Padron 45th Anniversary

[badwhale]

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This is a tandem review with my wife

Padron 45th Anniversary
Drink(s): Bell’s Expedition Stout (me); Water (wife)
Tunes: Some miscellaneous stuff playing.

Wrapper: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Draw: Me: Light / Wifey: Light (too light)
Burn: (Both) Good
Misc: About 60-90min smoke

Pre-light (Me): Box press. Dark Colorado-maduro shade wrapper. Lightly veined, but a but lumpy. Sweet leather / tobacco scent. Leather taste on cut prelight flavor.
Pre-light (Wifey): I do like the burgundy on the label. I think the smell is enticing. Doesn’t have the “feet smell” that some cigars have. Stings the palate on the prelight cut, but no funny taste.



Light: Easy. Spicy. Light draw; Wifey: Airier than expected. Easy draw. A bit smoky.

1st 3rd (Me): Dark, woodsy, leather. Rich and full body. Spicy, but well balanced. Baker’s chocolate now. Burny on the nose exhale.
1st 3rd (Wifey): Too light / airy. Not any distinct flavors. Overwhelmed by smoke.



Ash (Me): Stacks a nice dark gray. Ash bubbles present. Holds on for about 1”
Ash (Wifey):A fine ash.



2nd 3rd (Me): Very rich. Oily, leather, tobacco flavors. Smooth and creamy. Woodsy notes. Very rich flavors. Can’t stress that enough. Pretty nice.
2nd 3rd (Wifey): Beefed up now. Flavors developing more. Mesquite flavor.



3rd 3rd (Me): Woodsy, rich, dense, full body, creamy & spicy. Nice.
3rd 3rd (Wifey): I fell slightly nauseous now with a cold sweat type feeling. Flavors are irrelevant to how crappy I feel right now.



Overall impression (Me): I thought it was a pretty good smoke overall. It did seem like they were just shooting for straight up strength, rather than finesse. Was it worth 20 – 25 bucks? Probably not. Maybe I should have another sometime, but for me, other pardons satisfy at a fraction of the cost.
Overall impression (Wifey): Couldn’t finish. Too strong, but lacking in real flavors. It was like smoking strong air. Not enough flavor.

Will (& Wifey)

[Smoked!]

Nice duel review. Twenty-five bucks? May I borrow this quote: "I fell slightly nauseous now with a cold sweat type feeling. Flavors are irrelevant to how crappy I feel right now."?

[buzz]

Nice reviews, I've been wondering if the price was worth it.

-Buzz

[badwhale]

These were from the split on here, so in fairness, they were 19.50 each, without sales tax.

Will

[buzz]

I would think that a little aging would help with those.

-Buzz

[badwhale]

They're supposedly already made with umteen years aged tobacco. I've also heard that the '26s for example, don't age well, not that I tried it.

[bigwhiteash]

Nice job on both sides!

Great cigars,for sure.

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[ggiese]

That's an AWESOME review!!!

My wife would describe that cigar EXACTLY the same way.

...although she does love smoking Opus X - and is particularly fond of the xXx's (e.g. "Power Rangers")!!! Go figure!


But I gotta know, Will - what the heck is with the socket wrench and nose hair clipper in photo #3!?! Inquiring minds just gotta know!

[badwhale]

That's an AWESOME review!!!

My wife would describe that cigar EXACTLY the same way.

...although she does love smoking Opus X - and is particularly fond of the xXx's (e.g. "Power Rangers")!!! Go figure!


But I gotta know, Will - what the heck is with the socket wrench and nose hair clipper in photo #3!?! Inquiring minds just gotta know!

Same day I posted in the motorcycle owners thread