Perdomo Legacy series displayed with cigar boxes, tobacco leaves and barrel accents representing barrel‑aged wrappers.
Estelí, Nicaragua, August 24, 2025
Perdomo introduced the Legacy series, a 15‑SKU release comprised of three distinct blends — a shade‑grown Cuban‑Cameroon hybrid, an Ecuadorian Connecticut, and a Nicaraguan Maduro — each offered in five vitolas. The project centers on a farm‑grown hybrid seed developed and cultivated at Finca Natalie in Estelí, used variably as wrapper or binder across blends. Wrappers are aged in spent bourbon barrels and include decade‑old leaf. Boxes ship in 10‑ and 24‑count formats with MSRP per stick roughly $13–$15. Early tastings note nutty, woody and sweet profiles with mostly strong construction and some minor sample variation.
Perdomo Legacy is rolling out as a new three-blend line designed around a hybrid Cuban-Cameroon seed leaf developed by the company and grown in Nicaragua. The lineup consists of 15 SKUs across three blends offered in the same five vitolas, making it a compact but wide-ranging introduction. The project centers on a hybrid seed planted in 2014–2015 at Finca Natalie, a 600-acre shaded farm in Estelí, Nicaragua, and grown on Perdomo’s own grounds. The wrappers and aging strategies vary by blend, but all versions share the same Cuban-seed/Cameroon-seed hybrid origin and a long aging process.
The three blends are described as:
– Nicaraguan Shade-Grown leveraging the hybrid leaf as the wrapper;
– Ecuadorian Connecticut using the hybrid leaf as the binder, paired with an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper;
– Nicaraguan Maduro using the hybrid leaf as the binder and a Nicaraguan Maduro wrapper.
Across all variants, wrapper leaves are aged before rolling: the leaves are reported to be at least 10 years old, with additional aging in spent bourbon barrels. Specific aging durations vary by account: some describe 8–10 months in bourbon for the Ecuadorian Connecticut wrappers, while others cite as much as 14 months of bourbon-barrel aging for the Maduro version and about 10 months for the shade-grown wrapper. The result is a consistent baseline of aged tobacco with variant-specific aging nuances.
The fillers are Cuban-seed tobaccos grown in three Nicaraguan regions (Condega, Estelí, and Jalapa). The binder for the Connecticut and Maduro lines is described as the hybrid leaf from Finca Natalie, with some retailer notes suggesting a Nicaraguan-grown binder across all blends. Either way, the project emphasizes a layered tobacco mix designed to produce distinct profiles across the three blends.
The hybrid seed was developed by Perdomo in collaboration with agronomy and genetics teams, with planting taking place at Finca Natalie in Estelí. The farm is shade-grown and operates on about 600 acres, noted as a long-standing, established program. The farm’s name honors Nick Jr.’s daughter, who is also Nic II’s sister, reflecting a family-oriented homage embedded in the project.
The Legacy project is presented as a tribute to legacy within the Perdomo brand, with the producer describing the blend as an extraordinary Nicaraguan tobacco derived from a new seed program. The tobacco character is positioned to highlight a refined aroma and flavor profile that leans into the shade-grown environment and the hybrid’s distinctive genetics.
The Legacy line is offered in the same five vitolas for all three blends:
– Robusto 5 x 54
– Epicure 6 x 54
– Churchill 7 x 54
– Gordo 6 x 60
– Gran Belicoso 6 x 60 (box-pressed, typically in 10-count boxes)
Packaging details show the Gran Belicoso in 10-count boxes, while the other four sizes use 24-count boxes. Manufacturer-and-retailer pricing varies slightly, with a manufacturer MSRP range generally listed around the mid-teens per cigar in box pricing, and retailer listings showing a spread in the low-to-mid $13s up through the mid-$15s per cigar depending on the size and market.
Public teaser activity began in mid-November 2024, followed by retailer communications about the three wrapper options and the five vitolas. A targeted rollout included a planned launch party in early May at a known New England retailer, with a formal retail release scheduled for May 8 and ongoing rollout through May. A formal announcement was anticipated in early April, with a premiere at the PCA Convention & Trade Show planned for April 2025 in New Orleans according to some reports. The three wrapper options are commonly described as Ecuadorian Connecticut, Nicaraguan Shade-Grown, and Nicaraguan Maduro.
Independent tasting observations describe the Legacy Connecticut Epicure samples as presenting a consistent aroma profile with notes of wood, citrus, and nutty elements. The testing noted a range of flavor nuances among the three Connecticut Epicure examples, including chocolate, peanut butter, and toasted nuts in some cases, with variations in fruit-like sweetness, white pepper, and creaminess across samples. The reviewer highlighted a robust overall smoking experience with a medium- to medium-full body, strong aroma development, and a generally favorable finish featuring buttered cream and nuts. Construction was described as solid overall, with one sample showing an uneven burn later in the smoke.
The Legacy project built around a family-led narrative and a multi-disciplinary development approach, including agronomy and genetics teams. Publicized details emphasize a lineage-based tribute while focusing on the technical aspects of seed development, leaf aging, and the resulting sensory expectations. The project’s rollout emphasizes the three wrapper options and the five vitolas as the core format.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Line name | Perdomo Legacy |
| Total SKUs | 15 SKUs across three blends |
| Blends | Nicaraguan Shade-Grown, Ecuadorian Connecticut, Nicaraguan Maduro |
| Wrapper usage | Hybrid Cuban-Cameroon seed leaf used as wrapper in Shade-Grown; binder in Connecticut and Maduro |
| Filler origins | Cuban-seed fillers grown in Condega, Estelí, Jalapa |
| Binder origin | Hybrid leaf from Finca Natalie (Estelí) for Connecticut and Maduro |
| Aging | Wrapper leaves aged at least 10 years; bourbon-barrel aging varies by blend (roughly 8–14 months reported) |
| Farm | Finca Natalie, Estelí, Nicaragua; 600 acres; shade-grown |
| Vitolas | Robusto 5 x 54; Epicure 6 x 54; Churchill 7 x 54; Gordo 6 x 60; Gran Belicoso 6 x 60 |
| Packaging | Gran Belicoso in 10-count boxes; other sizes in 24-count boxes |
| Pricing (MSRP) | Typically in the mid-teens per cigar; box prices vary by size |
| Launch events | Teased in 2024; May 2025 rollout; PCA show premiere planned for 2025 |
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