Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Connecticut

The word legacy carries more weight at Perdomo than it does for most cigar companies. Tobacco has been part of the family for four generations, beginning in Cuba with Silvio Perdomo and continuing through his son Nicholas Perdomo Sr., grandson Nicholas Perdomo Jr., and great-grandson Nicholas Perdomo III. That history became the focus of the original Perdomo Legacy line, which debuted in 2025 as the first major project blended by Nicholas Perdomo III and a tribute to the influence his father has had on him as a cigar maker.

The Perdomo Legacy Father & Son takes that idea in a different direction by bringing Nicholas Jr. and Nicholas III together on the same project. The limited-production collection is made up of three cigars, with the Nicaraguan Shade Grown created by Nick Jr., the Nicaraguan Maduro developed by Nicholas III, and the Ecuadorian Connecticut blended jointly by father and son. While the three blends approach the concept differently, each makes use of the proprietary Nicaraguan shade-grown hybrid tobacco that Perdomo spent years developing.

For the Connecticut version, an aged Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper is placed over the company’s proprietary Nicaraguan shade-grown hybrid binder, which combines Cameroon and Habano seeds. The fillers are Nicaraguan tobaccos harvested between 2011 and 2016 from small lots grown on Perdomo farms in Estelí, Condega, and Jalapa. Perdomo states that the limited bale counts and smaller yields of these aged tobaccos prevent them from being used in one of the company’s regular-production lines.

All three Father & Son blends are offered in a single box-pressed Gran Figurado vitola measuring six inches long, with a ring gauge that moves from 48 at the foot to 60 through the body before narrowing to 52 at the head. Perdomo developed new wooden molds specifically for the shape and packages the cigars in large 50-count chests made at its own box factory in Nicaragua. With a suggested retail price of $15 per cigar, the release is one of the rare Perdomo cigars to fall into the limited-production category, as the Perdomo brand is better known for keeping its blends consistently available to consumers.

Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Connecticut Breakdown

Appearance

The Gran Figurado really has a chunky appearance due to its tapered head and foot. I appreciate the box press on this cigar, which allows it to not feel oversized in hand. The wrapper is a golden straw color with a soft, suede-like feel. The seams are almost invisible and there is only a slight unevenness to the cigar as the tobaccos underneath press against the wrapper leaf.

Pressing the cigar between my fingers, I notice a light pack to the figurado, especially in the center, where it almost feels squishy. The overall weight of the cigar in hand feels rather light for its size as well.

Pre-Light

As I give the Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Connecticut an olfactory once-over, I’m met with dusty hay and roasted peanut. A light white pepper is there too, and it grows significantly when I smell the foot of the cigar. I’m surprised that I am getting no sweetness from either the wrapper or the foot of the cigar.

I clip only the bare minimum from the head of the Gran Figurado and find a very loose draw. At this point I will rate the draw resistance a 5/10, but just barely. The cold draw delivers some of the sweetness I missed on the wrapper, with primarily Fig Newtons and a dry, aged grass hay that mixes with an ever-so-slight ground white pepper note.

Smoking Experience

The tobaccos of the Father & Son Connecticut take to the flame easily, requiring little more than a quick toast before I move into the first few puffs. The loose draw makes it somewhat difficult to pull a substantial mouthful of smoke, but the opening profile is still easy enough to identify. Hazelnut coffee with cream leads the way, while a dry, light cedar settles into the background. There is virtually no pepper to speak of at this point, and even the retrohale remains soft, favoring creamy cedar without much additional spice or intensity. Flavor starts at medium-plus, body is mild/medium, and strength is mild.

The cigar is burning at a surprisingly quick pace, and it doesn’t take long before I find myself an inch and a half into the Gran Figurado. As I work into the thickest portion of the cigar, the draw hasn’t improved, though it hasn’t deteriorated either (still 5/10). The opening creaminess has faded away, taking much of the hazelnut character with it and leaving behind a darker-roast coffee with a slightly bitter finish. Cedar has moved forward considerably and is now nearly equal to the coffee in intensity. A dry grass/hay note has also worked its way into the profile, filling some of the space between the two. Beneath these flavors is just enough Demerara simple syrup sweetness to make itself known, while a light dusting of ground white pepper finally introduces some spice. Flavor holds at medium-plus, body remains mild/medium, and strength has moved up to mild/medium.

Reaching the center section of the Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Connecticut, the draw loosens even further (4/10), and I am now regularly double-puffing just to produce an adequate amount of smoke. The profile has also shifted again, with a fresh bread note joining the mix. The roasted peanut I found on the cold draw finally makes its way into the smoke, though it has developed into something closer to almond butter with a small amount of floral honey sweetness. On the retrohale, dry cedar and hay loft remain prominent, but the white pepper has gained considerably more presence. The burn rate also continues to stand out. Despite the size of this cigar, I’m moving through it at a pace I typically wouldn’t reach unless I were intentionally trying to speed-smoke.

I am combining my fourth update and closing notes into a single section because the pace of the Legacy Father and Son Connecticut never lets up enough to give the two stages much separation. By the time I would normally begin my final update, I am already approaching the end of the cigar, and with roughly two inches remaining, the smoke turns hot and unpleasant. After I remove the band, the profile has dried out considerably, and what little sweetness remained earlier is gone. The cedar and hay are still present, but both have taken on a dusty quality that emphasizes the dryness of the smoke. Leather also makes a late appearance, coming across more like old rawhide and pushing the profile even further in that direction. A faint floral quality remains on the retrohale, though unlike earlier in the cigar, it carries no noticeable sweetness. The final couple of puffs add raw peanut to the dry cedar, hay, and leather, while a healthy dose of white pepper closes out the profile. Flavor finishes at medium-plus, body has increased to medium, and strength holds at mild/medium.

Would I Smoke This Cigar Again?

I smoke Perdomo cigars a lot, and I like most of what they produce. That being said, this was a disappointment for me. I thought the original Legacy Connecticut was an excellent cigar, and I was excited to try this one, as Perdomo’s Connecticut-style cigars are some of my favorites (the Double Aged 12-Year Vintage Connecticut most of all). Some of my disappointment in flavor and smoke time definitely comes from the loose roll, which isn’t something I expect from Perdomo, given its high quality standards. Put it all together, and I’d more than likely reach for another Perdomo Connecticut shade cigar rather than this one.

• The Perdomo Legacy Father & Son line was introduced in 2026 as a follow-up to the original Perdomo Legacy.
• All three blends use Perdomo’s proprietary Nicaraguan shade-grown hybrid tobacco in different roles.
• The fillers come from small tobacco lots harvested between 2011 and 2016 on Perdomo farms in Estelí, Condega, and Jalapa.
• The Gran Figurado was a new shape for Perdomo and required specially made wooden molds.
• Perdomo has described Father & Son as an annual or semiannual limited release, depending on the availability of the aged tobaccos.
• Currently, the Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Connecticut ranks on Dojoverse as “100% Smokable,” placing in the top 24 percent of cigars on the all-time leaderboard.

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