When Perdomo Cigars announced a slight price increase earlier this year, the larger new was arguably a new line, Small Batch 2005. It’s actually three different lines, all using a blend of Nicaraguan filler tobaccos and each with a different wrapper. The cigars have a staggered release with the Ecuadorian Connecticut-wrapped version shipping in March, the Nicaraguan sun grown version later this month and a Nicaraguan maduro next month. As the name implies, Perdomo claims the tobacco is aged for 10-years with the wrapper being finished in bourbon barrels. Each of the three blends will be sold in the same four sizes, all priced the same: Half Corona (4 x 46, $4.99), Rothschild (4 1/2 x 50, $5.99), Belicoso (5 x 54, $6.50) and Toro Especial (5 1/4 x 54). Cigar Reviewed: Perdomo Small Batch 2005 Connecticut Rothschild Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Tabacalera Perdomo S.A. Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Size: 4 1/2 Inches Ring Gauge: 50 Vitola: Rothschild MSRP: $5.99 (Boxes of 30, $179.70) Date Released: March 16, 2015 Number of Cigars Released: 3,000 Boxes of 30 Cigars (90,000 Total Cigars) Number of Cigars Smoked for Review: 3 It’s neither the cleanest, nor brightest example of Ecuadorian Connecticut I’ve ever ...
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