Comments on: Perdomo Edicion de Silvio Maduro Torpedo

By: John Werner

John Werner — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:43:47 +0000

Brian, first off, great review. I love the difference in your review and what a rag like CA publishes. I can’t believe sometimes that that magazine claims they don’t cater to advertisers. Maybe it isn’t there job to comment on value when it obviously isn’t there, but I think it is a big part of the overall picture.

That said, I think Perdomo has come up in quality dramatically in the past four or five years. Now they are starting to remind of me of a house like Padron. I guess that means you need to explore these upper price regions from the point of building a brand identity. Thanfully, they have quite a few very reasonably priced sticks such as the 10th Anniversary that gives a true “world class” stick at less than Padron prices.

Back to the Edicion de Silvio…I will now seek this cigar out as your review confirms that this will stand with many of the best available no matter where they originate. I will, of course, seek to get some kind of better price than retail and that will mean I may wait and wait to do so. The robusto size seems to be the gentler one on the wallet so I will attempt to find some of those. Not long ago I was gifted a Perdomo Patriarch and that solidified my thoughts the 10th Anniversary wasn’t at all unusual: That is that Perdomo is now one of the finest Non-Cuban brands out there. Thanks for the info on this stick. I’ll definitely comment back if I snag some.

By: Brian Hewitt

Brian Hewitt — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:26:37 +0000

Mike – KnightRid,
The way you cut a cigar will have some impact on the flavor, as it will alter the flow and volume of smoke. In this particular case, the leaner clip seemed to be replicating the experience of a very tight draw. It seemed be be simplifying the flavors by preventing some of the smoke from getting through, or through in enough quantity to register.

Joe,
I’ll have to check out the ESV91 line. If the flavor profile is similar and the costs reduced, I think we have a winner!

By: Tommyn45

Tommyn45 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:19:14 +0000

That sounds pretty tasty. A little pricey, but tasty.

Great review!

By: Mike - KnightRid

Mike - KnightRid — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:19:19 +0000

Nice review! I was particularly interested in the fact that your cut made the cigar taste different, as I never knew that could happen! At $25 a stick, the wife would divorce me..lol. Maybe if I can find a couple on the devil site at $9 or less, I might pull the trigger (when she isnt looking )

Mike

By: capnpfff(Joe)

capnpfff(Joe) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:12:55 +0000

Nice review Brian. I have had these in the natural and the maduro and they are pretty good, but to me they seem very similar to the Perdomo ESV91 line. That is a lot more price freindly IMO.

By: Brian Hewitt

Brian Hewitt — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:44:17 +0000

Thanks for all the comment love guys!

Yeah, at $9, this is a cigar that I’d buy more of and would recommend them to others. In fact, I cleared out the stock at a local shop that was discontinuing them at $10. Unfortunately, none were the maduro. But I was also impressed with the one I smoked (I believe it was a Cameroon).

By: njstone

njstone — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:00:09 +0000

I also have scored a Nat, Maduro, and Cameroon all for $9. I have yet to smoke them, though. I’d never pay $25 for a cigar unless I was on vacation and it was something REALLY special!