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Padilla 1948
lancero - 6 7/8 x 42
wrapper: natural
filler & binder: unknown
time: 1hr
storage: unknown
age: unknown
price: $8-9.00
environment: indoors / 60degrees / water
Background: Another great cigar from the team of Ernesto Padilla and Jose Pepin Garcia. The Padilla 1948 is produced in Little Havana, Miami by some of the finest rollers in the world. The production is very limited. Each cigar band is stamped with the batch number that the specific cigar came from. If you are a fan of the Padilla Miami or the Padilla 1932 you owe it to yourself to try this cigar. It is strong with subtle spiciness and is very flavorful without being overpowering.
My cousin comes over to watch the yankees game and does not come empty handed. He picked a few of these new padilla 1948s for us to enjoy while watching the game. The one cigar I've been itching to try. For some reason I've been unable to find alot of info on these. Seems like they're not as popular as the other newly released pepins (centurion, san cristobal, etc..) I must say that it is a nice smelling and great looking cigar. The band looks very nice and has a batch# to another band underneath. With his other lines of centurions and san cristobal, they are sure making these cigars look attractive. Cute little pigtail on top with a smooth construction. My only initial concern is the the firmness of the cigar. I'm anticipating some draw issues but nevertheless we tight it up in my office...
1/3: Nice sweet aroma and the taste goes with it. VERY sweet on lighting this long sucker with some uneven burns. Reminds me of a padilla sig '32. Sweet cream and vanilla spice the whole way. I can forsee some complexity as it mellows out from the light up to the next third. Only issue was the uneven burn and the draw was becoming abit of a struggle.
2/3: Cigar begins to smoothen out and the noted cream and vanilla spice seem to dissipate. Sweet tobacco and a wierd but good nutty oak taste emits. A hint of the cream and spice peak out but not nearly as much as the first 1/3. Burn is still uneven and draw is not improving.
3/3: As the complexity changes once more, an earthy tobacco and peppery spice makes it way. So far the experience is similar to a great padilla sig '32 to a padilla miami in the end. Burn is fixing itself and the draw is improving but it might be a little too late for that. With about an inch left, and the yankees start to rally up, I say farewell to a pretty damn good cigar.
Conclusion: The 1/3 was pretty much similar to a padilla sig, middle 1/3 was decent but felt like it was missing something. Abit too mellow with an absent taste. Last third was a mixture of a padilla sig and padilla miami spice. Flavors were great, nice complexity but the draw was making me work for it and got fustrating at times. Burn was out of wack but it could be that it was fresh from the humi. Overall, I would definitely smoke another if it had a looser roll and some time in a dry box. And I would definitely pick a few up at $8 a pop.
Ratings:
Looks: 8
Construction: 8
Burn: 6
Flavor: 8
Draw: 5
lancero - 6 7/8 x 42
wrapper: natural
filler & binder: unknown
time: 1hr
storage: unknown
age: unknown
price: $8-9.00
environment: indoors / 60degrees / water
Background: Another great cigar from the team of Ernesto Padilla and Jose Pepin Garcia. The Padilla 1948 is produced in Little Havana, Miami by some of the finest rollers in the world. The production is very limited. Each cigar band is stamped with the batch number that the specific cigar came from. If you are a fan of the Padilla Miami or the Padilla 1932 you owe it to yourself to try this cigar. It is strong with subtle spiciness and is very flavorful without being overpowering.
My cousin comes over to watch the yankees game and does not come empty handed. He picked a few of these new padilla 1948s for us to enjoy while watching the game. The one cigar I've been itching to try. For some reason I've been unable to find alot of info on these. Seems like they're not as popular as the other newly released pepins (centurion, san cristobal, etc..) I must say that it is a nice smelling and great looking cigar. The band looks very nice and has a batch# to another band underneath. With his other lines of centurions and san cristobal, they are sure making these cigars look attractive. Cute little pigtail on top with a smooth construction. My only initial concern is the the firmness of the cigar. I'm anticipating some draw issues but nevertheless we tight it up in my office...
1/3: Nice sweet aroma and the taste goes with it. VERY sweet on lighting this long sucker with some uneven burns. Reminds me of a padilla sig '32. Sweet cream and vanilla spice the whole way. I can forsee some complexity as it mellows out from the light up to the next third. Only issue was the uneven burn and the draw was becoming abit of a struggle.
2/3: Cigar begins to smoothen out and the noted cream and vanilla spice seem to dissipate. Sweet tobacco and a wierd but good nutty oak taste emits. A hint of the cream and spice peak out but not nearly as much as the first 1/3. Burn is still uneven and draw is not improving.
3/3: As the complexity changes once more, an earthy tobacco and peppery spice makes it way. So far the experience is similar to a great padilla sig '32 to a padilla miami in the end. Burn is fixing itself and the draw is improving but it might be a little too late for that. With about an inch left, and the yankees start to rally up, I say farewell to a pretty damn good cigar.
Conclusion: The 1/3 was pretty much similar to a padilla sig, middle 1/3 was decent but felt like it was missing something. Abit too mellow with an absent taste. Last third was a mixture of a padilla sig and padilla miami spice. Flavors were great, nice complexity but the draw was making me work for it and got fustrating at times. Burn was out of wack but it could be that it was fresh from the humi. Overall, I would definitely smoke another if it had a looser roll and some time in a dry box. And I would definitely pick a few up at $8 a pop.
Ratings:
Looks: 8
Construction: 8
Burn: 6
Flavor: 8
Draw: 5
