Just before the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, two high profile Connecticut Shade wrapper cigars were announced – the Drew Estate Undercrown Shade and Padron Damaso. These cigars were significant releases because each of these companies was not known for making Connecticut Shade cigars. In fact, with Padron, the company had never offered a cigar with that wrapper in its portfolio. With […]
In 2014, Padron Cigars celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in business. To no surprise, the company unveiled some new cigars to mark the occasion. These new cigars were the first new lines released by Padron since 2011. Front and center of these releases was the much talked about new limited edition line of cigars called Padron 50th Anniversary (sometimes […]
Easton, Pennsylvania based retailer Famous Smoke Shop is celebrating 75 years in business, and they now have a special exclusive cigar to commemorate the occasion. Today the retailer has announced that Padron Cigars has made available a limited edition cigar that will be carried exclusively by Famous – the Famous 75th Padron Anniversary Cigar. The […]
The Padron 1926 Serie No. 47 is Padron Cigars’ contribution to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series for 2015. This is the third installment by Padron Cigars that has been done for the TAA, but it is the first one to feature Padron’s ultra-premium 1926 Serie blend. The No. 47 introduces a 5 1/2 x […]
It was our choice for what would be the hottest cigar out there, and the Padron family did not disappoint. IPCPR 2015 was the place where the Padron family would unveil Damaso – the long awaited Connecticut cigar in the Padron portfolio. Damaso introduces a milder offering into the Padron portfolio. This is the first line […]
Editor’s Note For the sixth consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. For the past three years we have brought to you our multi-part preview series on what to expect from the show. This year we made some […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, all eyes were on Padron Cigars with unveiling to the Padron 50th Anniversary and Padron Family Reserve No. 50 lines to commemorate the company’s 50th anniversary. Going into year 51, Padron appears poised to be the star attraction at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. Today the company announced via […]
Padron Cigars will once again be providing two exclusive cigars to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). However, for the first time, the cigar will be based off their Serie 1926 blend and will be released in both the natural and maduro blends The Padron Serie 1926 No. 47 will introduce a 5 1/2 x 50 […]
Padron 50th Anniversary Maduro The year 2014 marked 50 years since Jose O. Padron founded Padron Cigars. To no surprise, the company has unveiled some new cigars to mark the occasion. These new cigars marked the first new lines released by Padron in over three years. Front and center of these releases is the […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess […]
