Last inch gets rowdy with jalapeño heat and cedar shavings. Tar builds up fast - purge every 3-4 puffs. Despite nicotine strength, the creamy finish saves it from harshness. Average burn time: 90 minutes.
Rolled in Plasencia's Segovia facility using double ligero from Condega valley. The hybrid criollo 98/corojo wrapper ages 18 months in Caribbean-style pilones. Box code "CMCC-JP" indicates Jalapa primings from 2018 harvest. Bunching technique creates perfect 1.5" ash hold despite rustic appearance.
