This week we’re reviewing the new Davidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2025, a Churchill-sized cigar paying tribute to Winston Churchill’s legacy as a painter. The video review is now live—watch below and read on for more context.

The presentation on this release is exceptional, even by Davidoff’s standards. The wooden box is fitted with brass hinges and a leather latch, but what stands out most is the lid: designed as a painter’s palette, it features a print of one of Churchill’s actual paintings on the inside. A second band on the cigar mirrors this artwork, making the whole package a refined tribute to Churchill’s artistic life.

Winston Churchill the Painter

Winston Churchill is remembered first and foremost as Britain’s wartime Prime Minister, but he was also a passionate and prolific painter. He began painting in 1915, during a period of political isolation following the Gallipoli campaign. Over the next five decades, he would go on to produce more than 500 works, painting under his own name as well as the pseudonym “Charles Morin.”

Churchill saw painting as a form of therapy and creative release. He often painted landscapes, still lifes, and scenes from his travels in places like Morocco and the South of France. His style was influenced by the Impressionists, particularly Claude Monet and his friend Sir John Lavery. In fact, Churchill once wrote an essay titled “Painting as a Pastime,” describing how art gave him relief from the pressures of political life.

His works were shown in exhibitions during his lifetime and continue to be displayed today. In 2021, one of his paintings—“Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque”—sold for over £8 million. That piece had originally been gifted by Churchill to Franklin D. Roosevelt and is considered one of his most historically significant works.

The Cigar

In the video, I take you through the smoking experience in detail. This cigar starts off mild, with a striking malted wheat note that’s unusually distinct. There’s a subtle sweetness and even the occasional touch of saltiness. As the cigar progresses, the flavors evolve. By the halfway point, it shifts into a full-bodied profile, with earthy, peppery notes and a complex, spicy finish.

The construction is excellent. The draw offers ideal resistance, the burn line stays sharp without needing touch-ups, though the ash can be a bit flaky. What impressed me most is the consistency across multiple samples—each one delivered a similar experience in both flavor progression and construction.

This isn’t an everyday cigar—it’s priced accordingly—but for those special evenings when you want something complex and memorable, it fits the bill. The progression from soft and elegant to bold and commanding mirrors the very duality in Churchill himself: statesman and soldier, but also painter and thinker.

Watch the full review below for a closer look at the cigar and everything it brings to the table.