Perdomo – Patriarch

Size: Torpedo (6.5 x 54)
Wrapper: Maduro
Strength: Medium
Personal Rating: 5/10
Price: around $8.00

As a tribute to Nick Perdomo Sr., his son, Nick Perdomo Jr. released the Perdomo Patriarch. A blend of Nick Senior’s favorite tobaccos with a maduro or natural wrapper, this cigar is talked about as being one of Perdomo’s masterpieces. Well, I picked up one of these sticks in the maduro wrapper a few weeks ago, and after smoking it, all I have to say is…….meh. This cigar was just not very impressive, with bland flavors, tight draw, and bad construction. The cigar felt way to firm, the wrapper very veiny and not attractive at all. I picked up flavors of coffee, chocolate, and toast. However, all these flavors were very faint and did not really compliment each other. I could see paying maybe around 2-3 dollars for this stick to absently puff on as a daily smoke, but at 8-9 dollars a stick, this just isn’t the best value. This is shocking even to me, seeing as how Perdomo is one of my favorite brands. Give it a try and make your own decision but from my tastes, I just wasn’t impressed.