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Review: Padrón W. Curtis Draper 125th Anniversary Natural

In January, Washington D.C. retailer W. Curtis Draper concluded its 125th anniversary celebrations with the arrival of the fourth and final release in what was a year-long series of special cigars. The release was from Padrón and included two 6 x 46 cigars in special blends  The five cigars, in order of release, are as [...]

Review: Padrón W. Curtis Draper 125th Anniversary Maduro

It took nearly one year from announcement to arrival, but in mid-January, W. Curtis Draper in Washington, DC finally took receipt of the final cigars for its 125th Anniversary Series, courtesy of Padrón. Its arrival follows the 2012 appearances of the Cabaiguan WCD 120 REDUX, a small batch of the original La Aurora 100 Años and the Arturo Fuente W. Curtis Draper [...]

Review: Padrón Family Reserve No. 85 Maduro

For those of you that don’t know… The newest cigar from Jorge Padrón, officially named the Padrón Family Reserve No. 85 Maduro, was released to retailers last week. The 85th is the newest in a line of Family Reserve cigars that goes back to 2007, when the first was released. The number in the name is (usually) meant [...]

Review: Padrón 1964 SI-15 Maduro (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… We reviewed the Natural on Wednesday, and today we are reviewing the the Padrón 1964 Smoke Inn 15th Anniversary Maduro. This year will mark 15 years Smoke Inn has been in business. If you aren’t familiar with Smoke Inn you really should check them out. They have been [...]

Review: Padrón 1964 Aniversario Serie Diplomatico

Continuing with our Padrón week today we have a blast from the past, a Padrón 1964 Diplomatico Maduro from the late 1990’s! It is unclear exactly how old this cigar is, but we sent a picture of it to Jorge Padrón, and he confirmed that its pre-2000 based on the band design… so this cigar [...]

Review: Padrón 1964 SI-15 Natural (Prerelease)

Today we will be taking a look at a very special limited release, the Padrón 1964 Smoke Inn 15th Anniversary. This year will mark 15 years Smoke Inn has been in business. If you aren’t familiar with Smoke Inn you really should check them out. They have been providing the South Florida cigar community with [...]

Review: Padrón L. J. Peretti 140th Anniversary

For those of you that don’t know, about two weeks ago, it came to my attention that Padrón had released a cigar that I was not aware of dubbed the Padrón L. J. Peretti Company 140th Anniversary, it was obviously produced for the 140th Anniversary of the L. J. Peretti Company in Boston. The interesting [...]

Review: Padrón Family Reserve No. 46 Maduro

It’s been 46 years since José Orlando Padrón started selling cigars. Having sold over 100 million cigars to date, Padrón is one of the most prestigious brands out there today. The skill and passion they have for cigars is obvious in the many different cigars they release. Whether you are smoking a Padrón 2000 or [...]

Review: Padrón Millenium Maduro

(Editors Note: Due to a problem with the photos of the first cigar photographed for the detail shots, another of the same cigar had to substituted for said photos…the cigars looked identical in every way. — brooks) For those of you that don’t know… As I keep looking through the cigars I have to review, [...]

Review: Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro

For as long back as I can remember in my smoking life, the name “Padrón” has been synonymous with three things: quality, flavor and “expensive as hell”. Well, I am happy, happy and unhappy to report that their new stick does not disappoint on any of those attributes. The newest cigar from Jorge Padrón, officially [...]