puffnstuff
altruistic pervert
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I decided to treat myself to my first experience with a Perdomo Edicion De Silvio this afternoon, and with the size of this DC, it ended lasting into the early evening.
I brewed up a (big) cup of green tea (which I added my new favorite concoction to; a tablespoon of honey, a few drops of pure vanilla, and a teaspoon of hazlenut syrup), and grabbed my cutter, my lighter, and headed out to the garage for a 2 hour+ session of loveliness.
The smell of the unlit cigar was really pleasant. There was a hint of a slightly bitter smell which is really hard for me to describe other than it reminded me of the way beer sometimes smelled to me when I was a little kid…and that’s a good thing!
Lately I’ve been clipping the caps of my smokes instead of punching them, mostly due to the fact that I’ve gotten used to the looser draw of Padrons, which is the brand that I seem to smoke the most of, so it allows for maximum flow on cigars that might otherwise seem tight to draw for me. Well, taking a few draws on the unlit cigar proved that the draw was absolutely perfect, and I could actually taste a bit of that hard-to-pinpoint bitter-but-wonderful aroma.
I set the flame of my torch lighter to the foot, until it was glowing red before I took my first draw, and the smoke coming off of it smelled unbelievable. Definitely unique, and even harder for me to describe than the unlit aroma; a wonderfully warm pungency that made me glad I had my tea to be it’s companion (or counterpart?).
The first few draws were pretty mild, but right off the bat the flavor that jumped out into the forefront to my taste buds was that of cloves.
The clove flavor stayed on for pretty much the entire smoke, but about 1/3 the way through, it became more of a medium bodied smoke, and some creaminess, nuttiness, and even more spices (allspice and/or maybe nutmeg) became prominent. I can’t say whether the hazelnut syrup in my tea had a hand in the nuttiness I was tasting in the smoke, but it was delicious. By about this time, I knew I was smoking a cigar that I’d have to get more of.
Smoked it ‘til there was about an inch and a half left, and it never became harsh or dull, and it only needed one minor touch-up when the burn became slightly uneven.
The finish I was left with (and am still enjoying as I type this), was a combination of everything I tasted and smelled plus, strangely, the flavor of cola. Go figure!
Anyway, I’m definitely looking forward to trying out the other vitolas in this line.
With my relative inexperience in cigar smoking (and moreso in reviewing!) in mind, I’d rate this cigar a solid 92.
...and I wonder what some age would do for these things!
I brewed up a (big) cup of green tea (which I added my new favorite concoction to; a tablespoon of honey, a few drops of pure vanilla, and a teaspoon of hazlenut syrup), and grabbed my cutter, my lighter, and headed out to the garage for a 2 hour+ session of loveliness.
The smell of the unlit cigar was really pleasant. There was a hint of a slightly bitter smell which is really hard for me to describe other than it reminded me of the way beer sometimes smelled to me when I was a little kid…and that’s a good thing!
Lately I’ve been clipping the caps of my smokes instead of punching them, mostly due to the fact that I’ve gotten used to the looser draw of Padrons, which is the brand that I seem to smoke the most of, so it allows for maximum flow on cigars that might otherwise seem tight to draw for me. Well, taking a few draws on the unlit cigar proved that the draw was absolutely perfect, and I could actually taste a bit of that hard-to-pinpoint bitter-but-wonderful aroma.
I set the flame of my torch lighter to the foot, until it was glowing red before I took my first draw, and the smoke coming off of it smelled unbelievable. Definitely unique, and even harder for me to describe than the unlit aroma; a wonderfully warm pungency that made me glad I had my tea to be it’s companion (or counterpart?).
The first few draws were pretty mild, but right off the bat the flavor that jumped out into the forefront to my taste buds was that of cloves.
The clove flavor stayed on for pretty much the entire smoke, but about 1/3 the way through, it became more of a medium bodied smoke, and some creaminess, nuttiness, and even more spices (allspice and/or maybe nutmeg) became prominent. I can’t say whether the hazelnut syrup in my tea had a hand in the nuttiness I was tasting in the smoke, but it was delicious. By about this time, I knew I was smoking a cigar that I’d have to get more of.
Smoked it ‘til there was about an inch and a half left, and it never became harsh or dull, and it only needed one minor touch-up when the burn became slightly uneven.
The finish I was left with (and am still enjoying as I type this), was a combination of everything I tasted and smelled plus, strangely, the flavor of cola. Go figure!
Anyway, I’m definitely looking forward to trying out the other vitolas in this line.
With my relative inexperience in cigar smoking (and moreso in reviewing!) in mind, I’d rate this cigar a solid 92.
...and I wonder what some age would do for these things!
