A very nice looking stick with a very even roll, medium pack, and an even matte tan coloring to the wrapper. The draw had some noticeable resistance which did lend itself well to the experience. Great smoke output with a fairly creamy smoke texture. Burn was near perfect on both samples with a solid white ash. Just a plethora of sweetness on the draw that starts almost immediately after lighting, with oak almost always present in some way throughout the smoke. Not a huge amount of transitions, but the flavor and texture was quite good. A beautiful morning sort of smoke that really gets the palate awake without overworking it. Total Smoke time: 60 minutes.
After breakfast pastries, French toast, or a yogurt granola parfait, and definitely with coffee!
Raised around cigars, Havana-born Ernesto Padilla founded Padilla Cigars in Miami in 2003. The brand was established to honor the memory of his late father, Heberto Padilla. Working directly with a variety of factories to produce a wide range of offerings, over the past two decades the Padilla portfolio has grown to include more than a dozen different lines. Known for releasing rich blends and for saying what’s on his mind, Padilla’s cigars have been produced by renowned factories like El Titan de Bronze, Raíces Cubanas, Tabacalera AJ Fernandez and Oliva Cigar Company.
Wrapper: Honduran Corojo / Binder: Brazilian Mata Fina / Filler: Dominican Piloto Cubano, Honduran Corojo, Honduran Criollo, Nicaraguan Corojo
Vitola: Toro / Size: 6 x 54
Factory: Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubanas / Country of Origin: Honduras
Mulch, oak, honey comb cereal, fresh peach
Sweet natural tobacco, raisin
Raisin, earth, cardboard
Sweet frosted pastry; like a cinnamon stolen, dried cherries, a slight metallic note, powdered sugar, cream
Retrohale: Oak, cinnamon, shortbread cookies
An increase in natural sugar presence, toasted almond, sweet pastry, vanilla custard, macarons (baked meringues), toast with grape jam and light charred oak on the finish
Retrohale: Vanilla bean, cream, cinnamon, burnt sugar
Sweetened granola, oak, fig newtons, cream
Retrohale: White pepper, minerality, oak, cinnamon
