Looking forward to it!Ben,
I really apprreciate your review, you give me some good input for development. Yes...you fulfill your promise with giving honest review, and i really thanks you did that! No argue for what you said, you have own feel, own taste that cannot argue at all.
I hope you try the bolder of sultan, sultan signature.. which will be release on December 2010/Hanuary 2011.
Thanks again Ben.
Ferry
Thank you Sir! You did well in reviewing sultan, i really appreciate it Sultan Churchill is 7x50. All in all, we always keep our attention for feedback from customer, and we got it from this thread. Thanks for all participants who join this thread, we as cigar maker always able to get input from you are.Annnd done...
SULTAN
Churchill 7x? (looks about 48 or 50)
This hefty Churchill comes courtesy of Yan, Ferry, Shuckins, and Sultan Cigars.
The stick features a very oily, light brown wrapper, with a slight green tone
to it, that I have not seen before. It is very oily for a lighter colored wrapper
which is interesting. It features tobacco solely from the Kingdom of Java (called Besuki
leaf) There are visible veins, but none of them are tangible, and the stick is
very smooth feeling overall. The pack is very dense... this is a very firm cigar.
The seams are tight and smooth as well. The cap looks great, almost too great!
The body gives off a very faint tobacco aroma. The foot offers a mild hay, and a
good tobacco smell. The cold draw offers a mild tobacco similar to the aroma
off the foot. It is a fairly firm draw, but doesn't seem as if it will be problematic
yet. We'll see...
Lit at 12:51am
The light was very easy, and even, using a single torch flame. The initial draws
are a little tight. We'll see if it opens up some. Smoke production is light, but
not bad. Flavors are a mild tobacco, and a slight cream. The finish leaves a slight
tingling sensation on the tongue. Not a burn like pepper, but more a slightly
numbing tingle. Very nice mouthfeel, despite not producing much smoke. Ash is very
tight, and a beautiful, bright white color. Burn line is razor sharp.
About halfway through the first third I think I have an idea of what the entire
flavor profile right now is like. There is a mild tobacco, that is very creamy,
with a flight wood taste in the middle, and an almost citrus bite. The finish is
mild, but offers a slight pepper and cream. Smoke production has unfortunately not
increased at all, and the draw is still pretty tight. I'm not going to poke it
yet though...
Ash fell for the first time 39 minutes, and about an inch and 3/4 in. Because of
the firm draw this is going to be a very... very long smoke. A good cinnamon
flavor has developed, giving this stick a little more complexity, which is nice.
Until now the flavors have been good, but not anything special for a milder cigar.
I hope more surprises are to come...
Getting a little way into the second third, the flavors are getting richer, giving
wood fairly heavily, as well as the smooth cinnamon. Noticing around the half way
point that the ash is getting a little flaky as it falls, but remains very dense
and basically a solid block while still attached. It's a very attractive bright
white ash. Burn got a little wavy for a few draws, but has corrected itself, and
is now razor sharp again.
In the last third the flavors are getting woody again, with a continuing cream
flavor and feel. There is a light pepper feel coming on as well, which is nice
from a milder stick like this.
Ended at 2:55 for a total burn time of 2 hours 4 minutes, which is basically ideal
time for a Churchill in my opinion. I loved it personally, but as others have
said, the draw could have been looser. I was lucky to have one with a firm
but still well performing draw. This is a great mild smoke, with interesting
flavors and perfect construction. Thanks to Shuckins and Yan for letting me
try this new cigar and share my thoughts!
Thank you very much John for your time for smoking sultan and do review. Doesn't matter you would follow to purchase or not, the important thing is you had tried this cigar We will think about making sultan in other size like corona, thanks for the input. Maybe you wanna try sultan robusto later?........Final Thoughts: The Sultan had some interesting and unique flavors to it that I really enjoyed. I'm undecided whether I would purchase any or not. I'd like to see this blend in a small ring gauge like a petite corona or a lancero. I think the smaller size would compliment the blend. My 2 cents. Thanks again for the opportunity guys. -John
Sultan Churchill Notes
Start Time 2235hrs
Conditions perfect, 80 degrees, calm night
Drink - water
Initial - Beautiful looking stick, pack feels somewhat firm
Somewhat concerned about other reviews with tight draw though
so I choose to clip end w/ Palio instead of my normal V-cut
Really like the size & feel of this stick in my hand, rg not too
big but sufficient for churchill. Great job on the cap by roller.
Prelight Draw, flawless, no draw issues at all, tea leaf, mild tobacco flavor
First puffs crisp, plenty of smoke - pleasant aroma, brilliant white ash
very cool smoke to begin, getting floral/citrus type taste. Burn line
perfect, lit/burning well despite firm pack. Continues to draw well.
Burns around the 1 inch mark about 25mins in, start to get some nougat taste
Very creamy smoke, still cool on the tongue. Ash falls at 30mins in, burn line
stayed true. Still drawing well.
Approx 1/3 of the way in, flavor has not changed much, but still very enjoyable.
Definitely a mild cigar, but has a place in a smoker's rotation for sure.
Get the sense it would be perfect for early morning, with a cup of coffee,
on the beach somewhere warm...lol
Still impressed by the ash/burn/draw of this cigar, feels almost regal at
this size (normally smoke robustos). Volume of smoke even starts to increase,
as well starting to warm slightly. Mild tingling on the tongue.
2nd ash falls at 42min mark - burn still razor sharp. Picking up some heat
but still in the mild profile range. Getting more of the straight up
tobacco taste at this point, nice change of pace.
@ 1hour mark, just around half way point, still very similar, back to a little
bit of citrus/floral flavor profile. Smoke somewhat warmer, burn and draw
so far flawless.
Really starting to come on a bit w/ some mild spice though, somewhat surprising.
Still a crisp taste though.
The back half of this definitely has a different vibe to it. Leaning a bit
more to the medium side.
I probably rushed this smoke a bit too, since it's closing in on midnite, which
might explain it being a bit warmer in the second half - but I tend to like them
that way anyway.
All in all, I continue to be very impressed with the Sultan brand - having now
tried the robusto and churchill. I'm glad I purchased a pack of each and will
look forward to trying the new vitolas when they are released as well.
It was unfortunate that other bros had issues with the burn and draw of this stick,
but after letting it rest the customary week to 10 days in my humi, it performed perfectly for me.
Thanks again to Ron and the boys at Sultan for the chance to try this cigar!
you're the second person that has made the plugged statement.I was going to review mine today, but it seems to be plugged. I'll give it a shot, but I don't see it drawing too much, sadly... I was looking forward to smoking it!
Hi,I lit it up, not getting much smoke if any. Sorry guys, I'm trying!
Edit: The flavors seem to be nice and sweet, no harshness, nice mouthfeel, just not enough smoke! I'm wishing I had a draw poker.
Hi Dan,............
Over all I loved this cigar. While it was a milder cigar and I normally like them stronger, it was very good and you need a change of pace every now and then. It could be a very good morning cigar. I would even bet someone just starting out would enjoy this cigar very much (I know I would have :grin. Would I buy a box? Not on the basis of one cigar, but I would definitely buy more. A tip of the hat to Ron for making this available to try. And a creak of the wallet to Yan for making a cigar I'm going to "need" more of :grin:.
Dan