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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show Perdomo Cigars re-introduced one of its oldest brands, the Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage (ESV).
The Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage is described as one of Perdomo’s most premium cigars to date. The cigar utilizes tobacco from Finca Natalie, a farm owned by the Perdomo family and named for company President Nick Perdomo’s daughter Natalie. The tobaccos used in the ESV are from the top 3% of the crop, and are also from the first crop to come out from that farm.
The ESV comes in three blends: Connecticut (Ecuadorian Shade Connecticut wrapper), Sun Grown (Nicaraguan Sun Grown), and Maduro (Nicaraguan Maduro). Each blend uses Cuban-seed Nicaraguan tobaccos for the binder and filler. The cigars are available in five sizes – each presented in 20-count boxes.
The cigars will be made available to 133 select retailers in 2019. The company says this will be an ongoing limited production.
Today we take a look at the maduro version.
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Maduro
Binder: Cuban-seed Nicaraguan
Filler: Cuban-seed Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Tabacalera Perdomo
Regente: 5 x 54 (Robusto)
Imperio: 6 x 54 (Toro) REVIEWED TODAY
Prestigio: 6 1/2 x 54 (Torpedo)
Aristocrata: 7 x 54 (Churchill)
Phantom: 6 1/2 x 60 (Gordo Extra)
The cigar is very dark and the foil bands really set off the cigar. It has a nice feel in the hand, also.
The test draw after cutting the cap was very good. The initial flavors at light up were anise and nutmeg in a little capsule but it's quickly followed by a large amount of semi-sweet dark chocolate and black coffee. The black coffee is close to espresso at light up. There was nice black pepper rated at 7 1/2 to 8. The cigar is very dark but it has some nice sweetness.
At the first third (34 minutes) there is a touch of brown sugar sweetness in with the anise and nutmeg. The anise is somewhat decreased but the nice brown sugar sweetness comes through. The dark chocolate and black coffee are still quite prominent. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is dark chocolate and nutmeg with a modest amount of lingering black pepper. The nutmeg is very smooth. In fact, the whole cigar is smooth. I rated the first third 94.
At the second third (1 hour 14 minutes) the cigar is a little darker with a little less sweetness. The nutmeg is somewhat subdued but still smooth. I don't have the anise notes any longer. There is still just a tiny amount of brown sugar, nutmeg, heavy dark chocolate with little sweetness, and a lot of black coffee. The cigar is very close to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. The cigar lost just a touch of swetness. I lowered the second third score to 93.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 40 minutes. The final third was very much a carbon copy of the second third. Nothing much changed. This is another consistent cigar...for the most part. The cigar reached full bodied. The finish is pretty much unchanged. This is a good maduro cigar. Perdomo is actually known for their maduros and this is another good one. I held the score of 93 for the final third. You can purchase these cigars HERE.
Overall Score: 93.33
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