Perdomo Champagne 'C'

This champagne won't go to your head the way you might expect a Perdomo to. The Perdomo Champagne is a bit of a departure from the Perdomo status quo of producing big-bodied cigars with full-throttle strength. This is not to say that this mellowed version is lacking in flavor or complexity. Quite the contrary, we found the flavors to run deep, flavorfully speaking, with smooth and creamy nuances that intermingle between notes of honey-like sweetness. Of course, the draw is superb and the smoke aromatic and pleasing. Double-aged Cuban-seed Nicaraguan tobaccos comprise the all long-leaf filler blend, all wrapped beneath an oily, triple-fermented, 6 year-aged Connecticut shade wrapper. That's right, 6 years. This wrapper might be older than your kids, and perhaps a bit better behaved. Expect a trouble free smoke from this Nicaraguan beauty. An eventful cigar, evolving from mellow to rich, developing some complexity, one panel member picked up slight hints of butterscotch (we're not sure that he wasn't just influenced by the tinted cellophane that looks just like the wrapper you find on those good 'ol butterscotch candies your grandma always had on hand.) If you like flavored coffees, this stogie offers itself up as a good starter smoke in the morning with the sweetened coffee of your choice (we suggest hazelnut or vanilla infusions—or why not, butterscotch if you can find it!)