Today I've penned a few notes about the Grand Cru robusto maduro whilst burning one down this morning and I'd like to offer them as a review of this cigar.

Tabacalera Perdomo describes this cigar as a classic Cuban seed blend that pays homage to the time honored traditions we take in manufacturing our cigars. And upon initial inspection of the Grand Cru I had, I could really see the quality of this cigar.

Featuring all cuban seed fillers and binders and measuring in at 5" x 50, this rubusto was smoked along with a cup of earl grey tea. And I have to mention that I hadn't had anything to eat this morning before lighting up, something I have noticed brings out the flavors in a cigar for me.

The appearance of the maduro wrapper, a medium brown in colour, was completely uniform. The cap set and sealed in place perfectly. Another quality I noticed was that the veins of the wrapper leaf weren't majorly visible. The whole cigar presented quite well.

The notes on the initial aroma were of a sweet cocoa. Not overly pungent, just present at the foot of the cigar.

After cutting the cap away, I took the obligatory pre-light draw and again this Perdomo didn't fail to impress me at all. The draw on this one being slightly on the tighter side of the middle of the scale with what I'd describe as sweet tobacco flavors coming through.

Post lighting, the initial draw delivered a sweet molasses flavor with a light spiciness toward the back of the palette that flowed into a softening of the molasses flavors giving way to a creamy, timber, tobacco. Burning evenly and producing a light grey ash, these flavors were maintained for the first third of the stick.

The second third continued the flavor profile of the first. Sweet on the draw, then over into a creamy leather that then blended into a roast cocoa aftertaste. Again evenly burning down and continuing to produce a light grey ash that would fall away in 10mm sections.

The final third of the cigar changed slightly to a honeyed timber flavor with a lightly spicy aftertaste. The closer I got to the nub of the cigar, the more the spiciness dissipated into light leather taste, continuing onto what I can only describe as a light tobacco.

To summarize, I can say this was one of the better cigars I have smoked in a while (maybe because I hadn't had breakfast at the time) but I couldn't help but be amazed by the way this one kept offering up the flavors it did. Consistently sweet on the draw with soft, creamy, timber aftertastes. 

This robusto took me an hour and a half to burn down. Time well spent in my book.