Padron Thousand Series Maduro

Padron Maduro is the maduro-wrapper version of the Padrón Series, the line most smokers call the Thousand Series. It is Padrón's original line and dates to the company's founding in Miami in 1964. Cigar Aficionado rated the 2000 Maduro 92 points in April 2023, the 7000 Maduro 92 in October 2026 and the 6000 Maduro 91 in December 2021. The 6000 Maduro also placed No. 23 on Cigar Aficionado's Top 25 of 2004.

Every leaf is Nicaraguan. Padrón grows all of its tobacco in full sun and ages it a minimum of two and a half years before rolling at Tabacos Cubanica S.A. in Estelí, where every Padrón is made. Maduro means the wrapper leaf spends longer in fermentation. That darkens it and brings the natural sugars forward, which is why this version reads chocolate and coffee where the Natural reads cedar and pepper.

Cigar Aficionado's notes on the 2000 Maduro: earthy, cedary smoke with toasted marshmallow, vanilla and black coffee. The 6000 Maduro runs dark chocolate, earth and espresso over a thread of caramel. The 7000 Maduro starts toasty and tangy, then settles into hardwood, leather and hazelnut. Medium to full in body. Brandon's take from the counter: earthy, nutty, with just enough grit at times. He calls the Maduro the better expression in this series.

Padron Maduro Details:

• Wrapper: Nicaraguan sun-grown Maduro
• Binder: Nicaraguan
• Filler: Nicaraguan
• Sizes: Londres 5 1/2x42, 2000 5x50, 3000 5 1/2x52, 4000 6 1/2x54, 5000 5 1/2x56, 6000 5 1/2x52 Torpedo, 7000 6 1/4x60
• Strength: Medium-Full
• Tasting Notes: dark chocolate, espresso, earth, caramel, leather, hazelnut
• Estimated Smoke Time: 40 - 90 minutes
• Made at Tabacos Cubanica S.A., Estelí, Nicaragua

🏆 2026 92 — Cigar Aficionado (Padrón 7000 Maduro)

🏆 2023 92 — Cigar Aficionado (Padrón 2000 Maduro)

🏆 2021 91 — Cigar Aficionado (Padrón 6000 Maduro)

🏆 2004 No. 23 Top 25 — Cigar Aficionado (Padrón 6000 Maduro)

Choosing Your Size

Londres (5 1/2x42) — The slim one. A 42 ring gauge means a higher wrapper-to-filler ratio, so the maduro leaf has more say. About 40 minutes. For a short break or anyone who likes a thin cigar. Singles only at Renegade.

2000 (5x50) — The robusto, and the size Cigar Aficionado rated 92 in 2023: earthy and cedary with toasted marshmallow, vanilla and black coffee. 45 to 60 minutes. The place to start.

3000 (5 1/2x52) — A half inch longer and a touch thicker than the 2000. Same profile at a slower pace, about an hour. The middle ground when a robusto feels short and a toro feels long.

4000 (6 1/2x54) — The toro and the longest cigar in the lineup. Cigar Aficionado's note on this size: roasted nut, cedar and tobacco that turn very sweet on the finish. Plan on 75 to 90 minutes.

5000 (5 1/2x56) — Short and fat. Cigar Aficionado found cinnamon spice, leather and black coffee with a nutty finish. Cooler smoke, about an hour. For the smoker who wants a big ring gauge without a long commitment.

6000 (5 1/2x52 Torpedo) — The torpedo, and the size that made Cigar Aficionado's Top 25 in 2004. Their 91-point note: dark chocolate, earth and espresso with a thread of caramel. About an hour. The most flavor per inch in the line.

7000 (6 1/4x60) — The biggest Thousand Series and the newest 92 from Cigar Aficionado, October 2026: toasty and tangy up front, then hardwood, leather and hazelnut. A 60 ring gauge burns cool and slow. Plan on 90 minutes.

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