Non-Cuban cigar
Perdomo 20th Anniversary Maduro Epicure
A box-pressed Nicaraguan maduro with cocoa, coffee, oak, molasses, pepper, leather, and earthy sweetness.
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Identity
Cigar card
- Brand
- Perdomo
- Cigar name
- 20th Anniversary Maduro Epicure
- Origin
- Nicaragua
- Line
- 20th Anniversary Maduro
- Length
- 6 in / 152 mm
- Ring gauge
- 56
- Vitola de galera
- Epicure
- Commercial size
- Toro Gordo
- Release
- Regular production
- Status
- Current Regular Production
- Construction
- Handmade, box-pressed
- Smoking time
- 80-110 minutes
Packaging
- Boxes of 24
- Available as singles through retailers
Identity note
Perdomo 20th Anniversary Maduro Epicure is a box-pressed Nicaraguan cigar in a large 6 x 56 format. The line is associated with Perdomo’s Nicaraguan tobacco program and a darker maduro profile, with the Epicure size sitting in the generous toro-gordo range.
General profile
The 20th Anniversary Maduro Epicure is a modern Nicaraguan maduro: broad, sweet, woody, and dark, but not just heavy for its own sake. The profile tends to sit around cocoa, coffee, oak, molasses, pepper, leather, and earth, with the large ring gauge giving the smoke a rounded texture.
Pre-light
Wrapper aroma: cocoa, dark earth, barnyard, oak, molasses, and sweet tobacco.
Cold draw: cocoa powder, espresso, pepper, raisin-like sweetness, and charred wood.
First third
Primary notes: cocoa, coffee, oak, molasses.
Secondary notes: black pepper, earth, toasted bread, leather.
Body: medium-full.
Strength: medium.
Texture: dense, sweet, and rounded.
The opening is immediately maduro-driven, with cocoa and coffee balanced by oak and dark sweetness. Pepper appears early but usually supports the profile rather than dominating it.
Second third
Primary notes: espresso, cocoa, leather, oak.
Secondary notes: molasses, black pepper, earth, walnut, dark toast.
Body: full.
Strength: medium-full.
Texture: oily, chewy, and more savory.
The middle third becomes darker and more structured. Coffee and cocoa deepen, leather comes forward, and the sweetness becomes more like molasses or dark caramel than sugar.
Final third
Primary notes: espresso, earth, pepper, charred oak.
Secondary notes: cocoa, leather, mineral spice, dark tobacco.
Body: full.
Strength: medium-full to full.
Texture: concentrated and warming.
The final third is the most intense section. The cigar tightens around espresso, earth, oak, and pepper. Slow pacing keeps the cocoa note intact and prevents the finish from becoming too charred.
Construction
Draw: generally open to medium.
Burn: usually steady, helped by the box press.
Smoke output: generous.
Heat: manageable, though the last third benefits from slower smoking.
Overall assessment
Complexity: medium-high.
Evolution: cocoa and molasses move toward espresso, leather, earth, and pepper.
Best use: a rich after-dinner Nicaraguan maduro, especially with coffee, dark rum, or bittersweet chocolate.
One-line tasting note
Cocoa, espresso, molasses, oak, pepper, leather, and earth in a full-bodied box-pressed Nicaraguan maduro.