woops
09-14-2007, 11:01 PM
Cigar: Perdomo Reserve Sun Grown (White Label)
Size: “E” (6x54)
Smoke time: 1 ½ hours
I received this cigar as a gift about three months ago. It came in frosted white cello. I believe that Nick Perdomo has since changed all of the colored cellos, from the La Tradicion Reserve line, to clear, with the one exception of the Champagne series. I bring this up because the cello clearly had signs of age. Not sure how old it was. It has only been in my humidor for a little over three months.
The construction looked flawless. You could tell that the cigar had a little age to it and the wrapper had a very silky feel to it. As I removed it from the package and took a whiff of the wrapper, I noticed a familiar smell. I couldn’t place it at first, so I took a few extra minutes before lighting it. Then it hit me. You remember those old fashion “Reception Sticks” or candy sticks? A thin tube shaped candy (hard mint candy was its core) covered about ¾ in chocolate, with the top exposed? Came in mint green, yellow, red? Anyhow, IF you do ….. it smelled just like the mint green chocolate stick. If you don’t know what I am talking of then I’ll say it this way …. the initial pre light aroma was minty!
First Third:
First thing I noticed upon lighting was the loose draw. I was getting ready to take a good sized puff and thought that I might have inhaled the entire stick, had I not had a good grip on it. It did produce a lot of white smoke. More than I have experienced to date, with a large amount of resting smoke. The flavor was very subtle. I had to give it time after each initial puff to try and find the taste. I’ll call it a subtle, woody flavor … just a hint of it ... with a nice aroma. The ash had two different properties. The core was white and solid, but outside of the core it was extremely flaky with a dirty gray appearance. Surprisingly it held on for a little over an inch and a quarter, even with large sections of the outer ash breaking apart. After the first ash dropped, I noticed the cone was off center and closer to the edge than normal. The burn was a little off at the beginning and, by the end of this third, there was a half inch differential.
Second Third:
It’s been a smooth smoke so far. The subtle woody flavor continued until the halfway mark of this third. At this point the woody flavor was more pronounced, with a lingering finish. Still, the biggest eyesore of this cigar is the ash. Oh well, there’s no flavor in the ash anyhow. Burn is still off by half an inch. Aroma continues to be pleasant.
Final Third:
Just as soon as the cigar took on the more pronounced flavor, it fell back into the subtle flavor. This however, was short lived. As the stronger flavor hit back and lasted until the end. It wasn’t overpowering, just not the taste that my palette prefers. At no time was it harsh or bitter. I would consider it a very smooth smoke. The burn did even out this third and corrected by itself. The ash never improved, but relights or touch ups were not required either.
Once again, no numerical rating. This was a good smoke with an “on again, off again” flavor. Not sure that I will keep any extra in my humidor, as I prefer the RP Sun Grown, but I would smoke one if offered.
Size: “E” (6x54)
Smoke time: 1 ½ hours
I received this cigar as a gift about three months ago. It came in frosted white cello. I believe that Nick Perdomo has since changed all of the colored cellos, from the La Tradicion Reserve line, to clear, with the one exception of the Champagne series. I bring this up because the cello clearly had signs of age. Not sure how old it was. It has only been in my humidor for a little over three months.
The construction looked flawless. You could tell that the cigar had a little age to it and the wrapper had a very silky feel to it. As I removed it from the package and took a whiff of the wrapper, I noticed a familiar smell. I couldn’t place it at first, so I took a few extra minutes before lighting it. Then it hit me. You remember those old fashion “Reception Sticks” or candy sticks? A thin tube shaped candy (hard mint candy was its core) covered about ¾ in chocolate, with the top exposed? Came in mint green, yellow, red? Anyhow, IF you do ….. it smelled just like the mint green chocolate stick. If you don’t know what I am talking of then I’ll say it this way …. the initial pre light aroma was minty!
First Third:
First thing I noticed upon lighting was the loose draw. I was getting ready to take a good sized puff and thought that I might have inhaled the entire stick, had I not had a good grip on it. It did produce a lot of white smoke. More than I have experienced to date, with a large amount of resting smoke. The flavor was very subtle. I had to give it time after each initial puff to try and find the taste. I’ll call it a subtle, woody flavor … just a hint of it ... with a nice aroma. The ash had two different properties. The core was white and solid, but outside of the core it was extremely flaky with a dirty gray appearance. Surprisingly it held on for a little over an inch and a quarter, even with large sections of the outer ash breaking apart. After the first ash dropped, I noticed the cone was off center and closer to the edge than normal. The burn was a little off at the beginning and, by the end of this third, there was a half inch differential.
Second Third:
It’s been a smooth smoke so far. The subtle woody flavor continued until the halfway mark of this third. At this point the woody flavor was more pronounced, with a lingering finish. Still, the biggest eyesore of this cigar is the ash. Oh well, there’s no flavor in the ash anyhow. Burn is still off by half an inch. Aroma continues to be pleasant.
Final Third:
Just as soon as the cigar took on the more pronounced flavor, it fell back into the subtle flavor. This however, was short lived. As the stronger flavor hit back and lasted until the end. It wasn’t overpowering, just not the taste that my palette prefers. At no time was it harsh or bitter. I would consider it a very smooth smoke. The burn did even out this third and corrected by itself. The ash never improved, but relights or touch ups were not required either.
Once again, no numerical rating. This was a good smoke with an “on again, off again” flavor. Not sure that I will keep any extra in my humidor, as I prefer the RP Sun Grown, but I would smoke one if offered.