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 Sun Grown version.
Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage Sun Grown
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown
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 new band design is very nice looking. I love the foil look. The cigar is nicely made and has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was very good. The initial flavors at light up were a somewhat tangy cedar, a lot of cane sugar, nice cinnamon, nutmeg, and earthy black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2.
At the first third (33 minutes) the cane sugar is now more of a brown sugar. The notes are now more of a cedar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and black coffee. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is cedar, nutmeg, and a little brown sugar with some nice lingering black pepper. I rated the first third at 92.
At the second third (59 minutes) the only thing that has changed is the strength. The cigar is now full bodied. The same flavor notes continue in the same percentages. I think we have a consistent cigar here. The finish is also unchanged. I maintained the score of 92 for the second third.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 29 minutes. The cigar proved to be quite consistent. Not enough changed to make a difference in the score. The finish was also unchanged. The cigar is very full bodied. This has been a good offering from Perdomo. I held the score of 92 for the final third. You can purchase these cigars HERE.
Overall Score: 92
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