The Story of the Winston Churchill «The Late Hour Series»
Through the day into the night
Whatever the task, whatever the hour, Winston Churchill knew the right cigar can be a trusted companion. So the cigars which carry his name echo his character.
Sir Winston was not a man to follow convention. He found inspiration and creativity in the long dark hours of the night. «The Late Hour Series» thus offers cigars that perfectly accompany contemplative evenings.
Winston Churchill – a man and a cigar for all times. From «The Original Series» through to «The Late Hour Series» cigars, the Winston Churchill Collection pleases with quality that never sleeps.
Whatever the task, whatever the hour, Winston Churchill knew the right cigar can be a trusted companion. So the cigars which carry his name echo his character.
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Sir Winston was not a man to follow convention. He found inspiration and creativity in the long dark hours of the night. «The Late Hour Series» thus offers cigars that perfectly accompany contemplative evenings.
Winston Churchill – a man and a cigar for all times. From «The Original Series» through to «The Late Hour Series» cigars, the Winston Churchill Collection pleases with quality that never sleeps.
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DAVIDOFF WINSTON CHURCHILL «THE LATE HOUR SERIES»
Petit Panetela
Robusto
Toro
Churchill
«The Late Hour Series» Taste Experience
Even when the lights went down, Winston Churchill continued to inspire those around him. It was then, after a full day as the political leader of an empire, a great negotiator at dinner tables as well as conferences, that he wrote his famous speeches and books – often while enjoying a cigar. His versatile character is mirrored in the «The Late Hour Series». The intense and complex multi-origin blend creates a taste experience as deep and inspiring as Churchill's evening routine.
THE SECRET OF CASK AGEING
THE CASK
The Condega visus tobacco leaves are firmly pressed inside finest single malt Scotch whisky casks. As the temperature in the closed casks rises, the tobacco enters a fermentation process. The rise in temperature is checked regularly to prevent the tobacco from overheating.
THE AGEING
The tobacco ages for a total of six months in the cask, during which it gets flipped every two weeks applying a labour-intensive process. Meanwhile, the tobacco absorbs the whisky aromas of the cask’s wood. This is a natural process during which no whisky is applied to the tobacco leaves directly.
THE RESULT
The cask ageing leads to more sweetness and deeper flavours. After six months, the tobacco is ready to be integrated into the blend that makes up the Winston Churchill «The Late Hour Series» cigars.
Cigar pairing with whisky or rum
Rich and complex
As one of the filler tobaccos was aged in finest single malt Scotch whisky casks, the beverage needs to be rich and complex in taste to harmonise with the elaborate character of «The Late Hour Series». Ideally a heavy and spicy rum that is not too sweet, or a whisky that is nor too peaty nor too smoky, but rich and complex in aroma and taste.
Davidoff Winston Churchill cigar spirit glass
A fitting partner for your Winston Churchill cigars
For your perfect pairing moment: thanks to its notches, the glass offers an ideal place to rest your cigar. Sir Winston Churchill's silhouette at the bottom adds a subtle elegance.
The perfect evening cigars
Discover the Davidoff Winston Churchill «The Late Hour Series»
For shorter moments of contemplation when the sun goes down
The Davidoff Master Blenders have mastered the challenge of blending a small format medium-filler cigar offering complexity and signature Davidoff balance as multi-faceted as the great aficionado’s character. The cigars offer a more intense and spicier experience compared to the Petit Panetela cigars of the ≪The Original Series≫. Wrapped in a beautiful shiny dark brown wrapper from Ecuador this Petit Panetela is crafted in a 38 x 4 format. Packaged in practical and characteristic dark brown metal tins of five cigars, each adorned with the striking silhouette of the iconic leader.
Winston Churchill Humidors
Inspired by the Raconteur
Winston Churchill was a Raconteur. A teller of tales and a weaver of words, his speeches were as captivating in private as they were in public. The new Davidoff Winston Churchill humidor is inspired by this character facet of Churchill and shows an excerpt of Churchill's book "My Early Life" on the lid. It is one of the 50 books written by this great man.
The cigars of the Davidoff Winston Churchill Collection compared
Complex multi-origin blends for any time of day
«THE Late Hour SERIES» – «THE ORIGINAL SERIES»
The refined and complex Davidoff Winston Churchill «The Original Series» cigars are wrapped in a beautiful shiny and oily wrapper with a slight reddish touch. The complex multi-origin blend delights with creamy notes and flavours of fresh spice, black coffee. The medium-intense to intense cigars (depending on format) make them the perfect choice for every aficionado looking for rich flavours without too much intensity. The rich flavours offer a distinct taste stimulation, while still accounting for the refinement and elegance you would expect from a Davidoff cigar.
For the intense and complex «The Late Hour Series» cigars, Davidoff has selected a shiny and oily Ecuador wrapper in a beautiful dark chocolate colour. The two Nicaraguan filler tobaccos grown in the mineral-rich volcanic soils of Condega and Estelí give the cigars its distinctive spiciness. Especially the Nicaraguan Condega visus tobacco, which was cask-aged in original Scottish first fill single malt whisky casks adds intensity, spiciness and depth to the cigars. Two different Dominican visus filler tobaccos and a dark Mexican binder round off the complex and intense multi-origin blend and deliver beautifully robust flavours. The cigars delight the palate with multiple layers of fresh spice, leather and oak wood.