Padron Series Cigars

[KB24]

Just some thoughts/questions. I find the Padron Series cigars very good for their price points. For example, I had a 7000 last night for $9. Pretty good bang for your buck. I take it that the tobacco that is used in these cigars is the same that goes in the the 26's and 64's just different blends and with not as much age on them? Would taking a box of the Padron Series and aging them in my humidor for 5-10 years then make them as good as the Anniversario's? I had the Padron Churchills at my wedding for the guests. I think I bought the box for $150 or so.

What are some of your thoughts on the Padron cigars BESIDES the 1926 and 64 Anni's?

-Patrick

[Colt45]

I used to smoke them quite a bit, particularly the 2, 3, and 6000s. I found them to be good, solid cigars - perhaps with draws a bit to loose

for my personal preference, but good values regardless. I guess I just found them a little too straightforward for my taste, so I haven't bought

any in some time.

In my opinion, I feel they would gain little with aging.

[khomeinist]

I used to smoke them quite a bit, particularly the 2, 3, and 6000s. I found them to be good, solid cigars - perhaps with draws a bit to loose

for my personal preference, but good values regardless. I guess I just found them a little too straightforward for my taste, so I haven't bought

any in some time.

In my opinion, I feel they would gain little with aging.

I agree. The regular Padron series would benefit from a more restrictive draw.

I strongly believe that any notion of 'reasonable value' goes out the proverbial window when discussion the various Anniversary lines. The 46 is very unimpressive to me (loose draw, excessive ligero). Others will disagree.

[mbrody]

I have smoked aged Padron thousand series and they never tasted like 64/26. Nice cigars, but tastes like different blends. Padron would be among my top choices for a NC without a doubt. Prefer the 64/26; don't prefer their price!

[Ginseng]

A cigar near and dear to my heart...and palate.

I have been smoking Padron of all stripes for as long as I've been smoking. Almost 15 years now. Just had a Series 2000 maduro from 2006 this weekend and it delivered everything that I've always appreciated from the line: easy draw, tons of robust flavor, voluminous hearty smoke, and robust construction. I dropped it on cement and while it knocked off the ash, there was no other damage. Puffed it a bit to fire up the coal and back to business we went. Thus, in addition to being an incredibly consistent and reliable cigar, it is also a sentimental favorite. Give me the 1964 Exclusivo, the 2000, Ashton VSG Illusion, and maybe 1 or 2 others and I'd be quite satisfied smoking these and only these non-Cubans for the rest of my life.

As noted, the draw tends to be skewed to the loose side. I have found tighter draws to be more prevalent, although still quite unusual, in the 1964.

Wilkey

[cigcars]

Just some thoughts/questions. I find the Padron Series cigars very good for their price points. For example, I had a 7000 last night for $9. Pretty good bang for your buck. I take it that the tobacco that is used in these cigars is the same that goes in the the 26's and 64's just different blends and with not as much age on them? Would taking a box of the Padron Series and aging them in my humidor for 5-10 years then make them as good as the Anniversario's? I had the Padron Churchills at my wedding for the guests. I think I bought the box for $150 or so.

What are some of your thoughts on the Padron cigars BESIDES the 1926 and 64 Anni's?

-Patrick

*If you haven't seen my other threads, my greatest acknowledgements are of the Padron 45th Family Anniversaries. THOSE CIGARS ROCK!!! I uncomplainingly spent $22 ea. on 3 singles (because the tobacconist is a friend and gave me a break from the normal $26 price) and they, like no others lately, have given me that dizzying, lightheaded "buzz" I do love to get

[bob25]

The Londres are my favorite from the Padron regular production line.

For a 3$ cigar its a very good smoke.

[Stalebread]

I've smoked only a few of the Londres. Honestly, I can't remember what I thought of them. I'd go to the 6000 or the 2000.

In the '64 Series, I like the Superior.

The Padrons say that their cigars don't need aging, which might be right. On the other hand, I've smoked a 6000 with a couple of years on it and it really mellowed out beautifully. Same with some '64s I've tried that were, maybe, three years old. But aging something from the thousand series will not turn it into a 26/64. Different cigars. It would be up to you to decide about the "as good as" part.

Coincidentally, I was looking at a '26 Anni #1 I bought back at the end of '05. I was startled that it had no aroma. Not the foot. Not the wrapper. Maybe it reached a point of diminishing returns sooner than I anticipated. It needs to be smoked soon I'm guessing.

