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Weekly News (September 12, 2011)

Editor’s Note: And we shall call this, the one where everything has been delayed. After the jump is news on four major releases that have all been pushed back for a variety of reasons. Three of them have been pushed back to the month of October, which by all accounts will be the biggest month [...]

IPCPR 2011: Padrón

This could really be a lot easier. The Family Reserve 47th shall be known as the Padrón 85th. Jorge Padrón explained they changed the name to coincide with José O. Padrón’s 85th birthday. The only other interesting tidbit worth mentioning is that at least two retailers claim that they will have these in early August, [...]

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, [...]