Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Maduro

Nearly every company in the cigar industry has at least one new limited edition in a given year. These cigars serve a variety of useful purposes. Maybe a company wants to release a lancero but doesn’t want to commit to having to sell it year-round. Other times, a company might only have so much of a specific tobacco. Then there are a long list of less romantic reasons for releasing limited editions: boosting sales in slow times of years, excuses for slightly higher pricing, or just following the trends of competitors.

Of the largest 25 cigar companies in the industry, there is one name that has largely avoided releasing limited edition cigars: Perdomo.

For the most part, every new Perdomo cigar follows the same trend: a new regular production line offered in three wrapper choices. Limited edition releases are a rarity for the company—personally, I can only think of two off the top of my head, one of those is a Firecracker for Two Guys Cigars.

Perdomo’s newest release, the Legacy Father & Son, sits somewhere in between a limited edition and the company’s normal approach.

Last year, the company released the Perdomo Legacy, developed by Nick Perdomo III as a 60th birthday gift for his father, Nick Perdomo Jr. It’s a regular production line offered in three wrappers, centered around a hybrid seed the company developed a decade ago by crossing a habano seed with a Cameroon seed.

While the Legacy was described as the first project led by Nick Perdomo III, the new Perdomo Legacy Father & Son cigars were developed by both father and son. Blend-wise, all three Father & Son blend uses that hybrid seed, from the 2014-2015 harvest at the company’s Finca Natalie in Estelí, as their binders. Perdomo Jr. blended the Shade Grown version—which also uses that hybrid seed for the wrapper—while Perdomo III blended the Maduro version, which uses a wrapper from Nicaragua. Both men worked together on the Connecticut blend, which uses a Connecticut-seed wrapper grown in Ecuador.

According to Perdomo, the tobaccos used in the filler come from the Condega, Estelí and Jalapa regions of Nicaragua. The company says that all of that tobacco is from the 2011-2016 harvests, which is the reason why this is not a regular production offering.

• Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Connecticut (6 x 48/60/52) — $15 (Box of 50, $750)
• Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Maduro (6 x 48/60/52) — $15 (Box of 50, $750)
• Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Shade Grown (6 x 48/60/52) — $15 (Box of 50, $750)

All three versions of the Perdomo Legacy Father & Son debuted in a single vitola: a 6 x 48/60/52 box-pressed gran figurado. Each cigar has an MSRP of $15, and the cigars are packaged in 50-count chests.

In May, Two Guys Cigars hosted an event that served as the soft launch for Legacy Father & Son. Perdomo says the cigars should head to stores nationwide in Q4 and the plan is for two shipments per year going forward.

“Working together with my son on these incredible and unique blends has been a truly rewarding experience. Perdomo Legacy Father & Son reflects our shared passion for tobacco, our respect for our customers, and our commitment to quality,” said Perdomo Jr., the company’s president and ceo, in a press release. “Seeing the next generation bring their vision to life makes the future of Perdomo Cigars extremely exciting.”

• Cigar Reviewed: Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Maduro
• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: Tabacalera Perdomo S.A.
• Wrapper: Nicaragua (Maduro)
• Binder: Nicaragua (Cameroon-seed/Habano Hybrid)
• Filler: Nicaragua (Condega, Estelí & Jalapa)
• Length: 6 Inches
• Ring Gauge: 48/60/52
• Shape: Pressed
• MSRP: $15 (Box of 50, $750)
• Release Date: May 2026
• Number of Cigars Released: Limited Production
• Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3

The somewhat unique vitola of the Perdomo Legacy Father & Son is hard to miss, so it is not surprising that it is the first thing I notice when picking up the cigars for the first time. In fact, due to the combination of a unique vitola and a soft box-press, the cigars have a very obvious oval foot shape rather than a circular, square or rectangular one. The wrapper colors are not consistent: the first and last cigars are espresso brown with a reddish tint, while the second cigar is lighter brown with a yellow cast. The differences extend to the physical aspects as well, since the first and third cigars are fairly smooth to the touch, while the second cigar has small bumps all over that the other two lack. There is a small amount of oil present on each cigar and a plethora of small, thin veins, and all three cigars are very spongy when squeezed. A sweet barnyard note leads the aromas coming from the wrappers, followed by creamy leather, woodiness, some nuttiness, earth, dry hay and light milk chocolate sweetness. Aromas from the feet are similar to each other—including a campfire note that seems very out of place, more on that below in the Final Notes—and include more earth, creamy oak, coffee beans, cocoa nibs, and leather tack. Cold draws bring flavors of sweet cedar, earth, creamy cashew, black pepper, baker’s spices, and a light but distinct caramel sauce sweetness.

