My Father No. 1 vs Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure
How do My Father No. 1 and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicurestack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
- Strength
- Body
- Medium-Full
- Medium-Full
- Origin
- Nicaragua
- Nicaragua
- Wrapper
- Ecuadorian Habano Rosado
- Nicaraguan Sun Grown (bourbon barrel-aged, Cuban-seed)
- Binder
- Nicaraguan Criollo
- Nicaraguan (Cuban-seed)
- Filler
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan (Cuban-seed)
- Vitola
- Robusto
- Toro (Epicure, box-pressed)
- Size
- 5.2 in × 52
- 6 x 54 × 54
- Rating
- 94/100 · 2009
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- Flavor
- CedarCreamBlack pepperCocoaToasted nuts
- CedarEarthAlmondOakBaking spice
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Medium-Full — a similar body either way.
- Critic scores
- My Father No. 1 carries the published pedigree (94 points from the critics).
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.