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Coming from Perdomo...
Tabacalera Perdomo will be unveiling several new cigars this year at the RTDA show in New Orleans. The first is the Estate Seleccion Vintage 1991, or ESV 1991, which "is comprised of vintage 1991 Nicaraguan fillers purchased by the late Nick Perdomo, 
Sr. in 1995. Stored in a bodega on the outskirts of Esteli, the existence of these rare tobaccos was discovered after Nick, Sr. passed away on July 2, 2004."
The second addition to the Perdomo family will be the Edicion de Silvio Maduro, "a secretive blend of all-Cuban seed tobaccos balanced with a rich mosaic of delicate, complex flavors derived from rare, deeply aged superior grade maduro wrapper."
Lastly will be the Edicion de Silvio Cameroon MT, a cigar created by Nick Perdomo Jr. to "honor two significant cigar making influences: his late father and legendary cigar maker Nicholas Grovy Perdomo, Sr. and his uncle Antonio Keeney Perdomo, Tabacalera Perdomo’s factory manager in Esteli, Nicaragua."
All three of these cigars sound like fine smokes and great additions to the Perdomo family. However, while you may find the Estate Seleccion Vintage 1991 on the shelves here at the Tobacco Bowl, don't expect to find the two Edicion de Silvio blends here. I'd love to try them, and I'd love for you to try them, but with a retail price in the $20 range, I just don't see the need for it. What we need are more good cigars in the $5-$10 range and just a few special ones in the $10+ range, but the manufacturers seem to think differenly.
We do currently carry the Perdomo Champagne line, just added last Spring, and it has done very well for us in the $6-$9 category. I certainly recommend this cigar to everyone who enjoys a medium-bodied cigar.
Posted by Richard Alley at July 29, 2005 11:08 AM
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