Lit up the Toro tonight. Very loose draw that I thought would be an issue.

Lots and lots of pepper and quite dry at the foot.

First third mellowed out a tad with still a bit of pepper along with a light chocolate taste and creamy texture.

Nice transition into second third where ally spice/pepper is not noticeable anymore and got a real deep chocolate/caramel taste with a hint of cedar.

Another cool transition into the last third where spice fully came back but was undertoned by the chocolate/caramel combo. The spice hit hard but I still got all that dark sweetness.

Loads of smoke the whole way through down through band and to the nub.

Padron? I wouldn't put em on same level. But, a great smoke and built beautifully. The very loose draw was never a problem.

Will definitely be smoking more.

Justin

I thought these were medium at best. My step dad likes em so I bought a box to keep his paws outta da good stuff.

I actually smoked one of these blind (no band) in propadope61's blind trade in my first trade ever with NewB76. They are a decent stick but the eluded comparison is laughable. I'll check mine never had a soft one, though these have a year or two on em.

That's good if you like it, though. That's some serious value!

That's how Sven is marketing them.

These things are about as close to a Padron as a Big Mac is to a ribeye from Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.

+1

the upgraded one is allot better

and the cuba libre one is a great everyday cigar for the price

+1

.....however, once they age for a while they are a decent smoke. Try the Nica Libre Potencia Maduro Torpedo. They are even better.