Joya de Nicaragua 'Red' Short Churchill. 4.75x48. Nice construction with mostly smooth lines, some pronounced veins. Medium brown wrap. Cut and lit well. Medium draw throughout. First half tastes of bright herbal spice under a mild tobacco leaf, slightly sweet, mellow pepper, nice balance of spice and creamy leaf. Second half is continued spice, pepper, toasted wood. 

Burn is mostly even throughout. Ash is clean, white, with some darker spots and stripes, holding an inch before a three-tap drop.

This is a nice, pleasant smoke. The taste starts off with bright herbal notes, progressing to a creamy, somewhat mellow flavor, with peppery aroma and spicy tones across the stick. A great half-hour break anytime. Highly recommended.

From the company:

"A cigar for the modern smoker. It offers a vibrant and extremely pleasant smoking experience you will enjoy anytime, anywhere. Classy as always, but a lot more fun."

[source: joyacigars.com]

"Joya de Nicaragua paints the town red... Many of Joya de Nicaragua's handmades rely on potent ligeros to deliver their feisty bouquet. This time, lower tobacco primings were chosen to impart the same core flavors, but in a much more palatable fashion. Long-fillers from the uber-fertile regions of Esteli, Condega, and Jalapa, were stuffed into a golden hued Nicaraguan Habano wrapper. This recipe yielded a medium-bodied bouquet boasting strong doses of roasted nuts and pepper, as hints of leather, toast, and coffee also enter the fray. In a nutshell, JOYA Red is going to appeal to fans of Joya de Nicaragua, as well as newcomers of all shapes and sizes. Heck, even those still licking their wounds should thoroughly enjoy this one. JOYA Red received a well-deserved '90' rating noting: The lush draw of this cigar delivers a strong black pepper character that settles down to show notes of hickory, brown sugar and earth."
[source: cigarsinternational.com]

Carlos Toraño 'Loyal' Churchill. 7x47. Nice build with straight lines, some pronounced veins, and a mostly smooth surface. Wrap is cocoa with dark shades. Cut was poor but not a deal breaker. Light was good, roasted foot in just a few passes. Medium draw pre-light. Draw improved quickly after burn. Initial taste is peppery, spicy, nutty. Shortly after, the first half is woodsy, earthy, some spice on the back end. Exhale taste is mild nutty, mild herbal. Second half is more nutty, almond, wood. Medium body. Ash was clean, light gray, dropped promptly at an inch.

This is a good cigar that starts aggressive but soon becomes a mild almost creamy smoke that finishes with consistency to the band. Nice evening relaxation stick. Recommended.

From the company:

"For decades, the Toraño family has remained loyal to the philosophy of providing outstanding cigars at an affordable price. Loyal provides value, quality, consistency, and most importantly, an abundance of flavor. The Loyal blend features filler from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, combined with a Nicaraguan binder and dressed in an oily Ecuadorian Sumatra seed wrapper. Loyal is a solid, medium bodied smoke, that intrigues the palate with a spicy, peppery start and then transitions to a variety of rich flavors with notes of coffee and brown sugar."

I smoked this Toraño Loyal outside with some chocolate chai tea. 

Carlos Toraño 'Master' Churchill. 7x50. Ecuadorian Habano wrap, all Nicaraguan fill and bind. Cut and lit well, keeping an even burn with little effort. Medium draw, you kinda have to work it. Excellent construction, smooth wrap, dark marbled color. Spotty ash that clings well, near two inches. Taste of spice on the draw, black pepper on the exhale. An excellent bold cigar that rivals many Maduros.

From the company:

"A perfect collaboration creates a new premium Cigar. Charlie Toraño, at the helm of a fourth generation family cigar company, and Felipe Sosa, one of the world’s finest master cigar rollers, invite you to enjoy this unique blend.

Determining the final blend for Master was a long and experimental journey. With two passionate tobacco experts working side by side, only the very best blend would suffice and ultimately be worthy of the name 'Master.' "