Padron 1964 Anniversary Series Exclusivo Maduro (5.5×50)

Summary

The Exclusivo Maduro is the robusto that converts people. Hand it to someone who thinks they don't like full-flavored cigars and watch what happens. At 5.5x50, the dark sun-grown Nicaraguan Maduro wrapper on this box-pressed robusto delivers its sweetness and richness right from the jump, and the four-year-aged filler blend underneath builds on that foundation in a way that keeps every third of the smoke interesting from light to nub. This is the 1964 Anniversary Series at its most accessible and its most addictive. Padrón grows every leaf on their own farms, ages it all a minimum of four years, and rolls each Exclusivo with a construction precision that makes even the worst cigar days impossible when one of these is in your hand. Dark chocolate and espresso lead the charge in the first third, cedar and leather pick it up in the second, and the finish is long, smooth, and naturally sweet in a way that only a properly fermented Maduro wrapper from Nicaragua can produce. Double-banded, individually numbered, and priced right for the quality you're getting. The most 90+ rated cigar line in the world. The Exclusivo Maduro is a big reason why.  

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