It was a big Sunday yesterday. I got back to doing one of the things I most enjoy doing which was smoking some meat and taking time to enjoy a great cigar, or so I thought. As for the cigar, I pulled out a Padron 50th Anniversary Toro Maduro. These cigars were first shipped in December of 2014 as humidors of 50 cigars for in excess of $5,300 USD per box. There were only 1,000 humidors manufactured and in addition, each cigar is uniquely numbered on the band. Additional refill kits were offered in September of 2015. In other words, you were lucky to not only buy this cigar but should buy a lottery ticket because you were lucky enough to grace your presence around it.
When these first came out, each cigar cost around $40. I could not tell you what they cost today because I received this cigar in a $50 cigar of the month box but if I had to guess this is about a $75 dollar stick. More on that later....
All Padron 50th Anniversary cigars came in a 6.5" x 50 Toro that is slightly box pressed and the only option was choice between a maduro lead wrapper or natural wrapper. Another thing to look at to tell the difference between the two, besides the lead color, is to look at the lettering of the serial number on the band. If the lettering is black the cigar is maduro and if the lettering is red, it is a natural. Both options are Nicaraguan puros with, what Padron claims, tobacco that was aged 10 years when the cigars we made.
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Length: 6 1/2"
Ring Gauge: 50
Size: Toro
The Smoke: Okay, where to begin with this one? Perhaps, first a disclaimer is in order. I would never condone anyone purchase a cigar that cost this much and the sample smoked provides insight why. Another thing to keep in mind is I do not totally understand the Padron fanboy scene as I have never really found their cigar's suitable to my palate. They are usually pepper bombs and that is not something I tend to enjoy. I mean, if that is what I wanted I would just gulp down some of the cracked black pepper. If that is your thing, I am certainly not the moral authority to judge but I think Padron is over-hyped.
I digress. I used my trusty Xikar VX2 V Cutter to dig into this one. The cigar had solid pepper scent (no duh) along with some undertones of chocolate. The flavors are typical Padron heavy pepper and the profile is robust. The cigar had a good draw during the entire smoke, which lasted about an hour and 20 minutes but that pretty much ends the highlights for this one.
One thing that drives me nuts, especially with a cigar that cost this much, is one that cannot hold together. Slightly beyond halfway through the smoke, it started to come apart. I first noticed that the wrapper was peeling, and if it were not for the band being in place, I am unsure of just how much this thing would have unraveled.
Furthermore, this cigar wound up developing an uneven burn rate. Are you kidding me? This is something that even $4 USD cigars never do let alone one that cost over 10 times that much. This is so infuriating!
Size: Toro
The Smoke: Okay, where to begin with this one? Perhaps, first a disclaimer is in order. I would never condone anyone purchase a cigar that cost this much and the sample smoked provides insight why. Another thing to keep in mind is I do not totally understand the Padron fanboy scene as I have never really found their cigar's suitable to my palate. They are usually pepper bombs and that is not something I tend to enjoy. I mean, if that is what I wanted I would just gulp down some of the cracked black pepper. If that is your thing, I am certainly not the moral authority to judge but I think Padron is over-hyped.
I digress. I used my trusty Xikar VX2 V Cutter to dig into this one. The cigar had solid pepper scent (no duh) along with some undertones of chocolate. The flavors are typical Padron heavy pepper and the profile is robust. The cigar had a good draw during the entire smoke, which lasted about an hour and 20 minutes but that pretty much ends the highlights for this one.
One thing that drives me nuts, especially with a cigar that cost this much, is one that cannot hold together. Slightly beyond halfway through the smoke, it started to come apart. I first noticed that the wrapper was peeling, and if it were not for the band being in place, I am unsure of just how much this thing would have unraveled.
Furthermore, this cigar wound up developing an uneven burn rate. Are you kidding me? This is something that even $4 USD cigars never do let alone one that cost over 10 times that much. This is so infuriating!
I mean, for me, I have nothing else to say on this one other than this is why you should not spend $40 on a stick. There is always a chance that it is just an overpriced turd. I am glad I was able to tick this one off on my bucket list but whatever. Buy one if you want to Yolo but you are better off elsewhere.
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| At least the meat was good. |
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