The Particulars

The Review

This review for the Definition DC Pig (Orange Band) - Perfecto (4.5 x 60) is based on the journal entry dated 2025-07-17

Appearance & Construction (0-3):  Good (3)

A medium brown with a slight Rosado tint to it, giving it an orangey hue that is complemented by the bright orange band. The wrapper has some nice sheen and mottling with a super faint tooth. The seams are all tight and blend in well. The cap ends in a little pigtail and the foot tapers sharply to a point.

Draw (0-3) & Burn (0-4):  Good (3) / Average (2)

As it tends to be with a Perfecto that comes to a small point at the foot, it’s a challenge to get lit cleanly. You need to be careful so you’re not sending the flame up the shaft and singeing excess wrapper. I’m successful, but there’s a tunnel at the foot, so as I’m drawing in and getting ignition, it’s shooting a flame straight out like a flamethrower. 😅 I was surprised how quickly the draw went from tight to open and that’s why, but the draw is good once it’s burning.

The burn is wavy and uneven as it crawls down the taper of the foot to the main shaft. The ash is a very light gray that is a bit flaky and scattered with how it cracks. The pig is generating copious amounts of smoke on the draw and between them—a definite 💨💣. But as the burn line gets past the tapered foot, the ash starts crumbling and splitting. As it approaches the midway point, the burn line is even all the way around except for one spot that’s behind and might canoe. But to my surprise, the cigar goes out right at the halfway point, so it’s a correction and relight to the finish where the burn is much better behaved.

Flavor Profile (0-5):  Great (4)

With the first draws, I get earth, some barnyard, cocoa, breadiness, and honey sweet. Pleasant and surprisingly light at the start for what’s advertised as full-bodied. There’s some light toasted cedar woodiness and minor baking spice, but minimal pepper so far. Definitely getting a lot of earth, dry barnyard, and light must. The honey sweet, baking cocoa, and breadiness make for a nice graham cracker-y flavor. There’s not a lot of complexity in the beginning here, but it’s an enjoyable mix.

With the second half, the cocoa ramps up and a little bit of pepper appears. Still earthy with some barnyard, but a good mix of toasted cedar and breadiness. There’s a nice creaminess on the finish and I haven’t experienced any harshness or bitterness. There’s an occasional nip of coffee and leather, some of your traditional Nicaraguan flavors coming from the filler, but they’re very mild. Overall, it’s a pretty straightforward profile that carries through the length of the relatively quick smoke.

Overall Experience (0-5):  Great (4)

Not the most complex blend, but nicely balanced and a really enjoyable mix of flavors. If you like earth, barnyard, and breadiness, this is a winner. I found this to be a very nice and quick morning smoke, but the nicotine strength can sneak up on you as it is indeed full-bodied. I also appreciate that Definition doesn’t apply a price premium to this vitola the way some other cigar manufacturers do. Other than being a little frustrating on the burn, a solid and enjoyable cigar all around.

Review Base Rating (0-5):

4.00

Would I Buy It Again?

Signs point to yes (recommended)

Review Final Score (0-10):

8.17

Overall Score and Individual Journal Entries

While the review is based off one instance of journaling this cigar; there’s a number of reasons you can have different experiences smoking the same cigar multiple times. A blend can evolve with age (for better or worse), palates evolves, preferences change, and sometimes you just get a bad example!  This section captures the ratings from each journal entry and the related journal photo.  Below you’ll find an aggregate score based on every time the cigar has been journaled. Unless it was a gift or on-off smoke, this section will be updated every time I journal this cigar!

The Flavor Wheel

With every cigar I journal, I capture simple ratings of the basic flavor categories that I experience.  These are more generalized than what you would see in a review, but a distinct profile can still be built out.  When multiple instances of the same cigar have been journaled, the scores are averaged out in an attempt to build a reliable flavor profile based on my palate.

The values entered for the strength of each flavor range from 0 to 3.

• 0:   No flavor detected
• 1:   Mild flavor
• 2:   Medium flavor
• 3:   Strong flavor

Note: desktop / large screens will see a flavor wheel while mobile / small screens will see a bar chart.

With every cigar I journal, I capture simple ratings of the basic flavor categories that I experience.  These are more generalized than what you would see in a review, but a distinct profile can still be built out.  When multiple instances of the same cigar have been journaled, the scores are averaged out in an attempt to build a reliable flavor profile based on my palate.

The values entered for the strength of each flavor range from 0 to 3.

• 0:   No flavor detected
• 1:   Mild flavor
• 2:   Medium flavor
• 3:   Strong flavor

Note: desktop / large screens will see a flavor wheel while mobile / small screens will see a bar chart.