Has Padron been shipping green cigars of late?

I got some Padron Churchill Maduros OTT that tasted like soap.

Compared to the aged ones I bought from the local that was going out of business they were pretty bad.

funny you should ask, I just lit one tonight from an auction I won a week and a half ago.

no strange after taste to mine.

You been chewin on the wash rag again ?

>9o)

WaddoAR15,

Give them a couple of weeks, in the humi. If they have not improved, I hear that Padron has excellent customer service. They will want to hear from you.

Have a great day.

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

Waldo - smell the foot of the cigar. If you notice a sharp (or subtle) ammonia smell that stings your nostril a bit (or a lot), then the cigar is green and will need some time in the humidor. If not, it could be a little wet.

I plan to give them some time, Homebrew.

Really strange. I pulled a 2000 that came the same day and it had a funky taste also.

I've purchased a few singles of both types from three different locals and they tasted fine.

I noticed that where I stopped drinking my cigar likes changed dramaticly.

"I noticed that where I stopped drinking my cigar likes changed dramaticly."

Okaaaay, but what does that have to do with this?

Hey johnfs ...

... and just 'where' did you stop drinking?

;^)

Kneeling before the Porcelain Gods.

Yuk. I haven't yodeled in the bowl lately 😛

Slim, high liver count made the choice easy! The choice was made in my mind.

Waldo, if you did not know, all forms of booze change the profile of flavor. I thought maybe you had (or had not) drank some when you smoked yours OTT in comparing to your previous tasting.

Whoa, looks like I missed a comma. Thanks for asking.

J

johnfs,

I understand what you're saying. Alcohol is a solvent. But, it had nothing to do with the Padrons out of that shipment.

None of the other gars that I recieved that day had any type of "off" taste.

At first, I thought it had something to do with the very "hairy" (for lack of a better term) feel of the maduros. But I experianced the same taste with the naturals of the 2000s.

(shrug) Time will tell, I guess.

Very strange

WaldoAR15 - you've got mail, my friend.

SteveR,

Email recieved, thanks for your very kind offer.

Your customer service is top notch (even though I was just asking a general question here in the forums)

I'll let them rest for a few weeks, then try them again before I make a decision.

Thanks again.

I think a lot of Padrons have been shipping green these days.

Example: I bought a box of 3000s (maduro) back in July. I smoked one after a week. Awful.

I pulled out one two weeks ago. It was much better but still not as good as a Padron should be. I think these guys really do need a year in storage.