Another great shipment arrived at my door last week, and I am excited to review each of the cigars in this new shipment. The first that I will be tackling is the Perdomo Lot 23 Robusto.
The Perdomo Lot 23 cigar came to me from a sampler purchase made at Famous Smoke Shop that contained a variety of 10 single cigars. The prelight inspection shows a cigar with good color, and a uniformed feel that is consistent through the entire stick. The natural wrapper and Nicaraguan filler hint at a great smoke, and the 5 X 50 Robusto size are becoming common in my humidor.
The cigar lights well, and the burn remains fairly sharp throughout the smoke. The flavors are a bit uncertain at the start, but are strong in spice and wood. This evens out quickly with the wood flavor becoming more dominant, the spice fading well to the background, and a delicious sweetness caressing the pallet. As the second 3rd is consumed, notes of leather begin to appear, and a buttery smoothness blends into the smoke. The final 3rd continues these blended flavors, with the creamy smoothness never relenting.
This is a great daily smoke, and a delightful choice at anytime of the day.
I couldn't agree more! I even love the lesser Perdomos, as I call them. The Perdomo Fresco Maduro, esp. in the torpedo vitola. I hear they have a new "shorty" out in the Lot 23, a 60 ring size. Have you seen that one?
ReplyDeleteAh yes, the Gordito. A 4 1/2 X 60, offered in Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade, Natural, and Maduro wrappers. I have not smoked many of this tremendous ring size, but I will certainly be hitting this one for a future review.
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