Perdomo Grand Cru - Maduro

While on a trip to the Seattle, WA area I stopped at a Smoke Shop across from the Muckleshoot casino to check out the cigar selection. The selection was not huge but they did have some nice cigars there. I bought one Punch London club (cause I like to always have one of those on hand) and two Perdomo cigars. This one was the Grand Cru. I smoked it at the Cabana bar at the Muckleshoot casino.

I straight cut it and paired it with one bud light and then water. I am not too sure if if was the cigar or the meal that I just ate, but my stomach felt uncomfortably full and I could not even think about drinking a second beer so I went to water.

It was a good looking cigar with a nice dark oily wrapper. At first it had a medium to full flavor with a bite at back of the throat. The draw seemed OK but it took 2 to 3 puffs to get any decent smoke out of it.

By the end of the first third it started to smoke easier and was putting out more smoke.

It was a very strong cigar, the strongest I have had in awhile, or ever. It was really too much for me and I put it out with about a third to go.

I think that Maduos are too much for me.

From CigarsInternational.com:

Perdomo Grand Cru is a unique Nicaraguan puro made with 100% Cuban-seed tobaccos from the same 2004 crop. Each leaf has been hand-selected and well-aged prior to rolling, then sorted again to ensure the very best yield from this exquisite crop. Grand Cru comes in three flavorful formats – a silky Connecticut, bold Corojo, and an oily Maduro – each of which are supremely well balanced and elegant from start to finish. The bold long-fillers within exemplify the rich, hearty qualities of Nicaragua’s soils, producing a robust, earthy profile layered by dark tobacco flavors, roasted espresso bean, and a slight touch of sweet black pepper. Sit back and enjoy this full-flavored, medium to full-bodied treat from Tabacalera Perdomo.