Let's talk about the Perdomo Inmenso Seventy Sun Grown Epicure - this Nicaraguan powerhouse comes in box-pressed 6"x70 format packing medium strength. Priced at $108 per box of 16 sticks, it's the fattest boy in Perdomo's portfolio with that signature sungrown wrapper everyone either loves or fears. The cigar looks like it means business with its oily Colorado maduro-esque shade and that gold/black band screaming "1970s muscle car vibes".
Cold Draw: Raisins and pencil shavings with a cinnamon kick. The foot smells like someone's baking pepper-rubbed brisket.
First Third: Immediate black pepper slap that turns creamy after 5 puffs. Earthy undertones mix with toasted cedar, while that sungrown wrapper delivers its signature chili powder tingle on the retrohale. Smoke output? Let's just say you'll need good ventilation.
Middle Third: The nicotine starts creeping up as flavors shift to molasses-dipped coffee beans. Burnt caramel emerges around the halfway point with occasional peanut shell bitterness - classic Perdomo "sweet & rough" combo.
Final Stretch: Leather and dark chocolate take over with increasing mineral notes. The 70 ring gauge starts feeling like a commitment around the 90-minute mark. Smart smokers nub it before the last inch unless they want asphalt aftertaste.
Rolled in Estelí using tobaccos from Nicaragua's volcanic soils. The sun-grown wrappers get partial shade for slower maturation, developing thicker oils than regular sungrowns. Aging process includes 6-month fermentation in pilones - those cedar tasting notes don't come from nowhere.
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