Black Crown Toro

Got this one as the last shipment from another CotM club. I hadn't heard much about this one but the label and the look intrigued me.

Black Crown 6.0"x52 Toro

Construction:

First glance showed this stick had a couple of minor blemishes on the wrapper, but nothing that would say this stick was bad. the seams were tight and there were some veins. The wrapper is a fermented Honduran Habano wrapper that has the appearance of oiled leather and is followed by not one, but two binders. The first binder is another Honduran Habano accompanied by a Nicaraguan ligero. All of this binds seven different vintage Cuban-seed long-fillers from all over Central America.

Smoke:

The spice and raisin flavors that I like were prevalent in this stick and continued after lighting....only long enough for the Habano spice to get warm. Shortly after the spice faded the spice cranked up and let you know it was there, but not quite as strong as the Oval. The spice was accompanied by a nice earth and leather flavors. This stick stayed cool the entire length and the burn stayed solid.

Overall, I liked this stick and will be looking for  a good deal on these as they would make excellent daily smokes. at $100 for 20 Churchills, these aren't quite the daily smoke price, but worth picking up a box. The only thing I didn't like was the paper band; it was hard to get off in decent shape if you're looking to keep the bands like I do.

Keep Smokin'!

Mick