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5" 54g
I like Perdomo, like, really like Perdomo. If you're a CC smoker, your Cohibas are probably 'the best' right? Highly acclaimed smokes, would only smoke them on a special occassion, or when the situation permits? Certainly not an everyday smoke (Unless you're stinkin rich). Well I love NC's, and Perdomo are my Cohibas, well probably not. I've not tried EVERY NC brand so I can't give it that title, but definately a well acclaimed smoke in my book. Perhaps a good solid brand like H.Upmann? Yeah that sounds good.
I respect Perdomo as a brand, they're really consistent and ooze of quality. see; Oliva.
This particular smoke, the 10th anniversary, came in a Orange cellophane wrapper, quite eye catching. The band does a good job of making it look ornate, and the conneticut shade wrapper just compliments it. Look at the picture, it just looks damn fine.
I lit it up and off I went, big pleasant smoke clouds and easy draw, just what Dr Stogieson ordered. I puffed and puffed and found some cute little flavors. I got a cereal-esque tone most of the way through. Normally conneticuts are my go to cigars, as they're easy going , light and creamy. Well this smoke certainly was, but it was doing alot of extra work. It felt like I was smoking something more than a conneticut. It was hard to explain, it was like it had a spell on me. Maybe I am bigging it up a bit too much there but it definately was nice.
The burn was exceptional, this refused to NOT burn equally. It got to a point where I tried to make it burn unevenly, and it always corrected itself, it was like it had a hive mind? Not that i'm complaining, I wish every bloody cigar did that. But this gave a fight, and fought a good fight.
A nice pleasant ash, characteristic of a good quality NC smoke I've found. Brilliant white and solid, how it should be.
Other than interesting flavors throughout and I little more complexity than your normaly conneticut shade, I have nothing more to offer. It was good, it drew well, tasted well and smelt well. What more could you want from your cigar? For it to automatically fix itself if the burn got uneven? Well now that's just asking too much.
8/10 - Well behaved, Good draw, Appetising appearance, Cool cellophane presentation, Perdomo rocks my socks. Everything I wanted!
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