Hi, all,

Just wondering if anyone has any experience aging Padrons (with "aging" = 5+ years). I'm talking about the core line, here - not the 64, 26, special eds, etc. I've got some maduro churchills that I'm thinking about forgetting about for a while.

Do these improve with age or are they like most NCs where they fall flat after a few years in the humi? At what age do they seem to peak and what RH% do you age them at?

i've read that the core line rivals the anny 64s after a year. don't know about 5+ tho.

you send the mad churchs over and i'll conduct the experiment for you. i'll put em next to the ones im aging

funny you should mention this. i am smoking a padron 3000 maduro with about 4 yrs on it. to be honest, hasnt improved, hasnt declined. still a solid enjoyable smoke.

This has been my experience with almost all NCs that have 3+ years (with the main exception being the AF Anejo).

I gave up on the 1964 line specifically because time and time again they tasted like core line smokes that had lost their oomph and gained only a little something extra in the flavor department (albeit a very subtle little something extra).

Might leave a couple to age, but if there's one thing I hate, it's NCs that lose their oomph.

The Anniversario line hangs in there for a few years(2-4) then start to lose their umph.
The regular line fares much better w/aging. X 🌫