Habana Gold Churchill - White Label
Origin: Honduras
Size: 7.00 X 52
Wrapper: Natural

From the House of Oxford:
A few years ago, during the 'boom, this was a very hot brand. There were 3 different choices of color, with 7 or 8 sizes in each color. A retailer could have filled his humidor with nothing but different styles of Habana Gold. Well, like many other brands, this one did not survive the shakeout of the last few years, and we were able to acquire the rights to the name, along with all of the inventory that was left. At $80 per box, this brand did not do well - but at $25 per box of 25, we think that it deserves at least one spot in the humidor.

Reviewed by: Cajun VI
Date: July 2002
Notes:

The cigar band on this cigar was white with gold trim and lettering. Before lighting, it was nondescript. Also, due to my lighting, it began to run a bit, but straighten out on its own and kept an even burn the rest of the cigar down to the nub, yes nub. I smoked the whole cigar in about an hour and 10 minutes, not rushing it. The strength was between mild and medium. The flavor was Dominican, but had something else I couldn't put my finger on. Flavor stayed true the whole smoke and never got harsh on me. This would be a great two dollar smoke. It didn't "slap me in the face" impress me, but was a consistent burn with consistent flavor thru out.

Reviewed by: MrChef
Date: May 2002
Notes:

I've smoked all three labels of this cigar, I liked the Sterling (silver) label the best, but found all three to be pretty good smokes. This one was on the mild side. But it was quite flavorful. Great construction, that delivered a good even burn and a solid ash.

What I find most interesting about this cigar is all the press. For example in the course of looking for an image of the label, I found two other sites that make the same claim as the House of Oxford above, regarding acquiring the rights to the name. Oxford is right though at around 25 bux a box you should not pass on these. And 25-35 bux is about what you'll pay for them just about anywhere.

But like anywhere else, the cigar industry has it's scumbags, and Cigarstash is one of them. As I write this they have the balls to ask, $149.16 a box for these things. Go check out the site (for a good laugh) but buy nothing from these bastards. You might shoot them an email and ask them why their Habana Golds are six times as much as everyone else's. I love doing that.