Ask serious Rose of Sharon smokers which vitola they reach for first and many will tell you the same thing — the Perfecto. There’s something about the tapered head and closed foot of this 6×56 that focuses the blend in a way the other formats don’t quite replicate, concentrating the Ecuadorian Connecticut Sun Grown wrapper’s natural creaminess and sweetness right from the first draw before the wide ring gauge opens up and lets the full four-component filler of Nicaraguan Viso, Seco, Ligero, and Dominican Piloto Cubano find its stride. Rolled at the AJ Fernandez factory in Nicaragua and presented in a gentle semi-box pressed format, the Perfecto is a limited expression of one of the most beloved Connecticut blends in the country — a cigar Robert Holt created to honor his wife Sharon, co-founder of Southern Draw, whose grace and quiet boldness inspired the entire line. Light it without toasting the closed foot first and let the wrapper introduce itself. Graham cracker, creamy espresso, roasted peanuts, caramel, white pepper, and a velvety finish that makes this the Connecticut you’ll be telling people about for years.
