Here is my thoughts on these. I had wanted to try these for some time. Last year, about this time, I visited Perdomos in Miami Lakes. I priced the box but decided to hold off. An hour later I was at Mike's in Bal Harbour and noticed the same box of 50 for much less so I picked it up. My impressions are this:
The cigars smoked well and were constructed well with no burn or cutting problems. They certainly look good. The taste, on the other hand, was what gave Nicaraguan tobacco a bad reputation. These cigars are harsh and bitter. Any subtly of flavor was lost in the harshness. I have smoked my way through about 30 of these and have been handing out the rest as I just gave up on them. They are what they are; cheap cigars in all meaning of that phrase. I will not buy any more and would not recommend their purchase to others. If I judged all Nicaraguan tobacco on these cigars, and other cheap nasties that I have been duped into buying from Perdomo, I would have a real bad attitude towards this countries ability to produce fine quality tobacco. On the other hand Padron does wonders with tobacco from the same land so I reckon any broad judgment must be reserved.
The cigars smoked well and were constructed well with no burn or cutting problems. They certainly look good. The taste, on the other hand, was what gave Nicaraguan tobacco a bad reputation. These cigars are harsh and bitter. Any subtly of flavor was lost in the harshness. I have smoked my way through about 30 of these and have been handing out the rest as I just gave up on them. They are what they are; cheap cigars in all meaning of that phrase. I will not buy any more and would not recommend their purchase to others. If I judged all Nicaraguan tobacco on these cigars, and other cheap nasties that I have been duped into buying from Perdomo, I would have a real bad attitude towards this countries ability to produce fine quality tobacco. On the other hand Padron does wonders with tobacco from the same land so I reckon any broad judgment must be reserved.