Padron Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro

lilwing88

No surprise that another Padron was No. 1 for Cigar Aficianado. At least it wasn't a Cuban this time. I've only ever tried the Padron Churchill Maduro, a very nice $5 stick. I guess I'll have to add this one to my celebratory smoke list.

If any one has one that they're willing to offer up for trade, let me know.

TatuajeVI

I've seen them around here locally. $25 a piece, ouch. lol. Course, I will have to get a few and age them for a while.

phobicsquirrel

man, that's spendy. I wonder if it's better than the 80th maduro....

rwheelwright

I bought one of the naturals but the shop didn't have the Maduro. I'll have to get one soon and try them both.

TatuajeVI

I didn't see which wrapper they had at my local shop. I've got some fantasy football winnings just waiting to be spent on some special cigars.

Krieg

rwheelwright:

I bought one of the naturals but the shop didn't have the Maduro. I'll have to get one soon and try them both.

They released the cigar first with the natural cuz, the maduros came a little later....I will be buying a box of these probably next week to smoke on my children's birthdays. What I would like to try is the first version of the family blend which wasn't released retail.

rwheelwright

Krieg:

rwheelwright:

I bought one of the naturals but the shop didn't have the Maduro. I'll have to get one soon and try them both.

They released the cigar first with the natural cuz, the maduros came a little later....I will be buying a box of these probably next week to smoke on my children's birthdays. What I would like to try is the first version of the family blend which wasn't released retail.

From what I read the first version was the same but in a different size. I think the blend is the same.

Krieg

rwheelwright:

Krieg:

rwheelwright:

I bought one of the naturals but the shop didn't have the Maduro. I'll have to get one soon and try them both.

They released the cigar first with the natural cuz, the maduros came a little later....I will be buying a box of these probably next week to smoke on my children's birthdays. What I would like to try is the first version of the family blend which wasn't released retail.

From what I read the first version was the same but in a different size. I think the blend is the same.

From CA's website:

The Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro first reached cigar shops on September 8, the 45th anniversary of the creation of Padrón Cigars Inc. by José Orlando Padrón. The 83-year-old Cuban émigré is the embodiment of the American dream, having come to the United States in the early 1960s with nothing more than a few hundred dollars, a solid work ethic and the burning desire to make cigars that tasted as good as the ones he smoked as a young man in Cuba. The image of a hammer on this special release commemorates a most precious gift given to him by a friend when he was virtually penniless—the tool allowed him to eke out a living as a carpenter, money he saved to form a small cigar company. The cigar smokers of the world owe that benefactor a great debt, for the Padrón family continues to give us one brilliant cigar after another.

No company has dominated our ratings in the way Padrón Cigars has. This is the third time it has been named Cigar Aficionado’s Cigar of the Year, an honor that has only existed for six years. The No. 45 is stronger than typical Padróns and is an intense smoke jammed with rich, hearty, coffee notes and a heady amount of spices. The Padróns are tobacco hoarders, keeping stocks of tobacco for years, and this cigar is made with some of their oldest leaves. Company president Jorge Padrón says the leaves inside are as old as 10 years.

The first of the Padrón’s Family Reserves were torpedos made from very old tobaccos, served only for special occasion dinners and never sold at retail. While the 45 shares the original’s old tobacco, it’s a slightly different blend and an entirely different shape, being a severely pressed parejo. While the majority of Padrón Family Reserve No. 45s are made with maduro wrappers, some are wrapped in natural leaves. The cigars come in tidy boxes of 10, the cover of which bears the signature of the Padrón clan. “This is something you carry in your blood,” says José Orlando Padrón about making cigars. “I was born in the middle of all that and that is why I love it so much.”

lilwing88

Krieg:

rwheelwright:

I bought one of the naturals but the shop didn't have the Maduro. I'll have to get one soon and try them both.

They released the cigar first with the natural cuz, the maduros came a little later....I will be buying a box of these probably next week to smoke on my children's birthdays. What I would like to try is the first version of the family blend which wasn't released retail.

Whoa..... wish I had that kind of slash.

rwheelwright

Krieg:

rwheelwright:

Krieg:

rwheelwright:

I bought one of the naturals but the shop didn't have the Maduro. I'll have to get one soon and try them both.

They released the cigar first with the natural cuz, the maduros came a little later....I will be buying a box of these probably next week to smoke on my children's birthdays. What I would like to try is the first version of the family blend which wasn't released retail.

From what I read the first version was the same but in a different size. I think the blend is the same.