Starting out, the Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Maduros feature a combination of bitter espresso and black pepper, along with a small amount of spice on my tongue. In short order, the profiles evolve to include a strong oak flavor, followed by secondary notes of sawdust, generic breadiness, coffee beans, and gritty earth. The finish on two of the cigars has a bit of citrus to it, but it is a fleeting note. On the retrohale, there is some noticeable black pepper along with some light brown sugar sweetness, and while the second and third cigars also feature a small amount of spice on my tongue, the first cigar is missing it entirely. Flavor ends the first third at medium-full, the body hits a point halfway between mild and medium, and the strength makes it to a point just shy of medium. In terms of construction, the burn line is a bit more wavy than I would like for all three cigars but it does not become problematic enough to need correcting, while the draw resistance is excellent and the smoke production is a bit higher than average.

During the second third, the profiles of all three cigars see a noticeable increase in complexity, starting with new main flavors of powdery coca nibs and roasted peanuts. Additional flavors of oak, nutmeg, creamy leather, sourdough bread, coffee grounds and anise show up at various points, while the finish now features a much more obvious lemongrass note. The notes on the retrohales have also evolved, with a bit more black pepper combined with brown sugar on the first cigar and syrupy caramel sauce on the second and third cigars. Flavor on all three cigars increases to the full mark, while both the body and the strength hit a solid medium. Two of the cigars need attention from my lighter to stay on track—the first cigar needs one correction, while the thid cigar needs two—but the draws and smoke production remain problem-free.

Charred meat and cinnamon flavors take over the top spots for the first and third cigars, while the second cigar sticks with the combination of cocoa nibs and roasted peanuts from the second third. Secondary notes include a slightly stronger oak flavor, along with dry earth, baker’s spices, plain oatmeal, creamy hay, cloves and a touch of floral flavors. There is a touch more spice on my tongue compared to the previous two-thirds, and while the finish of the two cigars still features a distinct lemongrass flavor, the first cigar has a soapy flavor that is slightly less enjoyable. Interestingly, the notes on the retrohales have become similar once again, with black pepper and creamy milk chocolate taking over for each cigar. Flavor remains at full, and the body remains at solid medium, but the strength increases enough to cross into medium-plus territory, albeit just barely. Once again, two cigars need help with their burn lines, this time, only one correction is needed for each.

Final Notes

• The company’s Finca Natalie farm is named after Natalie Socarrás, Nick Jr.’s daughter and Nick III’s sister.
• Perdomo III told halfwheel that the Legacy uses the highest priming version of the hybrid seed mentioned above, meaning it was taken from the leaves at the top of the plant, which he said showed more of the habano-seed influence. The new releases use what he said was a slightly lower priming that has more of the Cameroon influence and looks more like that varietal.
• Interestingly, all three versions of this cigar use the exact same bands, which means that the only indication of which blend is which is the colors of the wrappers.
• The Perdomo Legacy Connecticut took eighth place in halfwheel’s Top 25 list last year.
• I have no idea where the obvious—albeit far from overwhelming—campfire aroma from the foot came from, since this blend is not supposed to have any fire-cured tobacco in it. The aroma was strongest on the first cigar, but it was present on all three in various amounts. However, there was zero hint of any flavor that I would associate with fire-cured tobacco in the actual profile of the cigars.

• The 50-count chests that these cigars will be packaged in are made at Perdomo’s own box factory in Nicaragua.
• All three cigars needed at least one burn correction, although all of the issues were fairly minor in nature.
• The cigars for this review were purchased by halfwheel.

• These cigars are listed as being 6 inches long. The measurements above were taken when we measured them, but due to the ring’s unique shape, we did not measure the ring gauge.
• The final smoking time averaged out to one hour and 42 minutes for all three cigars.
• If you would like to purchase any of the Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Maduro cigars, site sponsor Atlantic Cigar Co. lists them on its website though they won’t be in stock until later this year.

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