Padron Family Reserve

Padron Family Reserve started as cigars the Padrón family smoked and did not sell: torpedoes rolled from very old tobacco for special-occasion dinners. The retail line launched in 2008 with the No. 44. Each release is numbered for an occasion, a company anniversary (44, 45, 46, 50) or José Orlando Padrón's birthday (85, 95, 96). Cigar Aficionado named the No. 45 Maduro its 2009 Cigar of the Year at 95. The No. 45 Natural placed fourth in 2010 and the No. 44 Natural placed fourth in 2018, both at 95.

It is a Nicaraguan puro with a sun-grown wrapper in Natural or Maduro. The tobacco is aged ten years before blending, the longest of any Padrón line; Jorge Padrón has said the leaves inside are as old as a decade. The No. 44, 45, 50 and 85 are box-pressed. The No. 95 and No. 96 are rolled round. All come ten to a box with a one-piece, individually numbered guarantee band, out of Tabacos Cubanica S.A. in Estelí.

Cigar Aficionado called the No. 45 Maduro an intense smoke jammed with rich coffee and a heavy amount of spice, stronger than typical Padróns; the Natural ran more mellow, cocoa bean and earth. halfwheel's No. 95 review found gritty earth and roasted coffee up front, cocoa powder and cinnamon in the middle, and full strength by the last third. The No. 96 Natural ran cedar, earth and nuts and hit full by the second third. This is the heaviest Padrón, and it stays smooth at that weight.

Padron Family Reserve Details:

• Wrapper: Nicaraguan sun-grown, Natural or Maduro
• Binder: Nicaraguan
• Filler: Nicaraguan
• Sizes: No. 95 4 3/4x60, No. 50 5x54, No. 85 5 1/4x50, No. 96 5 3/4x52, No. 44 6x52, No. 45 6x52
• Strength: Full
• Tasting Notes: Coffee, Cocoa, Earth, Cedar, Black Cherry, Pepper
• Estimated Smoke Time: 60 - 95 minutes
• Made at Tabacos Cubanica S.A., Estelí, Nicaragua

🏆 2009 #1 Cigar of the Year, 95 Rating — Cigar Aficionado (No. 45 Maduro)

🏆 2010 #4 Top 25, 95 Rating — Cigar Aficionado (No. 45 Natural)

🏆 2018 #4 Top 25, 95 Rating — Cigar Aficionado (No. 44 Natural)

🏆 2022 #24 Top 25 — halfwheel (No. 95 Maduro)

🏆 2023 #18 Top 25 — halfwheel (No. 96 Maduro)

🏆 2024 #23 Cigar of the Year Countdown — Cigar Coop (No. 96 Maduro)

Choosing Your Size

No. 95 (4 3/4x60) — Round, short and wide. Shown at the 2021 PCA trade show as a show exclusive and shipped in March 2022; production was set by what retailers ordered. Earth, roasted coffee, cocoa powder, cinnamon. 60 to 70 minutes. halfwheel's No. 24 of 2022 in Maduro.

No. 50 (5x54) — The robusto Padrón made for the company's 50th anniversary in 2014. Box-pressed. Renegade carries the Natural. 60 to 70 minutes.

No. 85 (5 1/4x50) — Released for José O. Padrón's 85th birthday in June 2011. Cigar Aficionado rated the Natural 94 and called it medium, with earth, herbs, black cherry and black truffle. The gentlest Family Reserve. 60 to 70 minutes.

No. 96 (5 3/4x52) — Round robusto extra for what would have been José O. Padrón's 96th birthday. A 2022 PCA show exclusive that shipped in April 2023 and is now regular production. Cedar, earth, nuts; full strength by the midpoint. Cigar Coop's No. 23 of 2024 in Maduro. 70 to 85 minutes.

No. 44 (6x52) — The torpedo that opened the line. Created in 2007 for Padrón events, then sold at retail from 2008 in small quantities. Cigar Aficionado's No. 4 of 2018 at 95: chocolate, coffee, nuts. 80 to 95 minutes.

No. 45 (6x52) — Box-pressed toro, released September 8, 2009, the company's 45th anniversary. The Maduro was Cigar Aficionado's 2009 Cigar of the Year; the Natural placed No. 4 in 2010. Renegade carries the Natural: cocoa bean and earth, medium-full. 80 to 95 minutes.

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