My Father No. 1 vs Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto
How do My Father No. 1 and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robustostack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
The short answer
The My Father No. 1 and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto sit at a similar medium-full strength, so it comes down to flavor and origin.
- 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
- Robusto (box-pressed)
- Size
- 5.2 in × 52
- 5 x 54 × 54
- Rating
- 94/100 · 2009
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- Flavor
- CedarCreamBlack pepperCocoaToasted nuts
- CedarEarthAlmondBaking spiceCaramel
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.
Choose Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto if
earthy notes appeal to you.
See Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto →My Father No. 1 vs Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto — FAQ
- Is the My Father No. 1 or the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto better for beginners?
- They're a similar medium-full strength, so neither is clearly easier — choose by flavor. The My Father No. 1 brings cedar and cream, the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto cedar and earth.
- What's the difference between the My Father No. 1 and the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto?
- The My Father No. 1 is a medium-full Nicaragua cigar with a Ecuadorian Habano Rosado wrapper; the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto is a medium-full Nicaragua cigar with a Nicaraguan Sun Grown (bourbon barrel-aged, Cuban-seed) wrapper.
- Which is rated higher, the My Father No. 1 or the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto?
- My Father No. 1: Cigar Aficionado 94/100. Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto: no published critic score yet.