Padron 1964 Hermoso Maduro Review

1964 Hermoso Maduro
Made by: Padron
Country: Nicaragua
Vitola: 4 by 56

Quite a shorter cigar in size today, however due to the 56 ring gauge I believe the smoke time will not be affected. On that note I will be leaving the review in three sections. This is the first of a series this week. If you don’t count the TAA Padron. I will be doing the Natural and the Maduro version of the Hermoso. Let’s get it started with a Padron 1964 Hermoso Maduro Review.

Prelight

Lots of tooth on the wrapper, looking forward to the thick smoke production that nearly guarantees. Barely visible seams, small veins with one medium sized exception. As always the cap leaves some attention to be desired, but being a Padron I have faith that will not be an issue. Cocoa on the front with a tinge of floral jasmine. Clean cut, almost no loose tobacco, and an extremely easy draw. I am hoping a bit more resistance comes into play. Cocoa (almost dark chocolate like) on the front with a floral center and white pepper finish on the Prelight draw. Seems fairly stable flavor wise, the pack is firm, and the slight box press is a nice addition to aesthetics in this case. Let’s get this lit up and started.

1/3

Great dark chocolate notes on the front, the center of the profile is muffled by an over taking white pepper on the finish. But the jasmine can still be picked up as the pepper starts come up on the finish. Full bodied and medium strength. Great body on this cigar, strong and bold flavors. Lots of smoke and good thickness is there as well.

2/3

The burn is going pretty well, I don’t foresee a need for a touchup. Compact but flaky ash, full bodied and medium full strength. The jasmine has relocated and mixed with the cocoa on the front. Interesting flavor and nice complexity, floral dark chocolate. The finish is still white pepper but without the floral tinge.

3/3

White pepper is taking over the profile as the floral note shifts back to join the pepper on the finish. The burn evened out and is near razor sharp at the nub. Body and strength held constant, smoke production and thickness did as well. This was a great offering in terms of a full bodied cigar.

Smoke Time: 50 Minutes

Conclusion: 89

For a cigar in the full bodied and decently high strength category this did wonderfully. Something to remember is that full bodied complexity is hard to master, this did a good job balancing bold flavors and power. There is far more competition for cigars in the medium category because of how many cigars land there. If you enjoy full bodied cigars this is a great pick and something that you can probably find. I will be interested in seeing how the Natural compares to this in terms of body and how it presents complexity.

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