Padron 1964 Anniversary Series Torpedo

[Da Klugs]

Lunchtime came and no cigars had been selected. Decided to go to the old cab and grab a couple from the singles drawer. Pulled the wrong drawer and damn...



I have alot of nice NC cigars with a bunch of age on them.

Decided to smoke these to and from Quaker Steak and Lube lunch today. Right off the bat these have that.. there is really high quality tobacco in there kind of mouth flavors. Lingers on the mouth and tongue in a pleasant way. Conversely, they are harsh on the nose and you really need to just let a sip out or it is unpleasantly harsh.

For those who do not french exhale, these would be the cats pajamas of cigars. Rich and elegant. It's in the nose that issues arise. Properly modulated (maybe 10% nose) a good rich smoking experience. No tremedous changes as it burned down but.. a good solid smoke. Easy for a Cuban cigar smoker to toss due to harshness though as you need to be real careful not to burn out your sinuses.

Price performance is always an issue when comparing High end NC cigars to Cuban alternatives. In this there is no contest, at least for me. Upmann # 2 vs these on the need to grab a smoke ... 9 times out of 10 it would be the Upmann with these being just a change of pace. Plus these are more expensive by a factor of 2 so in all, no contest.

That being said, cigar demonstrated why I used to buy them. Rich and good all the way down and if you like "that flavor" a satisfying smoking experience and a great one compared to most NC cigars.

I guess the moral being .... you can go back but today is nothing like your memories as you have traveled far since they were made.