Great cold draw. Straight cut. Exquisite lit draw. Stayed cool throughout the journey. Nice earthy / nutty taste. Almost like a walnut or Brazil nut flavor. Very smooth cigar to the end. Hints of pepper but that may just be me retraining my palate for more complex profiles. Great everyday smoke!!
This is taking it back day to where it all started. Perdomo is A1 in my book!
I love Perdomo Lot 23s so I was excited to pick this up.
I'm not the biggest fan of box pressed cigars (ironically) but this one was great.
The draw was perfect.
The construction held up nicely.
It started to canoe a little bit once but I was able to fix it and then it burned fine the rest of the time.
The flavor wasn't anything mind blowing but it was good.
It was a little creamy during the first 3rd with some earthy notes mixed in.
It got a little richer in the 2nd 3rd but was enjoyable.
I don't prefer super heavy, dark cigars usually so this was a nice medium full cigar to enjoy on the 4th of July.
Delicious smoke. Perfect draw, perfect burn, plenty of smoke. Woody notes, balanced, later some leather. My favorite under the Perdomo Barrel aged line so far (haven’t tried the maduro yet).
Good solid feeling stick. Excellent flavor. Nice white ash, indicating a thorough fermentation. Very pleasant room smell and a good amount of smoke.
But, going into the last half of the cigar, it started plugging up. For a torpedo, I did do a shallow cut, which could account for that. I cut it a little deeper and improved the draw, but then began a lengthy battle with it trying to canoe on me.
It never stopped canoeing until the last bit of the final ⅓. That being said, the flavors remained very good. Got some pepper at the back of the throat in the final⅓, but it was not unpleasant. Even picked up stronger notes of butter cream in the final⅓!
My 1st box of cigars were Perdomo Bourbon Barrel Aged Habano Connecticuts. I find that I now enjoy the BBA Habano Sungrowns more.
Good burn until the final⅓, had to do a hot purge. Good draw and flavor. Got a little spicy at the back of the throat past the ½ way point, but not undesirable. Good solid light grey ash. Just another reason Perdomo is my favorite brand.
Wonderful cigar amplified by a wonderful atmosphere. Well constructed, even burn, delightful taste. At under 15 dollars it is a wonderful selection.
These are good cigars!
It tried to submarine on me a few times, but that may have been my fault for not letting them rest long enough after receiving them.