Padrón Cigars Buying Guide

Padrón makes six lines, all Nicaraguan puros, all grown on the family's own farms around Estelí. The differences come down to how long the tobacco is aged, whether the cigar is box-pressed, and which wrapper you choose. This guide is written by the tobacconists at Sun of a Gun Cigars in Yuma, Arizona.

The six lines at a glance

Line Aging Body Format Box
Dámaso Not stated Mild to medium Round, Connecticut wrapper 20
Padrón Series Not stated Medium Round 26
1964 Anniversary Four years Medium to full Box-pressed 15-26
1926 Serie Five years Full Box-pressed 8-24
Family Reserve Ten years Full Box-pressed 10
Padrón Black Not stated Not stated No. 97 torpedo, No. 99 gordo 10

Natural or Maduro?

The Padrón Series, 1964 Anniversary, 1926 Serie and Family Reserve come in two wrappers over the same blend. Natural is sun-grown and drier, leading with coffee, cedar and pepper. Maduro is darker and sweeter, with cocoa and espresso. Neither is stronger than the other; the difference is flavor, not power.

Which Padrón should I buy first?

How to read the sizes

Cigar sizes are given as length in inches by ring gauge, where the ring gauge is the diameter in 64ths of an inch. A 5 1/2 x 50 is five and a half inches long and just under an inch thick. Wider ring gauges burn cooler and slower; shorter cigars concentrate the flavor.

Buying singles, 5-packs or boxes

We sell most Padrón sizes three ways. A single lets you try a size before committing. A 5-pack keeps a week of them on hand. A full box is usually our lowest price per cigar, and the cigars age together in their own cedar.

Storage

Keep cigars at roughly 65-70% relative humidity. Every order we ship leaves our walk-in humidor the day it is packed, so what arrives is ready to smoke.

Are Padrón cigars counterfeited?

The 1964, 1926, Family Reserve and Padrón Black lines each carry an individually numbered band, which Padrón introduced specifically to protect buyers. Buy from an authorized retailer and check the band.

Where to buy Padrón online

Every Padrón on our shelf today is on Padrón In Stock Now, ready to ship from our walk-in humidor in Yuma, Arizona. We ship nationwide, including California and Puerto Rico: $9.99 flat, or free on orders of $125 or more, and orders leave the humidor within 1–2 business days.

Questions? Call the lounge or ask a tobacconist on FaceTime and we will walk the humidor with you. Browse everything on the Padrón Cigars page.

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