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I often don't have time to really enjoy a "high end" smoke during the week, so I've been going through a few of the LaLuna LHB / Series R "Coladas" (4 X 44-ish) and some other very good but smaller sticks. Last night, I found a Padron 2000 maduro that had basically been buried in my humi and forgotten for almost a year; one of the first 5-ers of "decent" smokes I bought as I began to smoke quality cigars almost a year ago. I was anxious to see what, if anything, a year of down time did for it.
Out of the cello, I was really surprised as to the smell and feel of this "blue collar" Padron; it was just fantastic. Snipped clean with the Xikar and the draw was surprisingly open and the pre light taste was just fantastic. A long nap clearly didn't hurt this one a bit. A sleeper? Only one way to find out....
With fresh memories of a PAM64 and an OpusX, I'll say up front that what this little guy lacked is complexity of taste, but it stood tall and was a very enjoyable smoke. I would say that the single thing I notice in really fine cigars is that as you go, the tastes develop, "bloom" if you will, and change to some degree. Of course those tastes are very different but for me it's the complexity of flavor and the way they develop that makes the "big guys" interesting.
This one started off a little rough but quickly settled down into that smooth richness that I think is typical Padron. You bet it reminded me of the PAM, but clearly didn't have the overwhelming smoothness and absolute creaminess of the PAM. The PAM just blew me away with earthy, coffee like tastes that just kept rolling along, changing as it went; almost like smoking a rich dessert. But, most if not all the same tastes were in there, though to a much lesser degree in the 2000 maddie. The smoke was dense and rich start to finish. I nubbed this one; it was a really nice surprise, to be sure. Makes me think a box of 2K / 3K maddies with a couple of years on them would be great smokes. Hmm..... :whistling:
Best Regards - B.B.S.
Out of the cello, I was really surprised as to the smell and feel of this "blue collar" Padron; it was just fantastic. Snipped clean with the Xikar and the draw was surprisingly open and the pre light taste was just fantastic. A long nap clearly didn't hurt this one a bit. A sleeper? Only one way to find out....
With fresh memories of a PAM64 and an OpusX, I'll say up front that what this little guy lacked is complexity of taste, but it stood tall and was a very enjoyable smoke. I would say that the single thing I notice in really fine cigars is that as you go, the tastes develop, "bloom" if you will, and change to some degree. Of course those tastes are very different but for me it's the complexity of flavor and the way they develop that makes the "big guys" interesting.
This one started off a little rough but quickly settled down into that smooth richness that I think is typical Padron. You bet it reminded me of the PAM, but clearly didn't have the overwhelming smoothness and absolute creaminess of the PAM. The PAM just blew me away with earthy, coffee like tastes that just kept rolling along, changing as it went; almost like smoking a rich dessert. But, most if not all the same tastes were in there, though to a much lesser degree in the 2000 maddie. The smoke was dense and rich start to finish. I nubbed this one; it was a really nice surprise, to be sure. Makes me think a box of 2K / 3K maddies with a couple of years on them would be great smokes. Hmm..... :whistling:
Best Regards - B.B.S.
