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(Description taken from Halfwheel.com website)
The Perdomo Legacy line, a trio of cigars that Nicholas Perdomo III created in honor of his father, Nick Perdomo Jr., has gone on sale at Two Guys Smoke Shop, which held the official launch event earlier this week.
The line is centered around a new Cuban-seed/Cameroon-seed hybrid that was developed by Perdomo and grown on the company’s Finca Natalie farm in Estelí, Nicaragua. The company says that the mineral-rich volcanic soil created the perfect environment for cultivating a rich, flavorful tobacco that delivers a unique balance of strength, sweetness and spice.
All of the lines use it in one form or another, starting with the Perdomo Legacy Nicaraguan Shade-Grown, which uses it as a wrapper. Underneath that is a Nicaraguan binder and filler. The wrappers undergo 10 years of bale aging, followed by a minimum of 10 months of aging in bourbon barrels. The company calls this blend medium-to-full bodied.
All three blends are available in the same three sizes and price points:
Robusto (5 x 54) — $13 (Box of 24, $312)
Epicure (6 x 54) — $13.50 (Box of 24, $324) REVIEWED TODAY
Churchill (7 x 54) — $14 (Box of 24, $336)
Gordo (6 x 60) — $14.50 (Box of 24, $348)
Belicoso (6 x 60) — $15 (Box of 10, $150)
The Gran Belicoso is notable for two reasons: first, it gets a box-press, and it is offered in 10-count boxes as opposed to the 24-count boxes used for the other sizes.
The cigar is medium to light brown and well made. It has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were a citrus/cedar combination, brown sugar, light tanned leather, and light black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2 to 8. Nice start.
At the first third (28 minutes) I had primarily citrus with underlying cedar, toffee, earthiness, leather, and a little black coffee. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is toffee, light leather, and very good lingering black pepper. The cigar has nice sweetness although is's a little low key. I would describe the cigar as smooth and elegant. The finish is very nice. The cigar is not much different from the way it started. I rated the first third 94.
As I moved through the second third (1 hour 8 minutes) the toffee has taken the lead with secondary citrus, a little more earthy black coffee, and light leather. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is toffee with a little underlying black coffee and very good lingering black pepper. The sweetness went up a little. The toffee is helping that fact. Again, the cigar is very smooth and elegant. I rated the second third 95.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 41 minutes. The cigar had a good smoke output. The toffee is the lead flavor with a lot of nice sweetness, secondary citrus, and a lot of earthy black coffee. The cigar is full bodied. The finish is toffee and brown sugar with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is quite sweet and has a lot of earthy black coffee. I held 95 for the final third. This is a very good cigar that is sweet, smooth, and elegant.
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