Review # 1,002 - Perdomo Grand Cru Maduro Robusto

Smoke Date: 2-2-13

2.5 years old; $3.50; Rating 3.9 out of 5 

Nicaraguan Maduro Wrapper; Nicaraguan Binder & Filler Construction - Dark oily lumpy 

Pre-light aroma was honey 

Pre-light draw was honey hay 

Drink - Coffee

1/3 - Very Good -Sweet dark chocolate Maduro ; Dark chocolate peppery RH; firm draw & peppery aroma. Uneven burn requires constant touch ups.

2/3 -  Very Good To Great - Similar flavors with a little more floral. A little plugged - spiked it and it opened up.  Sweetness on the RH has picked up considerably. Burn issues remain. Seems to be burning fast, but actually burning off wrapper with torch trying to keep it under control.  Very weak flaky ash.  An ugly but tasty stick.

3/3 - Very Good to Fair - Flavors still good but still getting plugged. The burn / plug issues keeping the score down.

Dark chocolate floral finish

Easy band removal

Buy Again? Yes - if I can find this older blend.

Future Aging? None

Previous stick at 4.4  Burn issues not flavor dragged this one down 

Smoke Time 1 hr. 15 min.

Happy Smoking

Don Ricardo