Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill Tubos

In november last year, I was in London. While visiting Harrod's I was guided by one of the most impressive shopkeepers I have ever seen :)

Anyhow, I bought myself 3 Romeo Y Julieta Short Churchill's, and I didn't feel like lighting one up, untill last week.

This tubo has the new Romeo y Julieta colours, not the silver anymore but the red and white. Only, this tubo doesn't open on the top, but in the middle. Great distinction! It also doesn't have a screwcap to open, but you can just pull it apart.

The smoke itself was great. I really like robusto shaped cigars, because they give a lot of flavour for a short time. This one was a bit too mild for me though..but I tend to like heavier cigars.


The smoke was beautiful, the Churchill burned great and evenly, and it was a heaven to hold in my hands because of the soft wrapper.

Light hinds of pepper and leather, this cigar keeps its mild flavor from the first puff to the last, while showing no bitterness in the last past. Well rounded taste, and definitely great quality for the price!

I hope I can hold the others long enough in my humidor to last untill the summer, I bet these will smoke superb while laying in the sun!

"Luxurious" is the best way to describe them...

Discovery of a new cigar shop: Vierstraete in Oostende

While I finished my day at a customer in Oostende, I wasn't really looking forward to the 90 minutes trip back home. Therefore I asked around if there was a cigar shop in town, so I could get something for the ride back home. Thankfully, one of the employees knew exactly what I was looking for, and pointed me to Vierstraete.

It looks very small from the outside, but man...it is big!!! A very wide range of pipes and attributes is very nicely stalled for viewing pleasures...but I was mostly interested in the humidor ofcourse.
The humi is not the biggest I have ever seen, but it is packed with a lot of cigars of various cigar brands. They also had a lot of brands that you dont find in most other stores, so definitely a must for guys like me, who are still trying out a lot of different cigars and tastes in order to refine the palette.

Though I didn't had the pleasure to meet the owner Jos Vierstraete (who is a member of the select group of European Maitre-Pipiers), I was guided in a very friendly and professional manner by one of the other employees who graciously took time to answer all my questions and showed me around the humidor to find the specific types I wanted.

Definitely a must for all Belgian cigar lovers, and a place where I will return very often!!
Now if they would just finish their website ;)