Padrón Dámaso No. 32 Arrives
Turns out there’s another addition to the Padrón Dámaso line. Corona Cigar Co. of Orlando, Fla. has taken delivery of the Pardón Dámaso No. 32, a 5 1/4 x 52 robusto.
It’s the second new size to arrive in the last month following the appearance of the Dámaso No. 34 at a handful of retailers.
The company has not returned emails seeking comment about either cigar, but retailers who received the No. 34 told halfwheel the company has informed them that the cigar featured a slightly stronger blend, something Corona reiterated for the No. 32.
The Dámaso was introduced last year, a major departure from Padrón’s box-pressed and Nicaragua-centric blends; it’s a round cigar that uses a Connecticut-seed wrapper that was not from Nicaragua.
The lighter blends have seemingly not caught on at retail, hence, the company gave certain retailers the No. 34, a slightly stronger version. It’s unclear whether either size will be a regular production item.
Currently there are four official sizes in the Dámaso line: the No. 17 (7 x 54), No. 15 (6 x 52), No. 8 (5 1/2 x 46) and No. 12 (5 x 50).
Charlie Minato
I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.
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