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(Description taken from JCNewman.com website)
Perla del Mar is a historic cigar brand that traces its roots to Cuba. In 1905, four Cuban brothers started hand rolling cigars using tobacco grown on their family’s farm in Cuba. They named their company Perfecto Garcia Brothers and called their cigars “Perla del Mar” because of the beautiful Caribbean waters that surround Cuba. As the popularity and demand for their cigars grew, the brothers built a large cigar factory next to J.C. Newman’s El Reloj factory in Ybor City, Florida. Perla del Mar was one of the leading premium cigar brands in the early 1900s. J.C. Newman’s new Perla del Mar cigars honor the brand’s historic legacy.
Perla del Mar features special, hand-selected, aged binder and long filler tobaccos from four distinct regions in the lush mountains of Nicaragua: Pueblo Nuevo, La Reina, Condega, and Jalapa.
Perla del Mar cigars feature a Tampa-style press to help the natural flavors of its unique tobaccos to marry together and deliver an extremely satisfying smoke.
Available vitolas:
Toro 6 1/4″ x 54 REVIEWED TODAY
Double Toro 6″ x 60
Corona Gorda 5 1/2″ x 46 (reviewed 3/2/21)
Robusto 4 3/4″ x 52
Short Robusto 3 3/4″ x 56
The cigar is a sharp box press. Looking at it from the foot it's more of a rectangular box press which makes it easy to hold between the fingers. The cigar has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good with a touch of firmness. The initial flavors at light up had a lot of citrus, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a light black coffee base. There was nice black pepper rated at 7 1/2 to 8. A nice start.
At the first third (35 minutes) there were some citrus peel notes. The brown sugar has more of a light caramel note. There were still nice citrus, cinnamon, and nutmeg notes to go along with the light black coffee base. The black pepper continues to be very good. The finish is light caramel and nutmeg with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied. Nice first third. I rated it at 92.
Moving through the second third (1 hour 9 minutes) the cigar has not changed much. The black coffee is a little more noticeable. The citrus has a little cedar influence. I still had brown sugar and cinnamon. There is not really caramel notes anymore. It's more of a brown sugar. The black pepper remains very good. The cigar is still medium bodied. The finish has hints of brown sugar, citrus peel, and nutmeg with very good lingering black pepper. All in all not enough changed to change the score. I held the score of 92 for the second third.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 37 minutes. In the final third the black coffee rose to a nice amount. It actually helped the cigar. Other than that the cigar did not change much. I had more of a citrus note alone rather than one with cedar influence. The elevated black coffee helped round out the cigar. The cigar is medium to full. The finish is unchanged. With the additional black coffee at the base I raised the final third to 93. This is a solid cigar. Good flavors without a lot of changes. You can purchase these fine cigars HERE.
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