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<blockquote data-quote="soonerwings" data-source="post: 2709901" data-attributes="member: 8035">Ok, I&#039;ve been a little remiss.&nbsp; I actually smoked this one last weekend but never got around to writing the review.&nbsp; I&#039;ll have to do this one from memory, but this stick left a strong enough (favorable) impression on me to minimize the impact of memory fade over time.&nbsp; The stogie for review is the Perdomo Champagne Sungrown in the Corona Extra vitola.Size: 5.6 x 46Wrapper:&nbsp; Nicaraguan sun grown.&nbsp; From what I&#039;ve been able to gather, it&#039;s a variant of the Connecticut wrapper that has been sun grown rather than shade grown.&nbsp; The wrapper is a light brown with hints of red in color.&nbsp; As one would expect from a sun grown wrapper, it&#039;s fairly veiny with a little bit of tooth.&nbsp; It&#039;s nice and oily, as evidenced by a noticeable sheen.Cold Draw:&nbsp;&nbsp; This is another stogie with what I&#039;ve called a &quot;barnyard&quot; flavor on the cold draw.Flavor:&nbsp; At first, there&#039;s a peppery spiciness to the cigar with little other flavor.&nbsp; The stogie leaves an oil on the lips that has a nice burn to it.&nbsp; After a few minutes, the peppery spiciness fades and there&#039;s a definite cedar flavor coupled with a noticeable sweetness.&nbsp; One other thing, and this is going to sound a little crazy... This cigar also has a SMOKY flavor to it that compliments the cedar and sweetness perfectly.&nbsp; I know what you&#039;re thinking.&nbsp; You&#039;re thinking that ALL cigars have a smoky flavor but not like this.&nbsp; Usually, the smoke from a cigar (to me) tastes earthy, leathery, woody, or nutty.&nbsp; The smoky flavor that I&#039;m talking about here is the sort of flavor that is usually jumps out in smoked meat.&nbsp; This cigar is delicious.Body:&nbsp; It&#039;s a tough call between medium and full on this one.&nbsp; It&#039;s either the high end of medium or the low end of full.&nbsp; Strength:&nbsp; I found this one to be &quot;just right.&quot;&nbsp; There&#039;s not so little nicotine punch that you don&#039;t know you&#039;ve had a cigar and there&#039;s not the &quot;kick to the jimmy&quot; strength that makes you think you see a lighted tunnel populated by your dead relatives that are beckoning you toward the light.Draw: Just a little on the firm side of perfect.&nbsp; Given my preference for a loose draw, many people will find this one to be in their sweet spot.Burn:&nbsp; There was just a touch of waviness (really just a little, and not nearly as much as the average Rocky Patel) in the first third of the cigar.&nbsp; After I turned the cigar to put the long side on top, it corrected nicely and had a razor sharp burn for the remainder of the cigar.&nbsp; Very nice.Smoke Production:&nbsp; This stogie produces a very generous amount of milky white smokeSmoke Time:&nbsp; Ok, I&#039;m impressed.&nbsp; Despite it&#039;s small size (I tend to favor smaller ring gauges because they tend to let the wrapper take center stage) this cigar still gave a solid hour before it was burning too hot for my tastes.Overall impression:&nbsp; I&#039;m EXTREMELY impressed by this cigar.&nbsp; Given that you can find them for $4-5 per stick (if you buy them by the 5 pack or greater) it&#039;s a hell of a deal.&nbsp; This one is joining a few others on my &quot;Everyday smoke&quot; list and will become a staple in my humidor.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soonerwings, post: 2709901, member: 8035"] Ok, I've been a little remiss. I actually smoked this one last weekend but never got around to writing the review. I'll have to do this one from memory, but this stick left a strong enough (favorable) impression on me to minimize the impact of memory fade over time. The stogie for review is the Perdomo Champagne Sungrown in the Corona Extra vitola. Size: 5.6 x 46 Wrapper: Nicaraguan sun grown. From what I've been able to gather, it's a variant of the Connecticut wrapper that has been sun grown rather than shade grown. The wrapper is a light brown with hints of red in color. As one would expect from a sun grown wrapper, it's fairly veiny with a little bit of tooth. It's nice and oily, as evidenced by a noticeable sheen. Cold Draw: This is another stogie with what I've called a "barnyard" flavor on the cold draw. Flavor: At first, there's a peppery spiciness to the cigar with little other flavor. The stogie leaves an oil on the lips that has a nice burn to it. After a few minutes, the peppery spiciness fades and there's a definite cedar flavor coupled with a noticeable sweetness. One other thing, and this is going to sound a little crazy... This cigar also has a SMOKY flavor to it that compliments the cedar and sweetness perfectly. I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that ALL cigars have a smoky flavor but not like this. Usually, the smoke from a cigar (to me) tastes earthy, leathery, woody, or nutty. The smoky flavor that I'm talking about here is the sort of flavor that is usually jumps out in smoked meat. This cigar is delicious. Body: It's a tough call between medium and full on this one. It's either the high end of medium or the low end of full. Strength: I found this one to be "just right." There's not so little nicotine punch that you don't know you've had a cigar and there's not the "kick to the jimmy" strength that makes you think you see a lighted tunnel populated by your dead relatives that are beckoning you toward the light. Draw: Just a little on the firm side of perfect. Given my preference for a loose draw, many people will find this one to be in their sweet spot. Burn: There was just a touch of waviness (really just a little, and not nearly as much as the average Rocky Patel) in the first third of the cigar. After I turned the cigar to put the long side on top, it corrected nicely and had a razor sharp burn for the remainder of the cigar. Very nice. Smoke Production: This stogie produces a very generous amount of milky white smoke Smoke Time: Ok, I'm impressed. Despite it's small size (I tend to favor smaller ring gauges because they tend to let the wrapper take center stage) this cigar still gave a solid hour before it was burning too hot for my tastes. Overall impression: I'm EXTREMELY impressed by this cigar. Given that you can find them for $4-5 per stick (if you buy them by the 5 pack or greater) it's a hell of a deal. This one is joining a few others on my "Everyday smoke" list and will become a staple in my humidor. [/QUOTE]

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