I would have to guess that the tobacco is probably from the same farms, aged in the same way, etc. Just not box pressed, and not aged as long. Would love to buy the 64's and 26's regularly but they are too expensive for a regular smoke. Was curious if you could "turn" a regular Padron into a anniversary with some age on it.

I would say that you would not be able to turn a Padron X000 into any of the Anniversay or Family Series. Even if the tobaccos used comes from the same farms, they probably use different grades for each product line. The Annivesary and Family cigars would most definitely be made from only the finest tobacco they have.

Also, I would think that curing and aging tobacco in the leaf form and aging a cigar in a humidor are two completely different things, and the end product would be vastly different. Padron says they age these tobaccos for X amount of years for each product line, but this is done in a very controlled enviroment. Basically they know exactly what to do to produce an end product that is of superior quality. I'm pretty sure there is no way this could be replicated in your humidor.

Then each cigar would most surely have its own distinct blend also.

I just do not think it would be possible to make this happen.

Now, that is just my opinion. Maybe some expert will come along and give you a better answer.

If I'm not mistaken, I recall seeing a poster saying that he tried it and it's pretty close.

YOUR opinion, however, makes more sense to me.

Check out reply #16 of this thread.

http://www.cigarbid.com/Forum/c/posts/613247/PAM-64-Worth-the-Coin 

Oh, and post #21 by nnightmar confirming it.

Remember.........aging a turd can take time and effort..............but it's still a turd.

o:)

That said, not to long ago a cpl guys bought x000's with a ton of age on them..... I rested 3000 Maddy's for 3 yrs....and can tell you.

Do they change, YES

Does all tobacco change with age, Yes

Was it worth the experiment, Yes.

Is it as good as a 64, HELL NO

I have only found a cpl NC's, that have greatly improved with yrs.

Anejos are amongst the better ones..." - a different forum

Good luck with that. I say you'll get drunk and smoke them within two months.

To echo APBT, an age regular-line Padron will not be just like a fresh '64, because those Annies have much more BODY in the form of pepper on the palate. They are more similar to aged '64s, which tend to loose a lot of the pepper. But even then, the '64s are noticeably better in every way.

The theory of them aging into '64s is predicated upon the (erroneous) facts that:

1) Both cigars use the exact same tobacco (which is untrue)

2) The blends are the same (also untrue)

That said, the regular line Padrons aged WONDERFULLY and are worth way more than cover-price after the 2-year mark, imvho. They do use similar tobacco to the '64s, and with age will taste much more similar. Really tasty sicks. When I realized this, I bought 2 boxes to set down, and it's been nearly 2 years now. Good stuff!! In my opinion they are NOT the same as '64s, but they are much closer (i.e. better) to the '64s now than when they were fresh! I now have some 2-year-old Londres, and for the price that's pretty much the best cheap cigar on the planet.

Bottom line: If you like the regular line Padrons, but prefer the complexity of the '64s, then aging the regular line WILL get them closer to the '64s in terms of flavor (but not "just like"), but not in terms of body or strength. If you have the money--just buy '64s and don't worry about. If you're like most of us and need to budget your cigars, then buying some regular lines to age is a great idea, imvho.

Probably right...But I will enjoy them none the less.

Yep, really good with age, imvho. Well worth it to set some aside, and you could also try trading for some that are pre-aged.