Padron 1964 Anniversary Monarca Maduro

shilala · 04-02-2010, 08:39 AM

On my way to Ohio yesterday I had the good fortune to smoke a cigar that my buddy triplef sent me a good long while ago.
It's seldom I do a review, but if any cigar ever deserved a review, it was this one.
From the word go, it was absolutely flawless. The burn was razor sharp from start to finish. It never required a touch up, never needed a relight. That was surprising as I slowed down a lot to keep her cool.
The flavors were incredible and captivating from the first spark. There was no explosion of dirty smoke on lighting, just sweet maduro flavor. That might be because of the badass new lighter my buddy Kelmac gave me when he visited.

This cigar delivered a delicious champagne caramel sweetness that built from onset and developed into a fullness that's simply unrivaled.
To qualify that statement, I just had a 1926 #35 maddie the day before last. It's flavors, construction, and experience weren't close to what this cigar delivered.
Taste being subjective, and being that this one showed me everything I love, I'll score it twice.
Technically, it was perfect. Not a negative to be found anywhere. No unraveling, perfect burn, absolutely beautiful construction with a perfectly spotless vein-free wrapper. The cigar was perfectly made, perfectly filled, and delivered a firm silky softness in the hand. The wrapper stayed placed throughout the burn and removed easily when the time came, doing no damage to the cigar whatsoever.
The flavors built slowly, delivering many new experiences of strength and development, all satisfying and amazing.
This particular stick was easily a 10/10.
In the flavors department, it delivered every bit of maduro goodness that a cigar can provide. Caramel, champagne, sweetness, a thick body and spicy goodness. To me, it easily scored a 10/10 in the flavor department.
Add the fact that it was gifted me by a dear friend, lit with a lighter gifted by another dear friend, and smoked in the presence of my precious daughter who just pulled a 96 average in her academic classes the last nine weeks, driving in the sun at 82 degrees in western PA on April 1st, traveling to see the woman I love, and it easily scored a 10/10 on the experience scale.
So there ya have it. 30/30, a perfect cigar. It it was sporting a pair of double d's, it'd be off the charts.
Easily among the finest five cigars I've ever smoked, Thank You Lord.

04-02-2010, 08:39 AM	#1
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Padron 1964 Anniversary Monarca Maduro On my way to Ohio yesterday I had the good fortune to smoke a cigar that my buddy triplef sent me a good long while ago. It's seldom I do a review, but if any cigar ever deserved a review, it was this one. From the word go, it was absolutely flawless. The burn was razor sharp from start to finish. It never required a touch up, never needed a relight. That was surprising as I slowed down a lot to keep her cool. The flavors were incredible and captivating from the first spark. There was no explosion of dirty smoke on lighting, just sweet maduro flavor. That might be because of the badass new lighter my buddy Kelmac gave me when he visited. This cigar delivered a delicious champagne caramel sweetness that built from onset and developed into a fullness that's simply unrivaled. To qualify that statement, I just had a 1926 #35 maddie the day before last. It's flavors, construction, and experience weren't close to what this cigar delivered. Taste being subjective, and being that this one showed me everything I love, I'll score it twice. Technically, it was perfect. Not a negative to be found anywhere. No unraveling, perfect burn, absolutely beautiful construction with a perfectly spotless vein-free wrapper. The cigar was perfectly made, perfectly filled, and delivered a firm silky softness in the hand. The wrapper stayed placed throughout the burn and removed easily when the time came, doing no damage to the cigar whatsoever. The flavors built slowly, delivering many new experiences of strength and development, all satisfying and amazing. This particular stick was easily a 10/10. In the flavors department, it delivered every bit of maduro goodness that a cigar can provide. Caramel, champagne, sweetness, a thick body and spicy goodness. To me, it easily scored a 10/10 in the flavor department. Add the fact that it was gifted me by a dear friend, lit with a lighter gifted by another dear friend, and smoked in the presence of my precious daughter who just pulled a 96 average in her academic classes the last nine weeks, driving in the sun at 82 degrees in western PA on April 1st, traveling to see the woman I love, and it easily scored a 10/10 on the experience scale. So there ya have it. 30/30, a perfect cigar. It it was sporting a pair of double d's, it'd be off the charts. Easily among the finest five cigars I've ever smoked, Thank You Lord. __________________