For quite some time, 2014 was planned to be a special year for Padron Cigars. 2014 marks 50 years since company patriarch Jose O. Padron founded Padron Cigars. To commemorate the occasion two cigar lines were showcased at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. These mark the first major releases by Padron Cigars in over three years. […]
The Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso TAA Exclusive Natural is one of two cigars made by Padron for the 2014 TAA Exclusive Series. These two Padron exclusives represent two of the eight cigars made for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) in 2014. As is the case with the Padron 1964 Anniversary line, the Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso TAA Exclusive […]
Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso TAA Exclusive Maduro The Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso TAA Exclusive cigars represent two of the eight cigars made for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) in 2014. As is the case with the Padron 1964 Anniversary line, the Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso TAA Exclusive comes in a natural and a maduro offering. This […]
While it was Padron 50 Years – The Hammer getting a lot of the attention at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Padron had another release being showcased at their booth. This one is the fifth installment to their Padron Family Reserve series. The Padron Family Reserve No. 50 line will also will commemorate 50 years […]
Padron 50 Years – The Hammer (Humidor) It’s been known for a while that 2014 would be a special year for the Padron family as they would commemorate the 50th anniversary since family patriarch Jose O. Padron would found the company. At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, the centerpiece product of this celebration was revealed: the […]
Welcome to our 2014 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. During the next few weeks, we are providing a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on July 19th in Las Vegas, Nevada. During this time, we’ll continue our weekly preview from an industry standpoint. In between, expect lots […]
Welcome to our 2014 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. During the next few weeks, we are providing a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on July 19th in Las Vegas, Nevada. During this time, we’ll continue our weekly preview from an industry standpoint. In between, expect lots […]
Padron Cigars will be releasing a line extension to the retailers who are members of the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). The Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso TAA Exclusive adds a 5 x 52 Belicoso into the line to both the natural and maduro offerings. Information on this release was made available to attendees of the TAA […]
It has been well known that 2014 would be a special year for Padron Cigars as it marks 50 years since Jose O. Padron started the company. Company president Jorge Padron has said several times there will be some special things coming out for the company’s 50th anniversary. Last month, one of these items, the Padron Puros Gold was […]
In 2013, we are introducing a major change to Honorable Mentions. For the past three years of our Cigar of the Year countdown, we have unveiled a list of “Honorable Mentions”. While we didn’t rank these cigars, we picked ten cigars that just missed making our Top 30 countdown. While we didn’t intend this to […]