This^^
Which is why I stick with the x000 series………when I can get them at a “good” price………..which is becoming increasingly difficult.
I’d take a Liga 9 over any 26 or 64.
Others feel just the opposite. Everyone has different tastes.

One piece of advice for the noobs regarding Padrons…………sip them….even the larger vitolas.
You literally can puff them about 1/2 as hard as most other cigars.
This keeps things cool and flavorful.
Plenty of folks smoke them too fast, hit them too hard, get them hot, and then complain about how they taste just like any other Nic puro.
There are a lot of people who have been smoking cigars for years and years…………….but still don’t know how to properly smoke a cigar.

KingoftheCove wrote:

I'll take the other side on this. I know many try every new cigar that hits the market but over the 25 or so years I have been smoking hand rolled cigars the two most consistently good producers have been Padron and Fuente.

To my tastes the Padron '64 and '26 Maduro lines always been worth the coinbut I have tended to use my humidity space age Habanos and smoke most Nics within a few years.

deadeyedick wrote:

wasn’t meant to be a bash. Was meant as I continue to be amazed at the aging dedication and patience folks have. I’m trying to age boxes for 5 years but after 2 years I start smoking them. N00b problems 😇

cashmoneydave wrote:

This^^
Which is why I stick with the x000 series………when I can get them at a “good” price………..which is becoming increasingly difficult.
I’d take a Liga 9 over any 26 or 64.
Others feel just the opposite. Everyone has different tastes.

One piece of advice for the noobs regarding Padrons…………sip them….even the larger vitolas.
You literally can puff them about 1/2 as hard as most other cigars.
This keeps things cool and flavorful.
Plenty of folks smoke them too fast, hit them too hard, get them hot, and then complain about how they taste just like any other Nic puro.
There are a lot of people who have been smoking cigars for years and years…………….but still don’t know how to properly smoke a cigar.

KingoftheCove wrote:

It's often neither dedication nor patience. When in the throes of CAD, many more cigars are purchased than can reasonably be smoked. Then one day you wake up and realize you still have a pile of smokes that have been aged for years.

Sunoverbeach wrote:

Duly noted. I’ve actually been trying to take it easy in general and figure out how a particular cigar needs to be smoked. I’m breaking the habit of rushing my cigars through the humidor or rushing through them while smoking them. It is paying off in enjoyment.

jeebling wrote:

Seems like Padron maduros age well. What about the X000 series naturals?

cashmoneydave wrote: