Padron 46th anniversary

Don Fernando · 01-02-2011, 07:59 AM

I reviewed the Padron 45th anniversary yesterday, today I decided to review the younger sibling, the 46th anniversary by Padron. These cigars are quite exclusive and very pricy, in The Netherlands they have a fixed price of 32 euro. That steep price is due to the margin that the European distributer puts on the price. The Dutch distributer had to cut part of the usual margin so he could offer them for these prices. Time for Padron to sell straight to the Dutch distributer so we can get these smokes for a more reasonable price. The 46th anniversary corona gorda is a bit shorter but way thicker than the 45th anniversary with the 5½x56 size versus a 6x52. The blend was selected after smoking over a thousand test blends.

The wrapper is dark, oily and leathery with hardly any veins. The cigar smells like hay and the construction feels great. My mouth starts to water just from the looks and the smell of this cigar and the knowledge that all anniversary cigars from Padron hit my sweetspot in the past. The predraw of this mild box pressed cigar is great, but I don't get a lot of flavor from the predraw, just some sweetness.

As soon as I light the cigar I taste a spicy but sweet coffee flavor and a lot of black pepper. The sweetness reminds me a bit of dark chocolate. That sweetness I only taste on the background though. After a quarter of an inch I taste herbs, chocolate and pepper as main flavors with the coffee as a support and a hint of nutmeg. The pepper slowly loses it strength while the chocolate grows in strength. I still taste some herbs and coffee too.

After a third some wood joins the flavor party in my mouth. The flavors are complex and full yet smooth at the same time. All of a sudden I taste some salted peanuts, a flavor that I never tasted in cigars and I like it. Salted peanuts, herbs and dark chocolate. Someone should turn that into candy, seriously. After two thirds the salty flavor disappears, just like the dark chocolate. I still taste a mild peanut flavor with some herbs. Near the end I only taste herbs with a mild sour flavor.

This corona gorda gave me two hours and five minutes pleasure. I got a lot of thick white smoke and a great draw. The burn was great too and the light gray ash is very firm. This cigar is full flavored and full bodied and it burns clean, I purged it and got no flame going.

Would I buy this cigar again? If I could afford them.

Appearance: 9 / 10
Construction: 8 / 10
Draw: 8 / 10
Burn: 8 / 10
Smoke & ash: 8 / 10
Aroma first part: 9 / 10
Aroma second part: 9 / 10
Aroma third part: 8 / 10

BSB · 01-02-2011, 08:07 AM

Very nice review, thanks! I saw these at my local B&M, for $32 and change, the other day. I passed.

MiamiE · 01-02-2011, 08:12 AM

So which do you prefer? 45 or 46?

stearns · 01-02-2011, 10:10 AM

thanks for the review. let me know when the embargo gets lifted off your address

stearns

GTsetGO · 01-02-2011, 10:11 AM

nice review ferdie.

i will taking some xmas money and buying 1 each of the 45th and 46th.

these will be a "special day" smoke.

Ranger_B · 01-02-2011, 01:49 PM

Still looking to try the 46. I am a big fan of the 45th. So far the 45th is my favorite Padron. Another great review!

Don Fernando · 01-02-2011, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiamiE

So which do you prefer? 45 or 46?

hard to say, they both blew me away and both made my 'top 5'

Adriftpanda · 01-02-2011, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiamiE

So which do you prefer? 45 or 46?

46, hands down. The size is just perfect.

forgop · 01-02-2011, 05:27 PM

Ok, now you need to do a 44th to complete the family reserves.

Have a box of 44's on the way myself.

Don Fernando · 01-02-2011, 06:35 PM

no longer available in The Netherlands, unfortunately. Although, in 2 weeks I will be at the Dutch distributer (talking about doing some events and about the new shop he wants to open, he wants me as the shop manager), I can always ask if he still has some lying around at his warehouse.

CigarNut · 01-03-2011, 11:45 AM

Thanks for the review!

Blueface · 01-23-2011, 02:56 PM

Doing a maduro right now.

What a great smoke.
Much milder than others like the 40th, 44th, 45th and 80th.
However, still rich in flavor and no doubt taste has lots of hints of its siblings like a '26 series.

Life is good.

kelmac07 · 01-23-2011, 02:59 PM

Another superb review. Gotta grab a maduro.

Blueface · 01-23-2011, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Another superb review. Gotta grab a maduro.

If you are a Padron Anni fan, I assure you it will not dissapoint.
Just keep in mind the first half will be mild and the second will kick it up a notch or two.

While pricey, a must do again.

Having had both now, the natural and the maduro, maduro is the way to go for my personal taste.

01-24-2011, 01:16 AM

Great review! I hope that I can afford these ones day but for now I am stuck buying stuff off c-bid. Looks like a good smoke to handout when I have my first child!

JohnnyKay5 · 01-24-2011, 05:21 AM

Great review ferdie

longknocker · 01-24-2011, 05:33 AM

Great Review, Ferdie!

I Love All The Anny Series, Nat & Maduro; Couldn't Pick One As A Fav.

