Watch City Cigar The Churchwarden
(3.42)
This is a full Balkan comprised of 30% Orientals and 30% latakia with cigar leaf, Green River black [cavendish] and perique. This is a wonderfully rich and balanced blend suitable for fly-fishing or intense contemplation.
Details
| Brand | Watch City Cigar |
| Blended By | Ernie Q |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Cigar Leaf, Kentucky, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Perique |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Krumble Kake |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.42 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 19 of 19 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 03, 2012 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I received my order of Nor'easter and Churchwarden at the same time from the fine folks at Watch City. Churchwarden, like Nor'easter is a well done kake that lives up to the description as a “stout” blend as it packs much more of a punch than Nor'easter. It also lacks the sweetness of Nor'easter as this one doesn't have any added Cavendish. I often find myself agreeing with many of Tom's (below) reviews, but I don't here because I believe the sharper flavor that is found in Churchwarden comes from the perique and not the cigar leaf, which seldom presents itself as sharp. I also think the cigar leaf is a supporting player and not the dominate flavor of the blend. I do think that Churchwarden is rougher around the edges and is geared for the more experienced pipe smoker. I do enjoy it best fully rubbed out and on the dry side. It will be interesting to see what a couple of years in the cellar does to this blend. I expect that it will soften some with time. Recommended.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 03, 2010 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Ultimately, this mixture was done in by the cigar leaf.
Overall, the bowls were enjoyable but all ended with a harsh, bitter and bad tobacco taste I have to attribute to the cigar leaf. I like my pipe tobaccos (English, VApers, Aros) like I like my ciagrs: Good tasting. This blend smoked well but the bowls ended with the taste of a bad maduro cigar.
I enjoyed N'oreaster much more which, according to Watch City, is the same blend without the cigar leaf.
Overall, the bowls were enjoyable but all ended with a harsh, bitter and bad tobacco taste I have to attribute to the cigar leaf. I like my pipe tobaccos (English, VApers, Aros) like I like my ciagrs: Good tasting. This blend smoked well but the bowls ended with the taste of a bad maduro cigar.
I enjoyed N'oreaster much more which, according to Watch City, is the same blend without the cigar leaf.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 10, 2009 | Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
I like this blend.I'm fairly new to pipe smoking(by way of cigars) and was looking for a full tasting blend that wasn't a shredded cigar, this blend hits the spot. While it does have cigar leaf in it, I feel it still tastes like quality pipe tobacco but much more "stout". Also, it packs easy and stays lit, great for us "newbies". I purchased this blend from Ernie at Watch City himself, he's very knowledgeable and is a decent guy to boot. I highly recommend this blend.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 18, 2007 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The description for this blend is excellent. I have fly fished while enjoying a bowl full of this. The perique is exquisite. I received an early sample of this blend and will definitely be ordering more.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 09, 2006 | Medium | None Detected | Full | Tolerable |
The Latakia and Orientals are excellent in this blend. I also find the Perique to be just about right...a little more wouldn't hurt. However, I find the cigar leaf to be a bit more than I would like. Don't get me wrong. I love a good cigar...I'm just not sure I want to put one in my pipe. I've tried 3 Watch City blends, now. And while I will recommend this to those who like cigar leaf, I'll have to rank this one 3rd, after Nor'Easter and Justice Mixture. I will add that it packs and burns easily, and the visual quality of the smoke is also satisfying.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 07, 2006 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Very Pleasant |
Now this is a nice tobacco and one I will be ordering more of. It is a nice full bodied English with Latakia, Orientals, cigar leaf and Perique.
It burns nicely and is easily packed. The cigar leaf adds body to the blend and the Latakia does not overpower the Orientals or the Perique. I did not detect any flavor from the cigar leaf, just the other components which work quite well together.
I have had about 6 bowls so far and find myself craving it more and more. It smokes well in medium to large bowls as well as providing a dry smoke.
The broadcut smokes well and is easy to pack. Letting a bowl DGT overnight, I found the blend to be a bit more smooth, not that it is harsh. It is pretty smooth right out of the bag and my sample was not overly moist so not much drying time was needed.
