This is handmade, from between 1910-1917.
First: Not yellow cello - BROWN cello. Distinct aroma of mint upon unwrapping; peppermint. What an odd introduction!
Pre-light, same sensation of mintiness; also sweetness, common to these old cigars.
Still, a pervasive sensation of mint, fading into the background but still detectable. Sweet flavors, not yet asserted but coming. Creamy.
In the middle: Amazing, a cigar almost 100 years old with this much assertiveness, this much character. Has a little bit of a bite to it; not unpleasant or acrid, just the bite you would expect of a fresh cigar.
Flavors now coming through loud and clear; fruit...apricots, prunes; also a pervasive creaminess under it all. Still getting hints of mint throughout. Most pleasant!
Last third: I can't get over the strength and clearly-defined character in a cigar that is nearly 100 years old. This is a flavor bomb, plain and simple!
Tobacco and coffee/cream flavors now coming through. A little nic buzz setting in - unreal! Still a lot of sweetness and fruit; a little grassiness now appearing...maybe more sweet grass, hay, like that. Like burning sage.
All in all, an unexpected experience. I had been prepared to have to search for any flavor at all given the age of this little Perfecto; I wouldn't have guessed that it would be this pleasurable a smoke.
Ima nub this baby now! Pictures here.
First: Not yellow cello - BROWN cello. Distinct aroma of mint upon unwrapping; peppermint. What an odd introduction!
Pre-light, same sensation of mintiness; also sweetness, common to these old cigars.
Still, a pervasive sensation of mint, fading into the background but still detectable. Sweet flavors, not yet asserted but coming. Creamy.
In the middle: Amazing, a cigar almost 100 years old with this much assertiveness, this much character. Has a little bit of a bite to it; not unpleasant or acrid, just the bite you would expect of a fresh cigar.
Flavors now coming through loud and clear; fruit...apricots, prunes; also a pervasive creaminess under it all. Still getting hints of mint throughout. Most pleasant!
Last third: I can't get over the strength and clearly-defined character in a cigar that is nearly 100 years old. This is a flavor bomb, plain and simple!
Tobacco and coffee/cream flavors now coming through. A little nic buzz setting in - unreal! Still a lot of sweetness and fruit; a little grassiness now appearing...maybe more sweet grass, hay, like that. Like burning sage.
All in all, an unexpected experience. I had been prepared to have to search for any flavor at all given the age of this little Perfecto; I wouldn't have guessed that it would be this pleasurable a smoke.
Ima nub this baby now! Pictures here.
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