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Perdomo has begun shipping its trio of 30th Anniversary cigars to a select group of retailers, debuting the lines with about 75 retailers across the country before likely expanding it to more stores in the future. A company representative told halfwheel that the cigars are set to arrive at those retailers this Friday, Nov. 17.
The cigars made their debut at the 2023 PCA Convention & Trade Show this past July in celebration of Nick and Janine Perdomo marking three decades in the cigar business, a milestone that was reached in 2022. What is now known as Perdomo Cigars dates back to August 1992 and an upstart cigar operation called Nick’s Cigar Co., based out of Miami. In those three-plus decades, the company was renamed to Perdomo Cigars and built an impressive factory in Nicaragua that not only produces cigars but makes its own boxes. The company also grows a significant amount of the tobacco used in its cigars.
Nick Perdomo Jr. previously said that the 30th Anniversary “encapsulates not only the essence of our team’s dedication to the finest quality and craftsmanship, but it also represents our longstanding commitment to our cherished patrons.”
As with many Perdomo lines, the 30th Anniversary is being released in three blend options, one using an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, another using a Nicaraguan maduro wrapper, and the third using a Nicaraguan sungrown leaf. All three use a Nicaraguan binder and filler and are offered in five sizes.
Rounding out the trio is the Perdomo 30th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown, with its sungrown wrapper helping to give the blend “a rich, spicy complexity with slight hints of oak and almond on the finish,” according to a press release.
Perdomo 30th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto (5 x 54) — $12 (Box of 30, $360)
Perdomo 30th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure (6 x 54) — $12.50 (Box of 30, $375) REVIEWED TODAY
Perdomo 30th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Churchill (7 x 54) — $13 (Box of 30, $390)
Perdomo 30th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Gordo (6 x 60) — $13.50 (Box of 30, $405)
Perdomo 30th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Torpedo (7 x 54) — $14 (Box of 30, $420)
All three versions of the Perdomo 30th Anniversary are made at the company’s factory in Estelí, Nicaragua and are being added as regular production lines to the company’s portfolio, though the company has said that they come with limited availability to ensure that it can supply its retailers with the cigars.
The cigar is dark brown and has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were citrus, cedar, citrus peel, brown sugar, cinnamon, and leather. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. Sweet start with some leather. Nice start.
At the first third (29 minutes) the leather notes are coming out a little more. The cedar is a dry cedar. The other notes were basically the same. The cigar is medium bodied, leaning toward medium to full. The finish is a little citrus and leather with very good lingering black pepper. The leather is higher now than it was at light up and they take away a little of the sweetness. I rated the first third 94.
As I moved through the second third (1 hour 8 minutes) the leather continues to inch up. I still had the same notes but increase in leather. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. With the continued rise of leather I rated the second third 93.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 30 minutes. The leather came back in line and the sweet notes rose. The cigar is full bodied. The finish is unchanged. The cigar got back to the way it was in the first third so I raised the final third score to 94. Another very good offering in the Perdomo 30th Anniversary series.
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