Nick's Sticks by Perdomo
BeardedYeti
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I stopped by the B&M today and saw some new boxes in the humidor. Nick's Sticks, which I had never heard of before. Considering the price ($3-$5), I picked up two, a Torpedo Maduro and a Robusto Sun-Grown.
I got home, did some research, and then settled down outside to smoke and read (my almost daily ritual). Here's my review of the Torpedo Maduro:
Construction: The construction of this cigar was beautiful. I've only smoked a couple of torpedoes before (a Nub and an Olivia Serie V) and this was on par with those. The torpedo end was very sharp, and the wrapper was tight, but with quite a few veins. The wrapper was a rich, brown color, a little bit lighter than a chocolate bar.
Pre-light: The wrapper has a leathery smell, with a bit of pepper on the head. The foot tasted rather earthy. The cut was easy, and after removing about 3/8" from the end, the pre-light draw was excellent. The draw held and earthy flavor.
First third: The earth and leather tones held nicely through the first third. The ash was a beautiful white color, much like I've experienced with Drew Estate Java's. The smoke was rich and velvety, with a cocoa aftertaste and smell. I did experience a harshness on my palate, but I'm attributing that to the wind making it burn hot and the Sweet-N-Low in my tea.
Second third: The second third was almost forgettable, holding a lot of the flavor notes from the first. (I'm chalking the forgetfulness up to being enthralled in my book, however.
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Final third: Excellent! Definitely hit it's sweet spot here. The earthiness got a lot stronger, with a really strong coca flavor to the smoke, not just as an aftertaste. The harshness had also disappeared by now (but so had my tea).
Burn: This stick burned great, and simply rotating it fixed any slight problems I had with unevenness.
Ashing: I ashed this a lot more than normal, in about 1" increments. This was due to the wind blowing the ash in my face and book, but it felt like the ash could hold on for a bit longer.
I left about a half inch of smokable room on the cigar, because I smoke a lot slower than most and this was a much larger cigar than I was used to (about 5.5-6" long). However, I really enjoyed it, and think that once I get a humidor set up I'll be getting a few of these for daily smokes and to let them age a year or two.
Final Score: 8/10. Great cigar, great price. Check your local B&M for these, most definitely.
~Brian the Bearded
I got home, did some research, and then settled down outside to smoke and read (my almost daily ritual). Here's my review of the Torpedo Maduro:
Construction: The construction of this cigar was beautiful. I've only smoked a couple of torpedoes before (a Nub and an Olivia Serie V) and this was on par with those. The torpedo end was very sharp, and the wrapper was tight, but with quite a few veins. The wrapper was a rich, brown color, a little bit lighter than a chocolate bar.
Pre-light: The wrapper has a leathery smell, with a bit of pepper on the head. The foot tasted rather earthy. The cut was easy, and after removing about 3/8" from the end, the pre-light draw was excellent. The draw held and earthy flavor.
First third: The earth and leather tones held nicely through the first third. The ash was a beautiful white color, much like I've experienced with Drew Estate Java's. The smoke was rich and velvety, with a cocoa aftertaste and smell. I did experience a harshness on my palate, but I'm attributing that to the wind making it burn hot and the Sweet-N-Low in my tea.
Second third: The second third was almost forgettable, holding a lot of the flavor notes from the first. (I'm chalking the forgetfulness up to being enthralled in my book, however.
)
Final third: Excellent! Definitely hit it's sweet spot here. The earthiness got a lot stronger, with a really strong coca flavor to the smoke, not just as an aftertaste. The harshness had also disappeared by now (but so had my tea).
Burn: This stick burned great, and simply rotating it fixed any slight problems I had with unevenness.
Ashing: I ashed this a lot more than normal, in about 1" increments. This was due to the wind blowing the ash in my face and book, but it felt like the ash could hold on for a bit longer.
I left about a half inch of smokable room on the cigar, because I smoke a lot slower than most and this was a much larger cigar than I was used to (about 5.5-6" long). However, I really enjoyed it, and think that once I get a humidor set up I'll be getting a few of these for daily smokes and to let them age a year or two.
Final Score: 8/10. Great cigar, great price. Check your local B&M for these, most definitely.
~Brian the Bearded
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Great review, might have to check these out as Perdomo are in the top 3 of favorite brands for me.
I guess I'm biased against bad logo's
Of course, my dwindling cigar fund helped sway the vote, too...
I'll have to nab a few next time I'm in, thanks for the heads-up.
I've had WAY too many cheap sticks that were just that cheap sticks, I don't want to put time into finding that Diamond in the rough and would gladly spend more for a better stick I know I'll like!
Maybe it just does not take to much much to impress me,lol. I love a good beer....but I am perfectly happy drinking a PBR, Natty Light or Miller High Life,lol.
I have had a couple of higher end sticks in the short time I have been smoking, but nothing about them do I enjoy over the less expensive sticks. So long as I get good flavor & no major burn issues, I am happy. I have had some major burn issues out of a couple of sticks I have paid $20 + for.
I couldn't have said it better. I was given a Connecticut and after about 6-7 puffs it tasted like smoking a zip lock bag. It had an awful acidic, almost plastic taste to it.