Romeo y Julieta (Cuba) Short Churchill

Great full body, not overpowering.If you have 30-60 minutes for a smoke, Excellent. Not as sweet as it's big brother, Churcills. Even slow burn and taste through out. Not abusive smoke. It's in my humidor from now on.

this is a good cigar,but slightly to sweet for my taste buds.smoking from a box Nov 2006,good burn,good ash.good wrapper.ie good cigar

Nice smooth cigar when I feel like a medium bodied cigar.

Out of a box of 20 purchased from a premium store in China one had a loose wrapper, two had a very uneven burn and one was plugged.
Not Chinese knock offs if that is what yuu were thinking. Despite this what a nice cigar,

I think I need to give these some time in the humidor. Tasted a little fresh. Earthy, some cream with building flavor.

Construction, appearance, draw all nice, just not anything for me to grab on to for a flavor profile.

Nice construction and draw. Strength was medium-light over first half with flavors of cedar, nuts, and a bit of creaminess. Strength built to medium over second half with cedar dominating the flavor. Great with a cup of coffee.

Earth, earth and more earth...that was the overwhelming flavor of this cigar for me. Not at all what I was expecting. The burn needed a couple early corrections, but straightened out nicely the last 2/3rds. The draw was firm but completely smokable. I didn't get a lot of the complex flavors that others have tasted with this cigar. Definitely a good cigar, but not a profile I am particularly drawn to.

This is the best cigar I have ever smoked. It's starts off smooth and ends with a taste that leaves me wanting another. I'd give it a perfect score but I am hopeful there is another one out there is will top it.

This is a medium bodied cigar with woody, creamy spice nutty flaovrs. Very complex for a short and finishes well with a strong spice flavoring.

First, let me say the flavours in this smoke were incredible. Strong notes of leather and coffee. Really enjoyable taste. Perfect size too; I am a robusto advocate. However, it seemed to be rolled far too tight. Second time a Short Churchill has done this for me. Even looking at the foot and the head, the leaves looked incredibly smushed. I really had to take a hard draw to get any smoke in my mouth. It lightened up a bit halfway, but still couldn't get a real mouthful of smoke. Hopefully my next one won't be so difficult.

I smoked one of these in January when I got them. Tried the second one today and was somewhat concerned because pre-light it was spongy! It drew well, lit well, and was a great smoke. As a relative newb to Cubans I have to be careful not to draw too much but this was complex and flavorful.

This is a great cigar, and has become one of my favorites.

I performed an incredibly daft conversion calculation of USD for Pesos and ended up standing there in front of the counter with a freshly cut cigar eager to get this one back to the balcony to light up when the pretty senorita informed me in a charming accent that I wasn’t getting this my first personally-purchased Cuban at a steal for roughly two fifty but that I was going to pay $22 USD for it with no chance of putting it back in the humidor because in my passion I had already taken advantage of the gift shop’s guillotine. Oh the sacrifice, oh the whales, oh the sandy beach, oh the poor burn on my virgin Habbana. Wonderful heft, feel and appearance with a very unique taste. It just wouldn’t cooperate with me. And after a long day of sun cervezas massage and surf I didn’t have the patience. Half of it went to waste. Que lastima.

Excellent cigar, solid construction, lots of smooth cedar and slight cocoa.

Reviewed this cigar about 6 months ago, but just smoked another one. I liked it better this time - maybe the 6 months in humidor helped. Very smooth and consistent. Jumped up a bunch of spots on my favorites list.

Bought this one from a box, not a tubo. This is a mild cigar with a subtle pleasing flavour profile. I would recommend it to a newbie because of its smoothness. Burned with a slight angle but no correction required. It had a consisntent spice and woodiness that is balanced with light cuban sweetness throughout. There are some faint floral notes also. A balanced flavour profile. About half way through the flavours gently rounded out with the characteristic RyJ dried fruit taste. It had a short finish and was a smooth easy smoke. For the $$ I prefer more complexity or perhaps more intense flavours so I will stick to my BBF's. This is bound to be someone favourite - a classy mild 'gar.

It's been a long time since Cuba came around with such a regular line cigar smokable right out of the box , very nutty, with a great complexity for such a short cigar

My dad brought this cigar home from work, and I was excited to try it... well it was a pretty good cigar smooth slight pepper taste and that slight but distinctive cuban taste, but at 25 buck a pop, there are alot of other non cubans out there that are just as good, but cheaper. Like say the pedromo reserve champagne, or the Maria Guerrero, or even the Gurkha symphony. Overall good but mild for a cuban and not any better than non cubans.

Picked up a box of these odd little guys on a whim after reading a fantastic review in Cigar Aficionado. I'm pleased to say that I agreed wholeheartedly with the reviews on this stick. The stout ring gauge but shorter construction makes this one a powerhouse. Loved the thick, somewhat spicy smoke that builds as you progress but never overpowers. A definite addition to the lineup. If you like the bigger brother, you must take this one for a spin.

This cigar is an adventure to smoke. Starts off really woody. The strength is meduim at first then turns into a real powerhouse.
Great smoke at a fair price.

Spicy start that became richer in the last half. I prefer the short format to the orignal Churchill (and no loss of taste). I smoked this after smoking a Partagas Serie D #4, and the Partagas was quite a bit better.

I had this stick this morning out on the deck with a cup of joe. It blew my mind, what a stick. Tons of creamy smoke and just the right amount of pepper spice. Well constructed, but it did need to be touched up a couple of times. I nubbed it, but it never got hot or harsh. I will be picking up a box for sure.

Im proud to be the first to reveiw this smoke because it is very special to me. I had unrealistic expectations out of this smoke for a few reasons and it somehow far surpassed them and blew me away.
The standard Churchill has always been a favorite of mine but i often wished the same flavor profile could be made sall emough for 'the daily rotation'. I got my wish. Its so rich in flavor with thick, smooth smoke- its an instant classic, mature right out of the box, will only be better with age!