Padron 1926 Serie

[gandolf565]

First review, be gentle with me

I smoked this cigar on the way home from work last night. Empty stomach, iced tea to drink.

Construction was of course great, a quick draw across the nose before lighting was not striking, just a pleasant tobacco smell. I have been experiencing sinus trouble, so your mileage may vary.

I am not a big fan of box pressed cigars, but this cigar was not as flat as the 1964's that I have seen. I guess this was a belicoso, I clipped about 1/4 inch off. The cigar was about 5 1/2 in length, say 46 ring (hard to say with the box press).

Prelight draw was nice, sort of sweet, maybe a bit of anise flavor in there.

The cigar started off very strong, almost too strong. As noted above I had not eaten anything since lunch, so that may have contributed to that feeling :blush:
However, it smoothed out nicely about 2 inches in and shaped up to be a pleasureable experience. I would give it a 4.75 out of 5 stars.

The burn was flawless, nice ash, kind of grey. The ash fell level with the foot.

I am not one that can really describe any tastes (leather, coffee etc) in the smoke, sometimes a cigar tastes "earthy" like a RP Sungrown or Bahia 1994 Maduro or "green" like every Macanudo I have tried, or "peppery" like an Opus. This did not fall into any of those desriptions. It either is good, or it is bad. This was good.

I had to ask about this cigar at the tobacconist, he does not put them out for display. This cigar was $19.

 

[Zach]

The 1926 Serie is a helluva smoke. There will forever be a supply of those in my humi! :thumbs:

 

[Ginseng]

Thanks for the review. My palate is not far off from yours it seems. I never taste stuff like cumin, blueberries or Britney Spears' earlobes in any of my smokes. I am sensitive to earhty, leather, cedar, pure tobacco and generic spiciness but even that is good enough to pull pleasure from a good stick.

Sounds like you had the #2. Was it maddy or nat?

Yet another reason why I am a Padron ho

BTW, pick up a PAM some time. If this was a bit strong for you, that might provide a nice counterpoint and be very enjoyable. Give the Monarca or Exclusivo a shot. Those are my perennial favorites.

Wilkey

 

[bursty]

I fell in love with Padron the first time I smoked a 1926. One of the best cigars out there and I always look forward to my next 1926. :thumbs:

 

[kevpriest]

I've had very few of these, but I've got 4 or 5 in the humi taking on age. Every time I've had one was a special occasion, and everytime I've been very happy with them. I think the '64 maduro is a better bang for the buck, but these are outstanding cigars.

 

[OutlawD]

that indeed was a #2
we have em for $16
glad you liked it, and the 64 we smoked at the outlaw was an exclusivo in case youre wondering :thumbs:

next time eat something thats a mean cigar tackle on an empty stomach

 

[gandolf565]

that indeed was a #2
we have em for $16
glad you liked it, and the 64 we smoked at the outlaw was an exclusivo in case youre wondering :thumbs:

next time eat something thats a mean cigar tackle on an empty stomach

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Impulse buy

Comparing the two, I can't say that I liked one better than the other. When we smoked that one, I had just finished eating (reuben sandwich mmmmmmm), so I didn't experience the strongness the same. They were both great cigars.