Quick Smoke: Perdomo Lot 23 Robusto
Saturday, March 1st, 2008Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief take on a single cigar.
Last April, George E found the Toro in this line to have excellent construction but little flavor. The five inch by 50 ring gauge Robusto isn’t much different. It starts out with a warm tobacco taste and some clove spice, but that fades into hardly any flavor at all. The physical properties are very impressive, especially for a sub-$5 stick. All the same, this has got to be the mildest cigar produced in Estelí – perhaps too mild.
Verdict = Hold.
photo credit: Stogie Guys
I would agree that this stick doesn’t pack much of a punch but I find it to be a good bargain and definitely suitable for newbies or as a morning smoke with coffee for those with more developed palates.
I love these with a morning coffee. Of course I’m only paying $3.50 so that might have something to do with it.
Have you tried the maduro yet? They are pretty good. I’ll have to try them again, when I reviewed the Lot 23 Connecticut I thought it did creep into the medium range.