Ernesto Padilla

Editor’s Note: After finally getting caught up this past week, we got a bit behind thanks to a bug that seemed to have plagued all…

Editor’s Note: If all goes well, Brooks and I should be in Nicaragua right now as part of Drew Estate’s Cigar Safari media adventures. Patrick…

Things are changing at Padilla that will mean a near complete overhaul of blends. Ernesto Padilla told halfwheel that he is discontinuing four of his…

Originally released in 2007, the aptly named Padilla 1932 Oscuro used the José “Pepín” García rolled 1932 blend, and covered it with a then five-year-old Nicaraguan corojo…

Last year, I published an article entitled Ten Questions for 2011. The concept was simple, what were a few of the topics to watch for…

Editor’s Note: This is not the most exciting of these commentaries, but it is the holiday season. Plenty of limited editions being released, as well…

I mentioned the Padilla Legacies in our State of the Brand Padilla, but since then, haven’t heard much on the value priced cigar. While I…

Editor’s Note: Rest in peace Steve. Here’s to the Crazy Ones. — el niño diablo. Viaje Skull and Bones “?” — These will be out…

At the 2011 IPCPR show in Vegas, I talked with Ernesto Padilla (of Padilla Cigars fame) about many things, but one of the most interesting…

For those of you that don’t know… In March of 2011, the (Oliva) StudioTobac Executive Board approved a request from Padilla Cigars to produce a…

Given the State of the Brand: Padilla feature, I sort of wondered where Padilla sat with the host of new releases he had planned on…