From CA's website:

The Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro first reached cigar shops on September 8, the 45th anniversary of the creation of Padrón Cigars Inc. by José Orlando Padrón. The 83-year-old Cuban émigré is the embodiment of the American dream, having come to the United States in the early 1960s with nothing more than a few hundred dollars, a solid work ethic and the burning desire to make cigars that tasted as good as the ones he smoked as a young man in Cuba. The image of a hammer on this special release commemorates a most precious gift given to him by a friend when he was virtually penniless—the tool allowed him to eke out a living as a carpenter, money he saved to form a small cigar company. The cigar smokers of the world owe that benefactor a great debt, for the Padrón family continues to give us one brilliant cigar after another.

No company has dominated our ratings in the way Padrón Cigars has. This is the third time it has been named Cigar Aficionado’s Cigar of the Year, an honor that has only existed for six years. The No. 45 is stronger than typical Padróns and is an intense smoke jammed with rich, hearty, coffee notes and a heady amount of spices. The Padróns are tobacco hoarders, keeping stocks of tobacco for years, and this cigar is made with some of their oldest leaves. Company president Jorge Padrón says the leaves inside are as old as 10 years.

The first of the Padrón’s Family Reserves were torpedos made from very old tobaccos, served only for special occasion dinners and never sold at retail. While the 45 shares the original’s old tobacco, it’s a slightly different blend and an entirely different shape, being a severely pressed parejo. While the majority of Padrón Family Reserve No. 45s are made with maduro wrappers, some are wrapped in natural leaves. The cigars come in tidy boxes of 10, the cover of which bears the signature of the Padrón clan. “This is something you carry in your blood,” says José Orlando Padrón about making cigars. “I was born in the middle of all that and that is why I love it so much.”

Yeah, that's where I read it but I missed the part about the blend being slightly different. Oops. Never said I know how to read. :-)

TatuajeVI

lilwing88:

Krieg:

rwheelwright:

I bought one of the naturals but the shop didn't have the Maduro. I'll have to get one soon and try them both.

They released the cigar first with the natural cuz, the maduros came a little later....I will be buying a box of these probably next week to smoke on my children's birthdays. What I would like to try is the first version of the family blend which wasn't released retail.

Whoa..... wish I had that kind of slash.

A great cigar to age for a long while if they are as powerful as CA makes them out to be. Someday I'll be able to afford a really nice box like that...

phobicsquirrel

rwheelwright:

Krieg:

rwheelwright:

Krieg:

rwheelwright:

I bought one of the naturals but the shop didn't have the Maduro. I'll have to get one soon and try them both.

They released the cigar first with the natural cuz, the maduros came a little later....I will be buying a box of these probably next week to smoke on my children's birthdays. What I would like to try is the first version of the family blend which wasn't released retail.

From what I read the first version was the same but in a different size. I think the blend is the same.

From CA's website:

The Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro first reached cigar shops on September 8, the 45th anniversary of the creation of Padrón Cigars Inc. by José Orlando Padrón. The 83-year-old Cuban émigré is the embodiment of the American dream, having come to the United States in the early 1960s with nothing more than a few hundred dollars, a solid work ethic and the burning desire to make cigars that tasted as good as the ones he smoked as a young man in Cuba. The image of a hammer on this special release commemorates a most precious gift given to him by a friend when he was virtually penniless—the tool allowed him to eke out a living as a carpenter, money he saved to form a small cigar company. The cigar smokers of the world owe that benefactor a great debt, for the Padrón family continues to give us one brilliant cigar after another.

No company has dominated our ratings in the way Padrón Cigars has. This is the third time it has been named Cigar Aficionado’s Cigar of the Year, an honor that has only existed for six years. The No. 45 is stronger than typical Padróns and is an intense smoke jammed with rich, hearty, coffee notes and a heady amount of spices. The Padróns are tobacco hoarders, keeping stocks of tobacco for years, and this cigar is made with some of their oldest leaves. Company president Jorge Padrón says the leaves inside are as old as 10 years.

The first of the Padrón’s Family Reserves were torpedos made from very old tobaccos, served only for special occasion dinners and never sold at retail. While the 45 shares the original’s old tobacco, it’s a slightly different blend and an entirely different shape, being a severely pressed parejo. While the majority of Padrón Family Reserve No. 45s are made with maduro wrappers, some are wrapped in natural leaves. The cigars come in tidy boxes of 10, the cover of which bears the signature of the Padrón clan. “This is something you carry in your blood,” says José Orlando Padrón about making cigars. “I was born in the middle of all that and that is why I love it so much.”

Yeah, that's where I read it but I missed the part about the blend being slightly different. Oops. Never said I know how to read. :-)

for a house warming gift I can send you a book.....

rwheelwright

Nice!