Recently I bought a 5er of Epernays from Tim (Podman28) and was also bombed with some by Brian (itallushrt). I was also hit by my Uncle Richard with a sampler of Perdomo's Collected Works. The Perdomo sampler included the Perdomo 10th Anniversary "Champagne".
I loved the Epernays so much, I figured "Hey maybe this Champagne will kick ass too!"
Wrong.
Lets touch on some highlights from the Epernay. The Epernay had notes of nuts, vanilla, honey, a little earth and grass with some nice pepper and a little cedar to add some zing! It never got harsh. It built up in strength slightly towards the end but remained smooth and flavorful. Maybe it's in my head because it's called "Epernay". But, have you seen the movie Children of Men when the guy has the other guy smoke strawberry cough weed. And the guy tells the other guy to cough and tastes strawberries. Well when I coughed a little during the Epernay, I swear I tasted white grapes. Yeah, it sounds crazy to me too.
Now I wish I could really dig and write some sort of a review for the Perdomo. But I really can't. I got halfway through the stick before I said ENOUGH! This thing was horrible. During my prelight draw I got a lil "mustiness". I have heard Davidoffs referred to as musty and I pray that please do not let this be the same flavor as I experienced. When I fired it up I was welcomed by a "funk". This thing...and to steal from my Brother D Quintero, had a funk like raunchy poontang. But maybe it was just the initial puffs. Nope. At the halfway mark I nailed down its flavor profile. Burning crackwhore pubes mixed with sh!t covered duck feathers. God this was horrible.
I know a proper review should not be done on just one stick. But there will never be another one. Not even sure about any Perdomos right now. I wish I could get my Uncle his money back!
On a positive note, it got me thinking. Chicken before the egg. Or vice versa. Does a cigar maker decide to make a cigar that will embody a certain style or do they make something and find a clever story for it after the fact?
In the case of the Epernay, it seems obvious to me from my experience and from reading other reviews, Dion set out to make a cigar that would pair well with champagne and nailed it. Well done Dion.
In the case of Perdomo I have to believe they had a product and had to find some way of justifying its existence. So the geniuses in their marketing dept. came up with Champagne. Shame on you Perdomo!
Now, I'm sure some Brothers love this cigar so I apologize for any offense. I'm sure Nick Perdomo is a scholar and a gentleman; he just won't get me to smoke one of these ever again.
How do I get this flavor out of my mouth?
I loved the Epernays so much, I figured "Hey maybe this Champagne will kick ass too!"
Wrong.
Lets touch on some highlights from the Epernay. The Epernay had notes of nuts, vanilla, honey, a little earth and grass with some nice pepper and a little cedar to add some zing! It never got harsh. It built up in strength slightly towards the end but remained smooth and flavorful. Maybe it's in my head because it's called "Epernay". But, have you seen the movie Children of Men when the guy has the other guy smoke strawberry cough weed. And the guy tells the other guy to cough and tastes strawberries. Well when I coughed a little during the Epernay, I swear I tasted white grapes. Yeah, it sounds crazy to me too.
Now I wish I could really dig and write some sort of a review for the Perdomo. But I really can't. I got halfway through the stick before I said ENOUGH! This thing was horrible. During my prelight draw I got a lil "mustiness". I have heard Davidoffs referred to as musty and I pray that please do not let this be the same flavor as I experienced. When I fired it up I was welcomed by a "funk". This thing...and to steal from my Brother D Quintero, had a funk like raunchy poontang. But maybe it was just the initial puffs. Nope. At the halfway mark I nailed down its flavor profile. Burning crackwhore pubes mixed with sh!t covered duck feathers. God this was horrible.
I know a proper review should not be done on just one stick. But there will never be another one. Not even sure about any Perdomos right now. I wish I could get my Uncle his money back!
On a positive note, it got me thinking. Chicken before the egg. Or vice versa. Does a cigar maker decide to make a cigar that will embody a certain style or do they make something and find a clever story for it after the fact?
In the case of the Epernay, it seems obvious to me from my experience and from reading other reviews, Dion set out to make a cigar that would pair well with champagne and nailed it. Well done Dion.
In the case of Perdomo I have to believe they had a product and had to find some way of justifying its existence. So the geniuses in their marketing dept. came up with Champagne. Shame on you Perdomo!
Now, I'm sure some Brothers love this cigar so I apologize for any offense. I'm sure Nick Perdomo is a scholar and a gentleman; he just won't get me to smoke one of these ever again.
How do I get this flavor out of my mouth?
