Gentlemen - I got my box of Padron 46th Anniversary smokes today, and wanted to offer my initial impression of the first one I smoked.
Thanks to our good friend Israel at Uptown Cigars, I got a box that was 1/2 natural wrapper, 1/2 maduro. As the nattys were on top, they were the first one I smoked, Let me apologize for the conspicuous lack of pictures; it's been a busy time around here so the camera is still packed and is more than a little hard to find.....
Let's get the usual stuff out first...the construction was flawless. No surprise here; the guys at Padron know full well how to make a wonderful cigar. Punched with the big size on my Victronix tool, it drew like a champ. Not a touch up required; it smoked perfectly, from foot to ash. The draw was absolute perfection, stem to stern.
So...how did it taste?
I've always been a fan of the natty anniversary smokes from Padron. Not that I don't love the maduros, but the nattys to me offer up the best indication of the essence of the smoke. And, what an essence it was. Just....flawless. No sugar or spice or chocolate or fruits or berries or any nonsense like that....just flawlessly awesome tobacco. Perfectly blended, perfectly fermented. A wonderfully straight forward, absolutely perfect smoke. I mean that; I don't have any comment to offer other than this was perhaps one of the best smokes I've had all year. Draw after draw was an explosion of pure tobacco taste, and the wonderful complexity of a great, solid, straight forward smoke. I smoked it to the nub and I can't say the flavors "progressed' much as the taste from start to finish was....incredible. The ample ring gage no doubt contributed to the draw and the burn, but at no time was it "overwhelming"......it just gave it up in terms of a wonderful, awesome smoke. Sort of a cross between a '64 and some of the nicely aged '26's I have in the cabinet. It was interesting without being distracting. My beverage was a big glass of water and the cigar delivered completely. Wow....something special, to be sure.
Was it "worth it"....I would say....without question. Now, I'm not lucky enough to enjoy a smoke of this caliber every day, but here's what I would suggest: If you want an awesome smoke, one that will remind you why we smoke cigars, this one will deliver without compromise. As I type this, the taste is still rolling around on my tongue, reminding me of the completely flawless tastes and wonderful blend that kept my rapt attention for about an hour. An absolute, complete "ace" in my book. Do yourself a favor - get one and take it out for a test drive....my guess is that you will NOT be disappointed....:thumbs:
Best Regards - B.B.S.
Thanks to our good friend Israel at Uptown Cigars, I got a box that was 1/2 natural wrapper, 1/2 maduro. As the nattys were on top, they were the first one I smoked, Let me apologize for the conspicuous lack of pictures; it's been a busy time around here so the camera is still packed and is more than a little hard to find.....
Let's get the usual stuff out first...the construction was flawless. No surprise here; the guys at Padron know full well how to make a wonderful cigar. Punched with the big size on my Victronix tool, it drew like a champ. Not a touch up required; it smoked perfectly, from foot to ash. The draw was absolute perfection, stem to stern.
So...how did it taste?
I've always been a fan of the natty anniversary smokes from Padron. Not that I don't love the maduros, but the nattys to me offer up the best indication of the essence of the smoke. And, what an essence it was. Just....flawless. No sugar or spice or chocolate or fruits or berries or any nonsense like that....just flawlessly awesome tobacco. Perfectly blended, perfectly fermented. A wonderfully straight forward, absolutely perfect smoke. I mean that; I don't have any comment to offer other than this was perhaps one of the best smokes I've had all year. Draw after draw was an explosion of pure tobacco taste, and the wonderful complexity of a great, solid, straight forward smoke. I smoked it to the nub and I can't say the flavors "progressed' much as the taste from start to finish was....incredible. The ample ring gage no doubt contributed to the draw and the burn, but at no time was it "overwhelming"......it just gave it up in terms of a wonderful, awesome smoke. Sort of a cross between a '64 and some of the nicely aged '26's I have in the cabinet. It was interesting without being distracting. My beverage was a big glass of water and the cigar delivered completely. Wow....something special, to be sure.
Was it "worth it"....I would say....without question. Now, I'm not lucky enough to enjoy a smoke of this caliber every day, but here's what I would suggest: If you want an awesome smoke, one that will remind you why we smoke cigars, this one will deliver without compromise. As I type this, the taste is still rolling around on my tongue, reminding me of the completely flawless tastes and wonderful blend that kept my rapt attention for about an hour. An absolute, complete "ace" in my book. Do yourself a favor - get one and take it out for a test drive....my guess is that you will NOT be disappointed....:thumbs:
Best Regards - B.B.S.
) but the reason I was asking is because I recently had a 45 that fell very flat but it was a maduro not a natural. As it was a Padron, which the few I have had have wowed me to no end, I have been racking my brain to determine the problem. 