Learning

Evening all,

I am at the tail end of a fantastic weekend and wanted to draw upon the knowledge of some of our more veteran members.

Saturday morning I sat for and passed part two of the CMA exam, like the CPA but for corporate accountants instead of auditors, so I wanted to reward myself. I sorted through my humidor, which is at this point a grab bag of the various smokes I got at Cigarfest.

As I've worked my way through the first 15 or so sticks I've been trying to read reviews on each cigar after I smoke it to try and educate my palette and to understand the difference between a good smoke and a great smoke (any moron can tell the difference a bad smoke and a good one). From what I've worked through I've been able to pick up the "better" cigars (RP Vintage '92, Vibe Corojo, CT Signature), but have yet to really find a cigar that stood head and shoulders above the rest.

Well...Saturday I found my first. I smoked a Perdomo Reserve Camaroon (mini corona I think) and was absolutely floored. The smoke was very complex, moving from spicy and strong, to a move medium bodied rich, and then back to a fuller finish. The burn was perfect as was the draw, and to be perfectly frank I could not find anything less than superior about the cigar other than the fact that it wasn't a churchill.

Ah, and now to the point...am I on target? I wanted to poll the community and see what their impressions are on this smoke, where it stands quality-wise, and last, I would like some recommendations on similar cigars.

Thanks for the time guys.

Never had it but you definitely make me want to try it!

at one time,the perdomo reserve "a" was the best cigar i'd ever smoked.......i didn't think the estates were worth the money...the champagnes are okay...the silvio's are horribly overpriced...i don't think much of what perdomo is making these days......and nick,btw,is a friend of mine...

i'll give you a recommendation on some cigars for you to try that are affordable and very tasty...

vegas de fonseca
fonseca sun grown cedar
don lino africa
oliva grand cameroon
reo
vibe
padilla 8-11
padilla hybrid
la luna african fuerte
fonseca serie f
oliva o
puros indios viejo

I mostly agree with what BBP said about Perdomo's.

Here's some more to add to the list. Good, steady $3 to $4 cigars:

Padron-any of the thousands series
Carlos Torano 1959
Partagas Black
Cusano
Fuente Chateu Maduro
Punch Rare Corojo
El Rey Del Mundo Robusto Larga

Cheers :smiley17: