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Tonight I decided to try an "Inmenso" by Perdomo. I was gifted this cigar by insight, ( thank you again
for your generosity still have you in my coordinates) I thought I should do my first review ever,
with a smoke from my first "Bomb". I had/have other smokes from that package I could have chosen, I just
chose this because of it's ..........Uniqueness. I purposefully did not search for a review of this cigar.
This cigar has been stored at 60% +/- since I received it on 1/24/07. It had shrunk, and I believe it
had become less dark since I first saw it. It is 5"x 62 ring gauge, Ecuador Maduro wrapper with
Nicaraguan and Honduran fillers. It is a well made ,firm cigar that I probably would not smoke in
public, unless my company was cigar literate ( my wife saw this thing and made comments that would
embarrass a____________fill in the blank.)
The temperature was about 58 degrees, a slight breeze (I have to smoke in the "dog run"...we have no dogs) I selected a very fresh
Michelob Amber Bock, and, just to be sure I had the palate cleansing covered, a backup of Coors light.
I chose to use a punch cutter to aerate this particular smoke, mostly because I could see that my
"deluxe" double blade Savoy was going to be too small to encircle the huge girth of the Inmenso. In hind
sight, a notch cutter would have been the way to go. The prelight draw was loose, with light tobacco and
"hayloft" flavors. After considerable Time toasting the huge foot, the initial taste was mellow spice
and straight tobacco with a lot of smoke and a dry finish. The draw was very loose as suggested by the
prelight. the aroma from the Inmenso was pleasant, but not what I would expect my wife to give a "that
one smells nice". I was surprised to not have the usual Maduro flavors of chocolate and sweet coffee. I
was reminded of a Toraño 1916 Churchhill.
1" in the Inmenso has has settled to a mild profile with a vegetal tone, I had a taste of popcorn briefly. The spice has faded and the smoke
volume has lessened considerably. The burn is less than razer sharp, but this thing is huge, so I am going to let it correct
itself.
Half way in, the Inmenso has settled in as a mild, pleasant cigar with tastes of milky caramel
and flare ups of green pepper. The burn continues to be uneven centered on what seemed a minor vein.
As I had feared, the punch cut on this large ring gauge is starting to tar up.
Half way through, and the Inmenso is picking up a spiciness again, an oily feel to it now. I torched the runner, It was driving me
nuts. the final third of the Inmenso definitely reminds me of the last third of a Cameroon "Short
Story" or a Toraño 1916.
All in all, a very pleasant smoke that I would smoke again, and might have to
get a fiver to keep on tap.
for your generosity still have you in my coordinates) I thought I should do my first review ever,
with a smoke from my first "Bomb". I had/have other smokes from that package I could have chosen, I just
chose this because of it's ..........Uniqueness. I purposefully did not search for a review of this cigar.
This cigar has been stored at 60% +/- since I received it on 1/24/07. It had shrunk, and I believe it
had become less dark since I first saw it. It is 5"x 62 ring gauge, Ecuador Maduro wrapper with
Nicaraguan and Honduran fillers. It is a well made ,firm cigar that I probably would not smoke in
public, unless my company was cigar literate ( my wife saw this thing and made comments that would
embarrass a____________fill in the blank.)
The temperature was about 58 degrees, a slight breeze (I have to smoke in the "dog run"...we have no dogs) I selected a very fresh
Michelob Amber Bock, and, just to be sure I had the palate cleansing covered, a backup of Coors light.
I chose to use a punch cutter to aerate this particular smoke, mostly because I could see that my
"deluxe" double blade Savoy was going to be too small to encircle the huge girth of the Inmenso. In hind
sight, a notch cutter would have been the way to go. The prelight draw was loose, with light tobacco and
"hayloft" flavors. After considerable Time toasting the huge foot, the initial taste was mellow spice
and straight tobacco with a lot of smoke and a dry finish. The draw was very loose as suggested by the
prelight. the aroma from the Inmenso was pleasant, but not what I would expect my wife to give a "that
one smells nice". I was surprised to not have the usual Maduro flavors of chocolate and sweet coffee. I
was reminded of a Toraño 1916 Churchhill.
1" in the Inmenso has has settled to a mild profile with a vegetal tone, I had a taste of popcorn briefly. The spice has faded and the smoke
volume has lessened considerably. The burn is less than razer sharp, but this thing is huge, so I am going to let it correct
itself.
Half way in, the Inmenso has settled in as a mild, pleasant cigar with tastes of milky caramel
and flare ups of green pepper. The burn continues to be uneven centered on what seemed a minor vein.
As I had feared, the punch cut on this large ring gauge is starting to tar up.
Half way through, and the Inmenso is picking up a spiciness again, an oily feel to it now. I torched the runner, It was driving me
nuts. the final third of the Inmenso definitely reminds me of the last third of a Cameroon "Short
Story" or a Toraño 1916.
All in all, a very pleasant smoke that I would smoke again, and might have to
get a fiver to keep on tap.
