Today, we revisit the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown in the Epicure size. In 2020, Perdomo Cigars would make a bold move in its portfolio. The company replaced the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne Noir and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne Sun Grown with two new cigars. These cigars would be the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Maduro and Sun-Grown offerings. The company would hit the jackpot with these, as both the new additions would be a huge success. For now, we will focus on the 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure, a 6 x 54 Toro-sized offering. This cigar landed on our 2021 Cigar of the Year Countdown.
Perdomo 10th Anniversary Sun Grown Epicure – Agile Cigar Review
SPECIFICATIONS
The Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Sun Grown is a 100% Nicaraguan puro. According to Perdomo Cigars, that cigar used a six-year-old Cuban-seed wrapper, binder, and fillers from its farms in Estelí, Condega, and Jalapa. The wrapper itself also has an additional ten months of age on it. Production is handled outside the Tabacalera Perdomo S.A. facility in Estelí, Nicaragua.
- Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown
- Binder: Nicaraguan
- Filler: Nicaraguan
- Country of Origin: Nicaragua
- Factory: Tabacalera Perdomo S.A.
- Epicure: 6 x 54 (Box Pressed)
PERFORMANCE
The Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Sun Grown Epicure opened earth, nut, natural tobacco, baker’s spice, wood, and pepper. Early on, the earth and wood notes became the primary notes, with the nut, natural tobacco, baker’s spice, and pepper settling into the background. was a nice sweetness to the natural tobacco notes, while the pepper could be detected at the back of the throat. On the retro-hale was a combination of black pepper, wood, and natural tobacco. The early part of the second third saw the natural tobacco join the earth and wood in the forefront, only to return to the background by the final third. The final third would see the pepper close in on the earth and wood notes. In the background, the natural tobacco and baker’s spice delivered sweetness while the nut notes dissipated.
The 10th Anniversary Sun Grown Epicure delivered a medium strength, medium to full-bodied experience. There seemed to be a little more body on the notes this time than when previously assessed. The burn required more touch-ups than I prefer, and the draw was slightly more open. Ultimately, the burn and draw didn’t produce any adverse effects.
OVERALL ASSESSMENT
Final Thoughts
The Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Sun Grown Epicure cigars used for this assessment had about 90 days of age in my personal humidor, and the experience really shone. With the exception of a little more body and richness on the flavors, the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Sun Grown Epicure is a remarkably consistent cigar in terms of overall experience. This is a wonderful quality to have in a core-line offering, but what is even better is that the overall experience is positive. The more I smoke the 10th Anniversary Sun Grown Epicure, the more I like it. The flavors totally shined here. This is a cigar I would steer toward an experienced cigar enthusiast, but would not discourage a novice from trying. As for myself, this is a cigar that garners box-worthy consideration. Coming in at 91 points, this cigar exceeds the Cigar Coop Standard of Excellence threshold.
Summary
Key Flavors: Coffee Bean, Wood, Earth, Fruit, Pepper
Burn: Very Good
Draw: Very Good
Complexity: Medium Plus
Strength: Medium
Body: Medium to Full
Finish: Very Good
Rating
Value: Box Worthy Consideration
Score: 91
Cigar Coop Standard of Excellence
REFERENCES
Previous Assessment: Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure
News: Perdomo 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown and Maduro Details Announced
Price: $10.25
Source: Purchased
Brand Reference: Perdomo
Photo Credits: Cigar Coop
Note: Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments using a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time, or it might be a blend we are looking at in a different size.
