I usually like to have a box of these in one of the coolerdors and I smoked one earlier today.
Construction and apperance:
This is beautiful looking cigar with a nice dark, oily maduro wrapper. It's a very nice looking cigar as well.
Pre-light draw:
A nice, firm Havana-like draw which is the way I like my cigars. :smiley20:
Burn and draw:
The cigar burned nearly perfectly, no stems, no uneven burns, a very high quality cigar. The draw was consistent throughout. Not too much smoke but the aroma of these cigars is wonderful.
Taste:
The taste of the Padron 1926 line is one of my favorite. The 1964s are a very good cigar as well but I'll take a 1926 over a 1964 any day of the week. I find the 1926s slightly smoother than the 64s with slightly more "body."
Overall this is a fantastic cigar. The #9 is considered a "robusto" size measuring 5 1/4 x 56 so it's a big FAT robusto. When I have a little more time, I'll grab a #1 which is 6 1/2 x 52 or if I don't have as much time, I reach for a #6 which measures 4 3/4 x 50. The MSRP of the #9's is usually around $18.00/stick (my box of 24 was $439.00). A "snobby" cigar but well worth the money for a nice treat.
On the cA scale, I give this cigar a:
93
