This 5 x 52 Perdomo Habano with the Nicaraguan binder and filler has a dark Corojo wrapper with quite a lot of veins. The construction feels good; I could not detect any soft spots. The cigar band is quite big for a cigar this size and the foot is protected by another small band which says “Corojo”. The cigar is packed in cellophane. Once released from the cellophane I could smell a barnyard odor coming from the cigar. When I cut the cigar with my palio, the wrapper cracked. Fortunately I could still smoke the cigar without having to deal with sucking in false air. The predraw was just fine and left me with a flavor of raisin on the lips.

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Lighting this cigar with my blazer torch was quite hard, harder than most cigars. The first puffs leave a slightly bitter coffee flavor on my palate and just after a few puffs I could taste some light pepper too. After half an inch the coffee fades away, but the bitterness stays combined with some wood. The bitterness fades away slowly and I could also discover some chocolate.

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took this pic because I got a few remarks from people that they would recognize my hands by now, and wondered what I looked like

The coffee makes a comeback at about a third of the cigar until I reach the middle of the cigar. There I noticed that the flavors grew stronger and the smoke gets a bit thicker. The coffee disappears again and the woody flavors are back. The structure of the smoke is a bit creamy. The last third brings me some chocolate as an extra flavor next to the wood, and close to the turning point there is some noticeable black pepper too.

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The burn was straight as an arrow in the first part, but then it got pretty crooked to the point where I had to correct. The smoke was medium to thin in the beginning but became fuller towards the end. At the 2/3rd point the wrapper cracked completely open. I consider this a mild to medium bodied cigar with a mild to medium strong flavor palate.

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Would I buy this cigar again? No, I did like the last part of the cigar, but the road to the good part goes through too much harshness to make this a recurring smoke.

Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Appearance: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 6 / 10
Burn: 6 / 10
Aroma (first part) 5 / 10
Aroma (middle part) 6 / 10
Aroma (last part) 7 / 10
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thanks for the review. I have had very similar experiences with this cigar.
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Excellent review, Sir. Thank you for taking the time to present this.
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i deff. enjoy the maduro more than the Corojo. give it a whirl my friend you might be surprised!
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I just reviewed this cigar today for Tom. I had the EXACT same problem with the cigar. I found the flavor near the end to be good, but it really wasn't worth fighting a flaking wrapper.
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I am happy to read this, not because you guys had problems too, but to read that I wasn't the only one with the problems so it wasn't my fault.
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Yeah, I thought the same thing when I read your review. I was a little worried that it may of been something I did. I was thinking about trying another soon just to see if it was the cigar or me, but now I think that I know the answer after hearing from a few people. After I finished the review and saw your post, I looked around and saw that the reviewer at Stogie Guys had burn issues as well. I also have to review the Habano natural. It will be interesting to see if it is strictly wrapper related or is the cigar as a whole.
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I have the lot 23 to review, maybe I will smoke that one today to see if that one has burning issues.
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you will like the lot 23 better probably... even though i personally prefer the habano. the lot 23 is super chocolate-y
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I love chocolaty smokes :-) didn't light the Lot 23 today, decided to go for something else and I may have made a bad choice (review of the Oliveiros XL for men which I smoked today will be posted later)
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I agree w/ s15. Try the habano maddy, it's quite a bit better than the corojo IMO. I have yet to try the Lot 23's. For some reason, my B&M seems to only carry the natural, and I really want to try the maddy first. Oh well, another time perhaps.
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Thanks for the review, Don. I've smoked one of these, but in a larger size, toro I think. I thought it was a very good blend and had no problems at all with it. Also tried the maduro wrapper, it was OK but nothing I would seek out again.


EDIT: Is it just me or does Don Fernando look kinda like Jonathan Drew? :-)
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Very nice review!!!

Great pics!!!:-)

I have to try this one now!!!
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:-)
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Good review. I love these corjos. I haven't had the wrapper issues, but I let them rest for quite awhile, and perhaps that helps.
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I have always liked this cigar I usually prefer the torpedo shape, and have never had a problem with any of the wrappers. I find the wrapper spicy but not overpowering, and wish there was more stuff available with the corojo wrapper.
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Thanks for a great review Ferdie.
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Nice review and more importantly... nice hat!
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