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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. This unique blend is combined with a smooth, creamy Ecuadorian Shade (Shade), Connecticut Broadleaf (Maduro), or robust Ecuadorian Corojo wrapper (Corojo) to provide a complex, but balanced, taste.
Lastly, 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.
Blend and origin:
WRAPPER: Ecuador Connecticut
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan
FACTORY: J.C. Newman PENSA
Vitolas:
Toro: 6 1/4″ x 54 REVIEWED TODAY
Double Toro: 6″ x 60
Corona Gorda: 5 1/2″ x 46
Robusto: 4 3/4″ x 52
Short Robusto: 3 3/4″ x 56
The cigar has a light brown wrapper and is box pressed. It has a nice feel in the hand.
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The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were a nice citrus, citrus peel, brown sugar, nutmeg, and leather. There was black pepper rated at 7. Pretty good start.
At the first third (31 minutes) the cigar is burning evenly. In the first third I had citrus, citrus peel, brown sugar, nutmeg, leather, and now...black coffee. The finish is citrus peel, leather, and pretty good lingering black pepper. The cigar is mild to medium. The cigar is on the milder side but it has nice flavors. I rated the first third 92.
Moving through the second third (1 hour 14 minutes) the lost a little. I still had citrus, light citrus peel, some brown sugar, quite a bit more nutmeg, and a little more pronounced leather and black coffee. The cigar is a little watered down with darkness. The cigar is medium bodied at best. The finish is citrus peel, a touch of brown sugar, and leather with pretty good lingering black pepper. I rated the second third 90.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 51 minutes. A good burn time. The cigar continued on the same path. It's gotten quite earthy with elevated leather and black coffee. The citrus notes are very light, just a touch of brown sugar, nutmeg, and elevated leather and black coffee. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is primarily leather with just a hint of citrus and pretty good lingering black pepper. The cigar is not bad but it transitions into an earthy dark noted cigar with minimal sweetness. I rated the final third 88.
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