I lit another one of these magnificent cigars at precisely 5pm Sunday afternoon and immediately got flavor of sweet mellow tangy tobacco which lasted throughout the smoke, the draw was excellent and the aroma was intoxicating, my partner who is a non smoker complemented me on the smell saying this is what a true cigar should smell like, the strength stayed mild to medium until the second half when it picked up but never became overpowering, it took 1hr and 45 minutes for the film white ash to reach the Churchill band which I promptly removed then another 20 minutes to reach the Romeo band which I again removed, smoking this cigar over 2 1/4 hours was shear nectar and food for the soul I highly recommend this cigar whether it be for a special occasion or just to chill out for a couple of hours, you wont regret the experience, if I could afford them I would smoke these every day but on a more positive note they are £12 cheaper than the equivalent Cohiba Esplendidos, Churchill really knew his cigars when making this his favorite.