Perdomo 10th Anniversary

Champagne is a Connecticut‑shade cigar that reads like a softer, sweeter Connecticut but keeps its backbone. The wrapper is an Ecuadorian Connecticut with a pale, butterscotch tone from a bourbon barrel finishing step; the core is Cuban‑seed Nicaraguan binder and filler. Expect a silky, creamy mouthfeel early — cream and honey that give way to toasted cedar and roasted‑nut notes through the middle, finishing with a gentle black‑pepper whisper. Construction and draw are consistently steady, and the line’s box‑pressed and parejo vitolas come in a yellow/champagne cello with an orange‑gold band. It’s a Connecticut for smokers who want shade‑leaf silk without being left with a paper‑thin smoke.

This Maduro is the dark sibling in the 10th Anniversary set: a Cuban‑seed Nicaraguan puro with a Maduro wrapper that receives bourbon‑barrel finishing. The box‑pressed format thickens the smoke and gives a chewy mouthfeel; flavor opens on dark chocolate and espresso with a backbone of baking spice, earth and leather. As it develops expect transitions into nuttier, leathery notes and a lingering, espresso‑leaning finish. The combination of six‑year‑old tobaccos and barrel finishing pulls sweeter, dessert‑adjacent notes from the maduro leaf while keeping Perdomo’s dense construction and generous smoke output intact.

The Sun Grown in the 10th Anniversary family is a soft box‑pressed Nicaraguan puro that emphasizes an earthy backbone and a syrupy sweetness from brief bourbon‑barrel resting. Expect toasted cedar and robust earth notes early, a blanket of baking spice and black pepper on the retrohale, and recurring coffee/dark‑chocolate accents as the smoke progresses. The box press thickens mouthfeel and increases smoke output; the barrel finish adds a molasses‑like sweetness to the finish without masking the tobacco’s natural spice.