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‘Ello, Fellow CPers! Well, it's been about 5 minutes since I've seen a Padron review, so I thought I'd light one up and try my luck.
First review up here at CP, so “padron” any newbieness (or puns)! Onward with the review:
Notes, Cut, Pre-draw:
Super smelly stick, in a good way. Reminds me of chocolate, cappuccino, and, oddly enough, graham crackers. I couldn’t tell you why, just that I love it. This stick has ~6 months of age on it, most of it coming from the B&M. I would say this is a medium smoke. Wrapper is dark, rich and rugged … I’ll let the picture do the talking.
Perfect little cut with my Xikar. Predraw hints at… well, not too much here. Just really nice, well taken care of, tobacco. Lit it up with a good ol’ Zippo with a thunderbird insert.
Smokin’ the maddie:
So this is Padron’s cheaper stick, priced at around 3 bucks a pop. Don’t let this fool you, this stick compares to everything under the 10 dollar mark. How a stick this well made and this tasty can be sold for the price simply eludes me. First hits don’t provide too much flavor. I’ve noticed a trend, personally, that the first inch of the 2000 maddie line does not produce much to leave you wanting more. Of course, this changes.
A few inches in, chocolate and coffee; this paired very well with my cappuccino. I wish I had graham crackers on hand; somehow this stick reminded me of them the whole way through. Smoke is plentiful and very clean. Laser-line burn with no issues. Not chemically and very well balanced.
The last 1/3rd did not provide any changes, but instead keeps its welcome chocolate and spicy flavor profile. I’m tempted to say I picked up a bit of pepper. Other than the hints of flavor that tickle the tastebuds, just plain good tabaccy.
Overall, an easy going smoke that has complexity but not an overwhelming amount. If you haven’t yet, pick one of these up. Echoing the comments of several other CPers, you have no excuse, they are competitively priced and worth every cent. Sorry for any spelling, or grammar errors. It's around 2AM here :laugh:
First review up here at CP, so “padron” any newbieness (or puns)! Onward with the review:
Notes, Cut, Pre-draw:
Super smelly stick, in a good way. Reminds me of chocolate, cappuccino, and, oddly enough, graham crackers. I couldn’t tell you why, just that I love it. This stick has ~6 months of age on it, most of it coming from the B&M. I would say this is a medium smoke. Wrapper is dark, rich and rugged … I’ll let the picture do the talking.
Perfect little cut with my Xikar. Predraw hints at… well, not too much here. Just really nice, well taken care of, tobacco. Lit it up with a good ol’ Zippo with a thunderbird insert.
Smokin’ the maddie:
So this is Padron’s cheaper stick, priced at around 3 bucks a pop. Don’t let this fool you, this stick compares to everything under the 10 dollar mark. How a stick this well made and this tasty can be sold for the price simply eludes me. First hits don’t provide too much flavor. I’ve noticed a trend, personally, that the first inch of the 2000 maddie line does not produce much to leave you wanting more. Of course, this changes.
A few inches in, chocolate and coffee; this paired very well with my cappuccino. I wish I had graham crackers on hand; somehow this stick reminded me of them the whole way through. Smoke is plentiful and very clean. Laser-line burn with no issues. Not chemically and very well balanced.
The last 1/3rd did not provide any changes, but instead keeps its welcome chocolate and spicy flavor profile. I’m tempted to say I picked up a bit of pepper. Other than the hints of flavor that tickle the tastebuds, just plain good tabaccy.
Overall, an easy going smoke that has complexity but not an overwhelming amount. If you haven’t yet, pick one of these up. Echoing the comments of several other CPers, you have no excuse, they are competitively priced and worth every cent. Sorry for any spelling, or grammar errors. It's around 2AM here :laugh:
