My very first Cigar.

[SinceJay]

Careful with those Short Stories. Once you begin to explore Fuente you need to get a part time job or rob banks. Check out a Bolivar and Cohiba also.

Well I over payed for the Short Story unfortunately, but it was at a local place and I got a bunch of free boxes/coffins. I might smoke it tomorrow or later this weekend.

 

[drew5337]

I don't think the 5K Mad is one of Padrons better offerings. Something about that blend at that size.. Now, the 2K, 3K, Churchhill, Executive, and Magnum, I love the crap out of those (all in Maduro form).

My first Padron was a 64 Principe Natural. In the 64's and 26's, the Naturals and Maduros are both excellent.

Short Stories are great little smokes also. For a comparable size, try a Principe in either wrapper, and prepare for a serious addiction. The standard Padrons offer a great cigar value, the Anniversary lines are just plain amazing cigars.

 

[g-smoke]

When I said chew I don't mean gnawing on the thing like a dog on a bone. I was just writing a paper at the time, so let's just say I could have kept it drier.

The problem was this, the padron was far too spongy and it also had a wind tunnel through it. I felt the cigar was burning hotter than it should and that the draw was really loose. I have some cell phone pictures of the 5000:

Edit: Someone needs to shop the Third image.

In my humble opinion what you encountered is Brick and Mortar Over Humidification Syndrome. I can't smoke cigars I buy from B&Ms without sticking them in my humidor at 65 rh for a few days at least.

 

[Big B]

Im with G-Smoke. Very rarely do I smoke a cigar right out of my B&M. I know when I was first starting out, I had a Padron 3k and it really didnt impress me. I stayed away from all Padrons for almost two years before I smoked a very nicely aged 2k. Needless to say, I have 2 boxes of Padrons in my cooler along with a few singles. I would suggest trying as many as you can and it might help to buy two at a time. Smoke on now and let the other sit for at least 6 months and try it again. I would put money on it that your tastes will change.
Happy smoking

 

[drew5337]

Yeah, if you can exercise proper self control and keep them long enough, the standard Padron line age out extremely well. Outlaw put some 6k maduros on the shelf a couple years back, they had been aging 5 or 6 years I think. Phenomenal. I had a 3k sit in my humi for over a year before I got to smoking it, and it was VERY good also.

I need to make a coolerdor.