Does anyone have any interesting snippits of info, experiences, thoughts, funnies on Padron cigars. Our Scottish Cigar Appreciation Society is having a meeting in Dunfermline on 21st Sept and we are showcasing Padron cigars. As I understand their 3 lines are currently running at 3 1/2, 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 years age. I have never even seen the 2000 aniversary or the 40th!. Were they the first manufacturer to age all their cigar range as a matter of course?. Why are most Maduro wrappers from Nicaraguan?. I often get a pleasant drugged experience with Padrons which I put down to their aging. Does anyone know or prepared to guess what their sales volumes are? Does anyone have some 40th they are prepared to sell and post to us? What about aging experiences with Padrons-I am aging a few at present and find they age very well, going up about 5 points on average.
There is a standard Padron line, the plain brown and white band. They are exceptional smokes for the price. I typically pay about $3.50 for a robusto.
There is the Annivisario 1964 which I believe commorates the founding of the Padron label. I think that this is Padron's best product. Most smokers of stronger non-Cuban cigars will agree that Padron Annivisario's are the gold standard for quality and flavor among the super premeium NCs. This cigar is characterized by unique sweeter molassas flavors.
The most recent line is the Annivisario 1926, which commorates the birth of Jorge Padron. These are excellent smokes, however they are not as favorably priced as the 1964s. I find them to be a bit stronger, and not really any higher quality than the 1964s. The 1926 line includes a blend which was made for the 40th anniversary of the Padron line.
There is also a Padron Millenium which was released in 1999. It came in a terrific looking light burl wood humidor. This smoke was exceptionally expensive and quite frankly not a critical success. If memory serves me, this cigar was released at either $20 or $25 per. This cigar was exceptionally strong and unrefined. It definalty felt like it was rushed. Like the 1964s which were available at the time, it was high quality smoke. Most collectors are hanging onto theirs in the hopes that they will age into a phenominal smoke. I passed on them at the time, due to their price and performance. Padron's reputation 6 years ago wasn't half of what it is today.
The buzz that you are catching from your Padron's is not due to age. It has to do with the strength of the tobacco used in the Padron blends. There are 5 or 6 primings on a tobacco plant. The primings that are higher on the plant will be stronger and contain richer, more flavorful oils. Tobacco plants are harvested from the bottom up at different times. The upper most priming is called ligero and is the "strongest" leaves on the plant.
1926 is the year Orlando was born(Jorges dad)Padron has a website and are very receptive of customer input and requests.I have spent a couple hours with Jorge and he is very nice and quite humbled by their recognition.They also have a toll free phone # on the website.It would not surprise me if you got him on the phone.Let them know what your doing...good luck! Dave
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Thanks for your comments guys. esp PSD3EL. Padrons do it for me. They are a lush draw, always always consistant, and a great aroma and taste. I just wish we didn't have to pay £15 to £25 in this country for the bottom to middle range. I contacted Padron for some further info but they didn't respond but I appreciate they are more a manufacturer/wholesaler and probably view customer contact as soemthing best left to the retail trade.
Originally posted by PSD3EL: There is a standard Padron line, the plain brown and white band. They are exceptional smokes for the price. I typically pay about $3.50 for a robusto.
There is the Annivisario 1964 which I believe commorates the founding of the Padron label. I think that this is Padron's best product. Most smokers of stronger non-Cuban cigars will agree that Padron Annivisario's are the gold standard for quality and flavor among the super premeium NCs. This cigar is characterized by unique sweeter molassas flavors.
The most recent line is the Annivisario 1926, which commorates the birth of Jorge Padron. These are excellent smokes, however they are not as favorably priced as the 1964s. I find them to be a bit stronger, and not really any higher quality than the 1964s. The 1926 line includes a blend which was made for the 40th anniversary of the Padron line.
There is also a Padron Millenium which was released in 1999. It came in a terrific looking light burl wood humidor. This smoke was exceptionally expensive and quite frankly not a critical success. If memory serves me, this cigar was released at either $20 or $25 per. This cigar was exceptionally strong and unrefined. It definalty felt like it was rushed. Like the 1964s which were available at the time, it was high quality smoke. Most collectors are hanging onto theirs in the hopes that they will age into a phenominal smoke. I passed on them at the time, due to their price and performance. Padron's reputation 6 years ago wasn't half of what it is today.
The buzz that you are catching from your Padron's is not due to age. It has to do with the strength of the tobacco used in the Padron blends. There are 5 or 6 primings on a tobacco plant. The primings that are higher on the plant will be stronger and contain richer, more flavorful oils. Tobacco plants are harvested from the bottom up at different times. The upper most priming is called ligero and is the "strongest" leaves on the plant.
