Me, Perdomo, Jack Daniels and Ginger

Ok....another delicious night.  Man, the Perdomo STILL was smooth down to the doggone nub...I can't get enough.  Jack is classic anyway but....it and the Perdomo worked hand in hand.  Neither overpowered the other, the Perdomo still had its sassy spicyness but it worked.  The Jack that can put you in the fetal position was still strong.  They are like a couple in love, walking loving down the beach, no worries, getting to know each other, and perpetual honeymoon phase. Damn,  another great night!

Day Five - Me and Jack

I'm starting a bit late, I had a full day.  But tonight, I'm pairing my Perdomo with what I like to call my Menage Trois...Me, Jack Daniels, and Ginger(ale, that is)..let's see what happens...

Tito and Perdomo

I may have poured this a bit strong, but damn it is good.  The cranberry mixed with the pepper of the cigar gives it a tart taste, almost catching you in the back throat.  The vodka and the tobacco marry together for a nice buzz, I'm not falling over and I don't need a cab just.....nice.  But the last half has begun to get bitter, the middle is definitely the sweet spot.

If you're in the Marietta area tomorrow, Wise Ash is having an Oliva Cigar event from 2p-7p.  Check them out!

Day Four Perdomo and Tito

I'm at Wise Ash today in Marietta Ga, blogging and smoking.  Today's drink.....vodka and cranberry, specifically Tito Vodka(Thanks Brother Byron) and Cranberry Juice.  Let's see how it goes.

The Perdomo and the Agavero

All I can say is strong, strong, strong.  The tequila set the pepper off in the cigar and made it potent, almost to the point of unbearable.  The cigar's normal smooth taste was set on fire! It felt like a crackling fire would sound.  Still good but it kinda put me on my ass.  I finished as much as I could because I still have to drive home.

Day Three - The Tequila

Today I'm blogging from La Casa Del Tabaco in Buckhead.  Great shop and pretty good prices on boxes and sticks.

I am having my Perdomo today with Agavero Tequila.  This is a sweet, smooth sipping Tequila made from 100% agave. It's delicious alone, I'll see how it works with my Perdomo.

Good to the end

Good to the end! Now.....whhhaaaat to smoke next?

So Far, So Great!

This Macallans12 year with the Perdomo is outstanding. This scotch blends so well with the cigar and cuts the strong pepper taste that the Perdomo has alone. I'm about middle ways through the cigar and when alone, it began to get bitter. I'm not tasting bitterness at this point, the scotch must be masking it.

Day Two and Macallan's 12 Year Scotch

I forgot to mention where I was blogging from.  Last night, I was blogging from Oscar's Cigars on Camp Creek Pkwy in Southwest Atlanta.  Tonight, I'm blogging from Highland Cigar Company in the Inman Park area of Atlanta.

I am pairing my Perdomo tonight with Macallan's 12 year scotch, neat.

One Down

I've just finished my first Perdomo.  The beginning is spicy and a bit peppery and it stayed even through out.  It remained well lit and the ash remained intact. No drink with it tonight. Excellent smoke!

How It All Began

When I look back, I realized that cigars have always been apart of my life.  My father, a K-8 grade school principal would lit up a Roi Tan blunt each morning on his way to work.  He never smoked in the house, but smelling that cigar was my daddy's smell.  It was in his clothes.  In his car.  And while Roi Tan blunts are not the most sophisticated of cigars, the nostalgia of it has always stayed with me.  How my father would hold it in his mouth.  The holes in his shirt from the ashes that my mother would cursed about.  Even the children at his school nicknamed him "Cigar". 

As I got older, I dabbled a bit tobacco.  Cigarellos, Darjums, Black and Milds.  At first, I thought that is was cute, you know, men think that a woman smoking a cigar is sexy.  But once I truly began to focus on the art of cigars, I was transformed.  

Cigars for me bring peace in the midst of a storm.  A cigar cannot be rushed.  It forces you to be in the moment and present with it until you puff the last puff or put the ash out.  Smoking a cigar is dynamic.  The puff in the beginning is different than the one in the middle and the one at the end.  And paired with the right libation, a cigar is simply, well, orgasmic.  And while a woman smoking a cigar is sexy, it is only the accessory, the perfect pair of pearls to that classic black dress that is the cigar.

I will tell you now that I consider my self a novice.  I'm still figuring out the language, shapes and tobaccos and origins and all that good stuff.  But I know what I like and I'm discovering more and more sticks that bring me joy.

This small experiment is my own market research.  I'm starting with a label that I have enjoyed, Perdomo, and I am taking 30 days to try it with a different cocktail or liquor everyday. And I'm sharing it all here with you.  

The stick that I chose is the Perdomo Maduro Petit Corono 4 3/4 x 44.  I chose it one, because so far for me Perdomo's are classic and consistent, I've never had a bad smoke from any of the cigars I've had. And two, the price was right.  $4.40 a stick for this brand, I think, was damned good.

As so it begins.  Today is my control day, no drinks with the Perdomo.  I'll be savoring the flavor.