Cigar: Perdomo Lot 23 maduro
Vitola: Toro 6x50
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Maduro
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Setting: 2:35 pm. Sun room, about 65 degrees out and breezy. Having an IBC rootbeer.
Pre-light: Wrapper is sort of a medium brown with medium sized veins. The leaf is pretty thick and the wrap is obvious. It has a nice large rounded cap making it easy to snip the top off with the Palio. The cigar has a pronounced hay smell to it. Pre-light draw was perfect.
First third: Cigar lit up easily and evenly after a bit of toasting. Flavors were somewhat grassy and woody with a strong tobacco flavor. Didn't pick up any spice or pepper. Creates a good amount of thick smoke. Aftertaste is light but pleasant. Burn throughout the first third is nigh on perfect. Ash is light gray and holding on firm with no flaking.
Second third: Burn started to get a bit wavy, but corrected itself pretty quickly. Grassy flavor went away and now just kind of woody and leathery. Still producing lots of good smoke. Ash seems to be getting less firm as I dropped ash on myself twice with less than an inch going.
Final third: Still producing lots of smoke. Body is on the fuller side of medium now. A tad bit of spice is kicking in as I get near the nub. Flavor is getting really nice and much more enjoyable now that it's about to end. Ash is really flaky.
Final thoughts: It was a pretty good smoke, but still tastes a bit fresh with a tad bit of harshness at the end. The construction on these is just about perfect, minus the rough looking wrapper. Never needed a relight or any touching up and the draw was perfect all the way through. I still have about ten of these left and I'm going to let them sit a couple months before trying another one. Don't know if I'll buy anymore unless I can get them really cheap. Just too many cigars in the same price range I like a bit better.
Liked it: yes
Buy again: Probably not, unless there's a good joecigar or cbid deal.
Recommend: Sure
Vitola: Toro 6x50
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Maduro
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Setting: 2:35 pm. Sun room, about 65 degrees out and breezy. Having an IBC rootbeer.
Pre-light: Wrapper is sort of a medium brown with medium sized veins. The leaf is pretty thick and the wrap is obvious. It has a nice large rounded cap making it easy to snip the top off with the Palio. The cigar has a pronounced hay smell to it. Pre-light draw was perfect.
First third: Cigar lit up easily and evenly after a bit of toasting. Flavors were somewhat grassy and woody with a strong tobacco flavor. Didn't pick up any spice or pepper. Creates a good amount of thick smoke. Aftertaste is light but pleasant. Burn throughout the first third is nigh on perfect. Ash is light gray and holding on firm with no flaking.
Second third: Burn started to get a bit wavy, but corrected itself pretty quickly. Grassy flavor went away and now just kind of woody and leathery. Still producing lots of good smoke. Ash seems to be getting less firm as I dropped ash on myself twice with less than an inch going.
Final third: Still producing lots of smoke. Body is on the fuller side of medium now. A tad bit of spice is kicking in as I get near the nub. Flavor is getting really nice and much more enjoyable now that it's about to end. Ash is really flaky.
Final thoughts: It was a pretty good smoke, but still tastes a bit fresh with a tad bit of harshness at the end. The construction on these is just about perfect, minus the rough looking wrapper. Never needed a relight or any touching up and the draw was perfect all the way through. I still have about ten of these left and I'm going to let them sit a couple months before trying another one. Don't know if I'll buy anymore unless I can get them really cheap. Just too many cigars in the same price range I like a bit better.
Liked it: yes
Buy again: Probably not, unless there's a good joecigar or cbid deal.
Recommend: Sure
