SuperKrishna
Guyanese Member
Brand: Perdomo
Line: Perdomo Squared Limited Edition 2008
Vitola: 5 x 50
Origin: Nicaraguan
Wrapper: Maduro
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaragua
Body: Full
Strength: Medium/Full
Price: $3 on Famous was gifted to me.
Description: Firm and clean wrapper. Smooth a bit soft in the middle and at the shoulder. Cut with my Xikar MTX. There was only a single cap. Barely cutting the end off and the remaining cap fell right off leaving only wrapper.
Burn: Draw was easy. Smoke was moderate to full and felt acrid because it burned the eyes. Burn was fairly straight with no touchup.
Verdict: There was a bit woody, maybe oak with a bit of a chalky mouth feel. Retrohale was spice. This is an ok/good cigar but not one I'd go out and buy. If I had another, I'd probably smoke it.
About Perdomo from The Cigar Nut
Since I was corrected from the start, this is not a Perdomo 2 but rather the Perdomo Squared, perhaps due to the box pressing of the cigars or just a catchy addition to a famous and longstanding name. I personally had never tried a Perdomo before these so before I actually sat down and started smoking a few for a review I thought it was only proper to do some digging and find out who these people are and what brought them to the cigar industry. It never ceases to amaze me at the depth of these peoples history, what chance occurrences brought them to be the individuals we know today.
As with all things, its best to start at the beginning In this case, Silvio Perdomo, who was a man born in San Jose de las Lajas, Cuba ended up using his last name and his earned skills through life to create one of the more well known and respected manufacturing names within the cigar world. He worked his way up through the ranks beginning with the Cuesta y Cia factory, moving to the H. Upmann for almost 9 years and finally worked with the company Partagas in Cuba until 1959 or so. Silvios son, Nick Perdomo Sr. followed after his fathers footsteps starting at the Marin and Trujillo factory, earning education, skills and a large amount of respect, he was able to join his father working at the Partagas factory.
One may think that this was the golden days of their lives, money was coming in, the family was being more than supported and growing and to top it off, they more than enjoyed their daily jobs. Unfortunately this could not be further from the truth, for as many Cubans, Silvio was against the New Cuba that Castro was trying to impose on the civilians. He was arrested, at his own home, which lead to a quick trial forcing Silvio into incarceration at Isle of Pines prison which from the information I have gathered was one of the worst, if not the worst, prison in all of Cuba. This was the first domino to fall that threw this family into a tailspin that could not even be summarized within a full book or movie.
Nick Perdomo Sr. has political views very similar to his father which may have lead to his near fatal, but definitely critical attack. Nick reports that although he was not personally involved with the former president of Cuba, he was intrigued by the new cigar styles and shapes that the Perdomo family was creating. Nick was quoted saying Batista didnt smoke cigars but, because its one of Cubas main exports, he was very interested in what my father and I were doing with the different cigar shapes and styles we were experimenting with. He continued The communists mustve thought I was a close friend of Batista. Ive still got two bullets inside of me to prove it.
Line: Perdomo Squared Limited Edition 2008
Vitola: 5 x 50
Origin: Nicaraguan
Wrapper: Maduro
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaragua
Body: Full
Strength: Medium/Full
Price: $3 on Famous was gifted to me.
Description: Firm and clean wrapper. Smooth a bit soft in the middle and at the shoulder. Cut with my Xikar MTX. There was only a single cap. Barely cutting the end off and the remaining cap fell right off leaving only wrapper.
Burn: Draw was easy. Smoke was moderate to full and felt acrid because it burned the eyes. Burn was fairly straight with no touchup.
Verdict: There was a bit woody, maybe oak with a bit of a chalky mouth feel. Retrohale was spice. This is an ok/good cigar but not one I'd go out and buy. If I had another, I'd probably smoke it.
About Perdomo from The Cigar Nut
Since I was corrected from the start, this is not a Perdomo 2 but rather the Perdomo Squared, perhaps due to the box pressing of the cigars or just a catchy addition to a famous and longstanding name. I personally had never tried a Perdomo before these so before I actually sat down and started smoking a few for a review I thought it was only proper to do some digging and find out who these people are and what brought them to the cigar industry. It never ceases to amaze me at the depth of these peoples history, what chance occurrences brought them to be the individuals we know today.
As with all things, its best to start at the beginning In this case, Silvio Perdomo, who was a man born in San Jose de las Lajas, Cuba ended up using his last name and his earned skills through life to create one of the more well known and respected manufacturing names within the cigar world. He worked his way up through the ranks beginning with the Cuesta y Cia factory, moving to the H. Upmann for almost 9 years and finally worked with the company Partagas in Cuba until 1959 or so. Silvios son, Nick Perdomo Sr. followed after his fathers footsteps starting at the Marin and Trujillo factory, earning education, skills and a large amount of respect, he was able to join his father working at the Partagas factory.
One may think that this was the golden days of their lives, money was coming in, the family was being more than supported and growing and to top it off, they more than enjoyed their daily jobs. Unfortunately this could not be further from the truth, for as many Cubans, Silvio was against the New Cuba that Castro was trying to impose on the civilians. He was arrested, at his own home, which lead to a quick trial forcing Silvio into incarceration at Isle of Pines prison which from the information I have gathered was one of the worst, if not the worst, prison in all of Cuba. This was the first domino to fall that threw this family into a tailspin that could not even be summarized within a full book or movie.
Nick Perdomo Sr. has political views very similar to his father which may have lead to his near fatal, but definitely critical attack. Nick reports that although he was not personally involved with the former president of Cuba, he was intrigued by the new cigar styles and shapes that the Perdomo family was creating. Nick was quoted saying Batista didnt smoke cigars but, because its one of Cubas main exports, he was very interested in what my father and I were doing with the different cigar shapes and styles we were experimenting with. He continued The communists mustve thought I was a close friend of Batista. Ive still got two bullets inside of me to prove it.
