Let's talk about the Perdomo Double Aged 12-Year Vintage Connecticut Churchill - a 7-inch cigar with beefy 56 ring gauge that packs Nicaraguan filler into an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. Priced at $243 for 24 sticks, this mild-to-medium smoke boasts double aging: 10 years in bales followed by 2 years in bourbon barrels. The golden blond wrapper feels like velvet, and that triple-seam cap isn't just for show. First impression? The roll's so dense you could knock on it.
The cold draw tastes like licking a bourbon barrel stave - sweet oak and vanilla. Initial smoke brings creamy cashew butter with white pepper prickling the tongue. Ash holds firm for two inches, burn line razor-straight.
Around the 4-inch mark, honey-glazed almonds emerge. The Nicaraguan filler shows its teeth with faint jalapeño oil slickness on the lips. Retrohale reveals floral notes buried under that charred oak backbone.
Last two inches amp up the baking spices - think cinnamon toast crust. Smoke gets dense, coating the mouth like vanilla custard. No tar build-up surprising for 56 ring gauge, though nicotine creep demands slow pacing.
Handrolled in Estelí using volcanic soil-grown fillers. The wrapper's Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade - thinner and oilier than Honduran variants. Barrel-aging adds bourbon vanilla without actual alcohol infusion. Tight bunching requires punch cut for optimal draw.
