Padrón 5000 Maduro

11-02-2010, 03:18 PM

Padrón 5000 Maduro

Overall Appearance and Presentation - 18/20 points

The Padrón 5000 sports a rich, dark, and moderately toothy wrapper. The simple and elegantly understated band on the cigar let the flawless wrapper leaf speak for itself. This is one classy looking cigar that makes me excited to light it up.

Lighting and Burning Properties - 14/15 points

With a sudden, precise snip of the razor-sharp Xikar ZX and a gentle flame dancing around the foot, the Padrón produces a thick cloud of aromatic white smoke. The burn rate is slow and the burn line is ruler-straight from beginning to end. Fear not, no touch-ups were required.

Construction - 29/30 points

The wrapper on the 5000 showed no defects or soft spots and remained in perfect shape. Drawing on the cigar was easy and smooth.

Taste - 33/35 points

Tasting revealed that the beauty of this Padrón is much more than skin deep. This cigar exhibits a refreshing complexity while retaining a creamy smoothness. Balance was perfect for my tastes. Because of this complexity it was a difficult but fun task to distinguish each individual flavor. The Padrón 5000 leaves a pleasant sweetness on the palate. Well balanced notes of espresso, milk chocolate, leather, cedar, and a general "earthiness" were noted. Subtle and smooth secondary notes of pepper were also tasted toward the middle of the cigar. The taste was very well rounded with no sharp edges - which was much appreciated and enjoyed.

Total Score - 94/100 points | Smoking this cigar was nothing short of sublime. Buy a box....now....before I buy them all!

kelmac07 · 11-02-2010, 03:40 PM

Damn fine review of a great stick!!

alwayslit · 11-02-2010, 03:41 PM

Great review. Have a box cooking. Nice stick at a great price.

yourchoice · 11-02-2010, 04:17 PM

You sure do write purdy.

Good review.
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BigAsh · 11-02-2010, 04:27 PM

nice review!

OLS · 11-02-2010, 05:44 PM

Not a big fan of the maduro wrapper on reg line Padrons, but mostly because the natural is SO excellent.
And the maduro is certainly fine. The regular Padrons are the one thing I miss about non-Cueball cigars.

longknocker · 11-02-2010, 06:12 PM

Great Review!

11-02-2010, 06:25 PM

Nicely done review, and I concur. The Padron x0000 cigars in either wrapper are a benchmark for quality, reasonably priced cigars.

Cheers,
G

SouthernSmoke · 11-02-2010, 07:25 PM

As a maddie type of person, I'm going to have to agree. These set quite a benchmark for reasonably priced great tasting sticks!

CigarNut · 11-02-2010, 09:10 PM

Thanks for the fine review! I love the Padron x000 series Maduros

docdoty · 11-02-2010, 10:36 PM

nice review. I love the x000 series cigars they are a go to for me.

jkstewart1 · 11-03-2010, 09:16 AM

Thanks for the review. Definitely going on my "must get some" list.

11-02-2010, 03:18 PM	#1
Nathan King Guest Posts: n/a	Padrón 5000 Maduro Padrón 5000 Maduro Overall Appearance and Presentation - 18/20 points The Padrón 5000 sports a rich, dark, and moderately toothy wrapper. The simple and elegantly understated band on the cigar let the flawless wrapper leaf speak for itself. This is one classy looking cigar that makes me excited to light it up. Lighting and Burning Properties - 14/15 points With a sudden, precise snip of the razor-sharp Xikar ZX and a gentle flame dancing around the foot, the Padrón produces a thick cloud of aromatic white smoke. The burn rate is slow and the burn line is ruler-straight from beginning to end. Fear not, no touch-ups were required. Construction - 29/30 points The wrapper on the 5000 showed no defects or soft spots and remained in perfect shape. Drawing on the cigar was easy and smooth. Taste - 33/35 points Tasting revealed that the beauty of this Padrón is much more than skin deep. This cigar exhibits a refreshing complexity while retaining a creamy smoothness. Balance was perfect for my tastes. Because of this complexity it was a difficult but fun task to distinguish each individual flavor. The Padrón 5000 leaves a pleasant sweetness on the palate. Well balanced notes of espresso, milk chocolate, leather, cedar, and a general "earthiness" were noted. Subtle and smooth secondary notes of pepper were also tasted toward the middle of the cigar. The taste was very well rounded with no sharp edges - which was much appreciated and enjoyed. Total Score - 94/100 points \| Smoking this cigar was nothing short of sublime. Buy a box....now....before I buy them all!

11-02-2010, 03:40 PM	#2
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Padrón 5000 Maduro Damn fine review of a great stick!! __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

11-02-2010, 03:41 PM	#3
alwayslit Welcome to the madness Join Date: Jul 2009 First Name: Jim Location: DC/Tampa Posts: 487 Trading: (14)	Re: Padrón 5000 Maduro Great review. Have a box cooking. Nice stick at a great price.

11-02-2010, 04:17 PM	#4
yourchoice Down the stretch Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Joel Location: South Jersey Posts: 4,095 Trading: (36)	Re: Padrón 5000 Maduro You sure do write purdy. Good review. Posted via Mobile Device

11-02-2010, 04:27 PM	#5
BigAsh Don't knock the Ash... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Keith Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 5,046 Trading: (46)	Re: Padrón 5000 Maduro nice review! __________________ Keith

11-02-2010, 05:44 PM	#6
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Padrón 5000 Maduro Not a big fan of the maduro wrapper on reg line Padrons, but mostly because the natural is SO excellent. And the maduro is certainly fine. The regular Padrons are the one thing I miss about non-Cueball cigars.

11-02-2010, 06:12 PM	#7
longknocker Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 11,174 Trading: (82)	Re: Padrón 5000 Maduro Great Review!

11-02-2010, 06:25 PM	#8
Martel Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Padrón 5000 Maduro Nicely done review, and I concur. The Padron x0000 cigars in either wrapper are a benchmark for quality, reasonably priced cigars. Cheers, G

11-02-2010, 07:25 PM	#9
SouthernSmoke Still Watching My Back Join Date: Nov 2009 First Name: Patrick Location: Atlanta and Oxford, OH Posts: 131 Trading: (6)	Re: Padrón 5000 Maduro As a maddie type of person, I'm going to have to agree. These set quite a benchmark for reasonably priced great tasting sticks!

11-02-2010, 09:10 PM	#10
CigarNut Fck Cancer! Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Michael Location: Clermont, Florida Posts: 18,042 Trading: (111*)	Re: Padrón 5000 Maduro Thanks for the fine review! I love the Padron x000 series Maduros __________________ Need Beads? Need Five Finger Bags? 2 of 3 Requirements for use of the CA Rolodex: 100 posts/ 60 day membership/ participation in trade (trader rating). New members can be added at any time.

11-02-2010, 10:36 PM	#11
docdoty Cigars & Guns...what else Join Date: Oct 2010 First Name: Justin Location: Homer, mi Posts: 429 Trading: (8)	Re: Padrón 5000 Maduro nice review. I love the x000 series cigars they are a go to for me. __________________ Enjoy what you smoke, and Smoke what you enjoy

11-03-2010, 09:16 AM	#12
jkstewart1 Time to change the Avatar Join Date: Oct 2010 First Name: John Location: Amish Country, Illinois Posts: 153 Trading: (7)	Re: Padrón 5000 Maduro Thanks for the review. Definitely going on my "must get some" list.