Connecticut wrapper · Mild to medium
Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Aged Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it
Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Aged Connecticut is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and Cuba. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar and earth.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Cuesta-Rey Centenario Natural and Foundation Cigars Wise Man Corojo.
What does Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Aged Connecticut taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua, Cuban-seed |
| Filler | Nicaragua, Cuban-seed |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by perdomocigars.com |
| Body | Mild-Medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Perdomo Cigars |
| Factory | Tabacalera Perdomo, Estelí |
| Sizes | Habanito 4×38 · Robusto 5×54 · Epicure 6×54 · Gordo 6×60 · Torpedo 6.5×54 · Churchill 7×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigaraficionado.com: 88 points, Gordo, 6 x 60 (2018)In our words: Earth and wood dominate. The finish was slightly dry; burning was even.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Aged Connecticut
The line. This blend uses six-year-aged tobacco. Its wrapper receives additional bourbon-barrel aging; exact launch timing remains unresolved. perdomocigars.com
Cigars like Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Aged Connecticut
- Cuesta-Rey Centenario NaturalClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, a step milder.
- Foundation Cigars Wise Man CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
- A. Flores Gran Reserva Sun GrownAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullA step stronger.
- Angel Cuesta by J.C. NewmanAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumMore pepper and spice, a step stronger.
- Bentley White EditionOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Aged Connecticut as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- perdomocigars.com/the-perdomo-way
- perdomocigars.com/news/staying-ahead-of-the-game
- perdomocigars.com/habano-bourbon-barrel-aged
- cigaraficionado.com/ratings/20351/name/perdomo-habano-bourbon-barrel-aged-connecticut-gordo-grande
- atlanticcigar.com/perdomo-habano-bourbon-barrel-aged-connecticut-torpedo
- neptunecigar.com/cigar/perdomo-habano-connecticut