This has more body than Robusto from Mr. Pease and better than JJ Fox's The Bankers, in my opinion. If you are a fan of full bodied English blends, then you owe it to yourself to try it. Heck, you should try it anyway. It never hurts to expand your horizons...
It burns nicely and is easily packed. The cigar leaf adds body to the blend and the Latakia does not overpower the Orientals or the Perique. I did not detect any flavor from the cigar leaf, just the other components which work quite well together.
I have had about 6 bowls so far and find myself craving it more and more. It smokes well in medium to large bowls as well as providing a dry smoke.
The broadcut smokes well and is easy to pack. Letting a bowl DGT overnight, I found the blend to be a bit more smooth, not that it is harsh. It is pretty smooth right out of the bag and my sample was not overly moist so not much drying time was needed.
This has more body than Robusto from Mr. Pease and better than JJ Fox's The Bankers, in my opinion. If you are a fan of full bodied English blends, then you owe it to yourself to try it. Heck, you should try it anyway. It never hurts to expand your horizons...
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 04, 2006 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable |
Watch City Cigar recently released two new latakia based blends of similar character I enjoyed "Churchwarden" most of the two and strongly echo Ken aka pipetongue's sentiments above about this wonderful blend but would like to also add that it needed to be dried quite a bit as did it's sister blend "Nor'Easter" before packing."The Churchwarden" is a dark ribbon cut tobacco in the pouch and has an absolutely heavenly aroma of rich latakia.It's got a fair bit of perique and cigar leaf as well and they work together so well that the flavors marry seamlessly throughout the bowl.I'm hard pressed to compare it to anything I've tried before but if I had to it would be somewhere between Robert Lewis "Tree Mixture" and "123 Mixture".I would also add that this blend should have truly excellent cellaring potential... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED * * * * prep 4/3/06
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 02, 2006 | Medium | Medium | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is my first review."The Churchwarden" is a new Creation of Ernie Q. at Watshcity Cigar,At charring lite nothing noticable happened, at full lite the tabac starts tasting wonderfully like an old fashioned "oriental", it needed two lites, as the bacy was somewhat moist from the sample I was provided.Packing was easy as it is a braodcut.Taste halfway is tremdously, and most assuridly oriental, the writeup on this, Perique/Latikia/Orientals/Cigar leaf,I could taste all the condimentals, but the Cigar, but that's ok 'cause I really don't enjoy cigarleaf in my bacy.At halfway and to finish the O/L/P held strong throughout till the end.the tabac aroma was all tabac, no toppings or casings noticed.The satification and aftertaste are great, this is one of the best tabacs of this type I have smoked in a long time, and it's going to be a large part of my cellar!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 30, 2024 | Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Watch City
The Churchwarden
(bulk)
Blend notes: “This is a full Balkan comprised of 30% Orientals and 30% latakia with cigar leaf, Green River black [cavendish] and perique. This is a wonderfully rich and balanced blend suitable for fly-fishing or intense contemplation.”
At first light there is a slight sense of perfume. Then the Latakia announces its presence, and then becomes a dry, gritty background note. When you break up the ‘cake’ it goes into a kind of sand fairly quickly — this right out of the plastic pouch.
The Orientals are there as well but they can’t compete head to head with 30% Latakia. The Perique is at best a condiment and struggles to show up.
There is nothing bad here at all, but rather that the competition is way, way better. The Churchwarden feels unfocused.
In my view, Watch City’s Nor’easter is far better.
2 out of 4 stars.
The Churchwarden
(bulk)
Blend notes: “This is a full Balkan comprised of 30% Orientals and 30% latakia with cigar leaf, Green River black [cavendish] and perique. This is a wonderfully rich and balanced blend suitable for fly-fishing or intense contemplation.”
At first light there is a slight sense of perfume. Then the Latakia announces its presence, and then becomes a dry, gritty background note. When you break up the ‘cake’ it goes into a kind of sand fairly quickly — this right out of the plastic pouch.
The Orientals are there as well but they can’t compete head to head with 30% Latakia. The Perique is at best a condiment and struggles to show up.
There is nothing bad here at all, but rather that the competition is way, way better. The Churchwarden feels unfocused.
In my view, Watch City’s Nor’easter is far better.
2 out of 4 stars.
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