Comments on: Perdomo Grand Cru Connecticut http://nicetightash.com/perdomo-grand-cru-connecticut/ Nothing beats a nice tight ash! Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:24:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ernie http://nicetightash.com/perdomo-grand-cru-connecticut/comment-page-1/#comment-1848 Ernie Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:24:58 +0000 http://nicetightash.com/?p=1641#comment-1848 The stick I had was seriously spicy in the first third...exactly what I had come to expect from the grand cru corojos. Now, I understand that its a connecticut, so I expected it to cream out a bit after the first couple of inches but the cigar got really kind of bland, which I totally would have been fine with being that this was billed as a more mild cigar, but I also started to get real bitter notes all the way through. For me, I'll take the good with the bad, if its a strong cigar with a lot of flavor but some bitterness (as ive come to expect of the LFD double ligero in the larger sizes, or the Camacho trip maduros) i'm okay with that. If its a stick that's billed as being really smooth and balanced but not so much on the flavor, sometimes that's okay too (the Alec Bradley havana sun grown, for instance, or the Hoyo Excalibur natural #1). But this stick really didn't meet the standard that I had come to expect from the Grand cru line. For shame, Nick Perdomo, for shame. ...Funny enough, one of the things that I found to be really good on this cigar was the draw. I've never had a problem with the draw on any of the grand crus, from the churchill to the torpedos in any of the wrappers, when I mentioned this to the regional Perdomo rep at the last peromo event I attended, he said that this was because a few years agao Perdomo almost went under due to draw/construction issues (the cuban parejo is a great example of that) and so now all their cigars get draw tested before they leave the factory. Very strange that you had draw issues on this stick. The stick I had was seriously spicy in the first third…exactly what I had come to expect from the grand cru corojos. Now, I understand that its a connecticut, so I expected it to cream out a bit after the first couple of inches but the cigar got really kind of bland, which I totally would have been fine with being that this was billed as a more mild cigar, but I also started to get real bitter notes all the way through. For me, I’ll take the good with the bad, if its a strong cigar with a lot of flavor but some bitterness (as ive come to expect of the LFD double ligero in the larger sizes, or the Camacho trip maduros) i’m okay with that. If its a stick that’s billed as being really smooth and balanced but not so much on the flavor, sometimes that’s okay too (the Alec Bradley havana sun grown, for instance, or the Hoyo Excalibur natural #1). But this stick really didn’t meet the standard that I had come to expect from the Grand cru line.

For shame, Nick Perdomo, for shame.

…Funny enough, one of the things that I found to be really good on this cigar was the draw. I’ve never had a problem with the draw on any of the grand crus, from the churchill to the torpedos in any of the wrappers, when I mentioned this to the regional Perdomo rep at the last peromo event I attended, he said that this was because a few years agao Perdomo almost went under due to draw/construction issues (the cuban parejo is a great example of that) and so now all their cigars get draw tested before they leave the factory. Very strange that you had draw issues on this stick.

]]> By: Ben http://nicetightash.com/perdomo-grand-cru-connecticut/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 Ben Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:22:39 +0000 http://nicetightash.com/?p=1641#comment-1147 Mike, I think your right. The cigar seemed.....rough, for a lack of a better word. I think aging it a little would add to it tremendously. Mike,

I think your right. The cigar seemed…..rough, for a lack of a better word. I think aging it a little would add to it tremendously.

]]> By: Mike - KnightRid http://nicetightash.com/perdomo-grand-cru-connecticut/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 Mike - KnightRid Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:27:07 +0000 http://nicetightash.com/?p=1641#comment-1145 Nice review - kind of disappointed as I was having high hopes for this one :( It does not sound like it would be a good morning cigar with that last third being killer! I will try a couple to see for myself but I am not looking forward to the last third. Mike Maybe they need more "rest" time in the humi? Nice review – kind of disappointed as I was having high hopes for this one :( It does not sound like it would be a good morning cigar with that last third being killer!

I will try a couple to see for myself but I am not looking forward to the last third.

Mike

Maybe they need more “rest” time in the humi?

]]> By: Luke - AspiringGentleman http://nicetightash.com/perdomo-grand-cru-connecticut/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 Luke - AspiringGentleman Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:14:41 +0000 http://nicetightash.com/?p=1641#comment-1144 Great review. Awesome pic of cigar/lighter/cutter. Gotta love Palio cutters! Great review. Awesome pic of cigar/lighter/cutter. Gotta love Palio cutters!

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