Padron

1964 Anniversary Series Maduro

Flavor wasn’t for me.

Final cigar of 2024. Amazing flavor with espresso, spices, and roasted nuts on the finish. Even some plantain on the retro… Here’s to 2025

Went to a historic hotel with a cigar lounge. The cigars were overpriced but it's a nice atmosphere. The staff cut and lit the cigar for me (which I'm not used to) and really torched the foot instead of toasting it like I would prefer. The flavor off the initial light was a bit acrid and had more of a plastic flavor that I'm not used to. However, based off prior experiences with this cigar, I'm sure that won't last. Around an inch in, the Padron 1964 flavor I'm used to started to appear. An oak and grassy hay flavor popped up with a slight vanilla sweetness and a floral note i can't quite put my finger on. The ash is a grey-white, and is holding tight after an inch plus. The burn continues to keep relatively straight with rotation and the draw is nice and easy with a v-cut. I tapped the ash after it grew to around an inch and a half because I didn't want to wear it. After ashing and purging the cigar a nice earthy, coffee flavor appeared along with more of the hay/farmyard notes in the retrohale. In the 2nd half now. One puff gave a quick note of licorice/anise and then vanished, then back to the woody, hay. Quite the fun contrast in flavor from one puff to the next. Between the wood flavor and the hay lies a nuttiness i didn't puck up on before. Maybe chestnut is the right way to describe it but i haven't had enough chestnuts to really pin that flavor. Again, i decided to tap the ash as to avoid ashing on myself and making a mess in this fancy lounge, which brings me to the final third. The flavors are quite pronounced after ashing. The hot burn shoves the flavor in my face and the smoke output almost doubles. Lots of earthy, woody, nutty, and grassy hay flavor. The smoke seems to make my gums raw and the heat is almost painful under my tongue. Maybe this is a result of smoking too quick after ashing. The burn also slowed way down on one side, so i did touch it up, but i bet it would've evened out itself if I have it the time and attention it needed. As I continue, the burn keeps wavering yet catches up with rotation. Flavor continues to develop the deeper earth notes with the woody undertones. Definitely a nub candidate. One last ash as I approach the nub. The flavor once again explodes and provides a great ending to this gem of a cigar.

Best ash I’ve done

Blended full of consistent earth and pepper, this cigar stays smooth and rich every time. Super smooth draw and clean burn. Solid construction as always.

Packed full of earth and pepper, this cigar stays smooth and rich. Super smooth draw and clean burn. Solid construction as always.

Packed full of earth and pepper, this cigar never disappoints. Super smooth draw and clean burn with elegant presentation.

Exceptional. 2nd Padron of the day and it was equally as good as the first one. Gonna have to grab a few more of these.

Principe maduro for lunch today on a stressful work weekend. Impressed by rich black tea flavors, mahogany, suede, goat's milk and wet oak flavors. This little guy started out extremely spicy then mellowed into something soothing, rich, and embracing.

Beautiful shape. Great taste.

Just about as perfect a cigar as you can get, all around.

Incredible cigar, intensely spicy from the first draw to the last with a deep chocolate syrup mouth feel and flavor. Once the cigar gets going strong and is burning hot the smoke envelopes your mouth like biting into a rich chocolate truffle with crushed pink salt and chili sprinkled on top.

Flavor profile I got was cream, baking spice, cereal grain, subdued black pepper and intense delicious chocolates. Padron is the measure of what is attainable in new world construction.

It unravelled a little towards the end

You can never go wrong with the '64 in my opinion! Smooth & delicious as always.

As close to perfection as it gets

Amazing Padron quality. True benchmark. Sweet chocolate, bakers spices, deep earth, rich cream, black pepper. flawless draw and construction

Dark chocolate and toasted oak

Absolute best cigar ever