On December 5, 2017 one of the titans of the cigar industry passed away, José Orlando Padrón. On Special Edition #18, we celebrate the life and pay homage to Mr. Padrón. We will look back at his life, accomplishments, and on-going legacy. It’s an episode that is very special to us. Also, we will have some […]
José O. Padrón, the patriarch of Padrón Cigars has passed away overnight. He was 91 years old. José Orlando Padrón was born on June 10, 1926, in the Pinar del Rio region of Cuba. His family had been in the tobacco business since his grandfather Damaso Padrón settled in Cuba after emigrating from the Canary […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Padrón Cigars is adding two new line extensions to its Padrón 1964 Anniversary series. The new sizes are box-pressed offerings – a 5 x 52 Soberano and the 6 x 50 Presidente. What is different about these line extensions is not only are they the first 1964 Anniversary Cigars to be packaged in tubes, but these […]
On June 10th, 2016, Padrón Cigars patriarch and founder José O. Padrón celebrated his 90th birthday. A few weeks later at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Padrón Cigars launched a cigar to commemorate the occasion with the Padrón 1926 Serie No. 90. The No. 90 is an extension to the popular Padrón 1926 Serie line. It is not a typical […]
The Padron 1926 Serie No. 48 is the fourth installment in the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) series by Padron Cigars. The No. 48 introduces a 5 1/2 x 60 vitola in the Serie 1926 line. This is not Padron’s first 60 ring gauge in the 1926 Serie as back in 2013 the Padron 1926 Serie TP40 was released […]
The Padron 1926 Serie No. 48 is Padron Cigars’ contribution to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series for 2016. It is part of the fourth installment in the TAA series by Padron Cigars. The No. 48 introduces a 5 1/2 x 60 vitola in the Serie 1926 line. This is not Padron’s first 60 ring gauge […]
On June 10th, 2016, Jose Orlando Padron, the patriarch of the Padron family and founder of Padron Cigars celebrated his 90th birthday. Five months earlier, the festivities for this milestone kicked off when South Florida retailer Smoke Inn held a 90th birthday celebration at an event that took place at its flagship store in Boynton Beach, Florida. […]
The Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso, a cigar that was released as a part of the 2014 Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series is now becoming a regular production item. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show Padron had the former TAA cigar on display and was now making it available to all retailers. The Padron 1964 Anniversary […]
The Padron Serie 1926 No. 47, a cigar that was released as a part of the 2015 Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series is now becoming a regular production item. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show Padron had the former TAA cigar on display and was now making it available to all retailers. The […]