[thechenman]

No doubt about it...Padron makes a great NC cigar. Some of the best NCs in fact. I lean towards the maduros, the naturals aren't bad, but I find the maduro better suited for my palate. The draw can be a bit too lose on these, but I prefer a lighter draw, so I guess it does not bother me as much as it would others. As far as the x000 Series improving with age, most definitely. Two years will do wonders for x000 series, but they will never tast like a 1964 Anniversary or a 1926 Serie.

My favorites in this NC marca is the 1926 Serie No. 2 and No. 6 in maduro. Many disagree, but I find them superior to the 1964 Anniversary, others say the price jump does not justify the improvement. To each his/her own I guess. In the x000 series my favorites would be the 2000 and the Londres...both in maduro as well.

You really can't go wrong with Padron.

[cgarner]

Got a box of 64's sitting under all my boxes of Cubans. I've smoked maybe 2 out of the box and found them quiet good, but for some reason I never reach for them.

[SandmanTR]

Got a box of 64's sitting under all my boxes of Cubans. I've smoked maybe 2 out of the box and found them quiet good, but for some reason I never reach for them.

I'm in the same boat. I have 2 boxes of the Padron Family Reserve 45 (Maduro) sitting underneath a large mountain of cubans. I also never seem to reach for them...

[Rogers72]

I usually keep a box of the 5000 Maduro around to give to mooches. They are good and I will definitely smoke them if I have to but not too expensive to waste. I find their draws to be too loose, too often and they are quite one dimensional but probably the best NC at their price point.

[mbrody]

You guys just reminded me...I have a pair of Milleniums just gathering plume. I think they should be smoked!

[adic88]

Padrons make very good cigars, but i only really like the Anniversarios.

The regular production padrons suffer from too loose a draw for my liking.

[sblevit]

I cannot understand how they are so highly rated. I have a bunch of the 26s and I find them to be unsmokable - draw too loose and completely harsh. I recently offered them to a friend.

On the other hand, the Olivia Series V is an excellent Nicaraguan smoke.

[lutharthegreat]

I really enjoy the 3000 Maduro.

[Frinkiac7]

These were my favorites before I migrated into Cubans, still a great cigar and certainly among the best NCs. The regular line does lack complexity that Cubans can offer, but they are still quite good, especially in the lower price points. As far as them not needing additional aging, that might be true, but I had the opportunity to smoke some that had sat in a B&M's for a couple years and they were much more refined and less bold/harsh in flavor than the un-aged sticks.

[B.HOBS]

I think any of the Padron offerings are the only NC really worthwhile...along with most of Tatuaje. Thems is delicious!!!

[Erm310mce]

I also smoked a lot of Padron's before in found Czar

I liked the maduro regular line more than the naturals, but I agree with everone, very lose draw. I also enjoyed the 64 vs the 26.

Good solid NCs, I don't really miss them though.

[rdb6]

My favorite brands before discovering CC's were Padron and Fuente. I particularly enjoyed the 1964 Principe Maduro. The Fuentes I smoked were the Hemingway and Don Carlos lines. Since discovering CC's I have only had a few NC's. I did try the 1926 recently and found them harsh with a very loose draw. I will stick with CC's, not only are they a better smoke but they are a better bang for the buck as well.

[dicko]

The Londres are my favorite from the Padron regular production line.

For a 3$ cigar its a very good smoke.

Agreed Bob, lovely little smoke. I've had some 64's before, very nice but expensive for what you get. Maybe have a padron every 20 or so cigars. Might have one today actually!

[PigFish]

I am casting a hex upon you all... And you call yourselves "patriots!!!" -

[jerseyjay]

Family Series are obviously special treats but if you want to stick with the affordable line, I would recommend 2000 / 3000 maduros. Had few 6000, was not impressed.

[mash]

The maduro churchill was my first cigar. I still love them, always make sure I have several boxes of them around. I find not much aging effect.

[riderpride]

The flavour is quite unique, but not to my taste; I've tried the '26 No. 9 (lovely box aroma of blueberries) and the entire k series. Loose draw which offers plenty of smoke that I know some view as a virtue and they always feel bone-dry. I prefer the look, feel, draw, and flavour of an Oliva V if I'm in the mood for a Nicaraguan.