01-02-2011, 07:59 AM	#1
Don Fernando Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ferdinand Location: Singapore Posts: 10,068 Trading: (29)	Padron 46th anniversary I reviewed the Padron 45th anniversary yesterday, today I decided to review the younger sibling, the 46th anniversary by Padron. These cigars are quite exclusive and very pricy, in The Netherlands they have a fixed price of 32 euro. That steep price is due to the margin that the European distributer puts on the price. The Dutch distributer had to cut part of the usual margin so he could offer them for these prices. Time for Padron to sell straight to the Dutch distributer so we can get these smokes for a more reasonable price. The 46th anniversary corona gorda is a bit shorter but way thicker than the 45th anniversary with the 5½x56 size versus a 6x52. The blend was selected after smoking over a thousand test blends. The wrapper is dark, oily and leathery with hardly any veins. The cigar smells like hay and the construction feels great. My mouth starts to water just from the looks and the smell of this cigar and the knowledge that all anniversary cigars from Padron hit my sweetspot in the past. The predraw of this mild box pressed cigar is great, but I don't get a lot of flavor from the predraw, just some sweetness. As soon as I light the cigar I taste a spicy but sweet coffee flavor and a lot of black pepper. The sweetness reminds me a bit of dark chocolate. That sweetness I only taste on the background though. After a quarter of an inch I taste herbs, chocolate and pepper as main flavors with the coffee as a support and a hint of nutmeg. The pepper slowly loses it strength while the chocolate grows in strength. I still taste some herbs and coffee too. After a third some wood joins the flavor party in my mouth. The flavors are complex and full yet smooth at the same time. All of a sudden I taste some salted peanuts, a flavor that I never tasted in cigars and I like it. Salted peanuts, herbs and dark chocolate. Someone should turn that into candy, seriously. After two thirds the salty flavor disappears, just like the dark chocolate. I still taste a mild peanut flavor with some herbs. Near the end I only taste herbs with a mild sour flavor. This corona gorda gave me two hours and five minutes pleasure. I got a lot of thick white smoke and a great draw. The burn was great too and the light gray ash is very firm. This cigar is full flavored and full bodied and it burns clean, I purged it and got no flame going. Would I buy this cigar again? If I could afford them. Appearance: 9 / 10 Construction: 8 / 10 Draw: 8 / 10 Burn: 8 / 10 Smoke & ash: 8 / 10 Aroma first part: 9 / 10 Aroma second part: 9 / 10 Aroma third part: 8 / 10 __________________ check out my reviews on my blog.

01-02-2011, 08:07 AM	#2
BSB Feeling at Home Join Date: Jan 2011 First Name: Bob Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 897 Trading: (13)	Re: Padron 46th anniversary Very nice review, thanks! I saw these at my local B&M, for $32 and change, the other day. I passed. __________________ Ad majorem Dei gloriam!

01-02-2011, 08:12 AM	#3
MiamiE I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Erick Location: Miami, FL Posts: 2,892 Trading: (38)	Re: Padron 46th anniversary So which do you prefer? 45 or 46?

01-02-2011, 10:10 AM	#4
stearns Dogbert Consultant Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ben Location: Park Hill Posts: 5,386 Trading: (50)	Re: Padron 46th anniversary thanks for the review. let me know when the embargo gets lifted off your address stearns __________________ "Ignoring all the racket of conventional reality" - Keller Williams

01-02-2011, 10:11 AM	#5
GTsetGO those were the droids Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Rob Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,686 Trading: (5)	Re: Padron 46th anniversary nice review ferdie. i will taking some xmas money and buying 1 each of the 45th and 46th. these will be a "special day" smoke. __________________ Modded Mustangs

01-02-2011, 01:49 PM	#6
Ranger_B Have My Own Room Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Frank Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,321 Trading: (31)	Re: Padron 46th anniversary Still looking to try the 46. I am a big fan of the 45th. So far the 45th is my favorite Padron. Another great review!

01-02-2011, 05:27 PM	#9
forgop Not a puffer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Duane Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,869 Trading: (40)	Re: Padron 46th anniversary Ok, now you need to do a 44th to complete the family reserves. Have a box of 44's on the way myself.

01-02-2011, 06:35 PM	#10
Don Fernando Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ferdinand Location: Singapore Posts: 10,068 Trading: (29)	Re: Padron 46th anniversary no longer available in The Netherlands, unfortunately. Although, in 2 weeks I will be at the Dutch distributer (talking about doing some events and about the new shop he wants to open, he wants me as the shop manager), I can always ask if he still has some lying around at his warehouse. __________________ check out my reviews on my blog.

01-03-2011, 11:45 AM	#11
CigarNut Fck Cancer! Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Michael Location: Clermont, Florida Posts: 18,042 Trading: (111*)	Re: Padron 46th anniversary Thanks for the review! __________________ 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.

01-23-2011, 02:56 PM	#12
Blueface Gramps 4x's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Horatio Seymore Hiny Location: Boca Raton - North of La Habana Posts: 8,774 Trading: (8)	Re: Padron 46th anniversary Doing a maduro right now. What a great smoke. Much milder than others like the 40th, 44th, 45th and 80th. However, still rich in flavor and no doubt taste has lots of hints of its siblings like a '26 series. Life is good. __________________ Little known fact: I am a former member of the Village People - The Indian

01-23-2011, 02:59 PM	#13
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Padron 46th anniversary Another superb review. Gotta grab a maduro. __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

01-24-2011, 01:16 AM	#15
Tyler Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Padron 46th anniversary Great review! I hope that I can afford these ones day but for now I am stuck buying stuff off c-bid. Looks like a good smoke to handout when I have my first child!

01-24-2011, 05:21 AM	#16
JohnnyKay5 Armed Forces Tumbleweed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 1,046 Trading: (22)	Re: Padron 46th anniversary Great review ferdie __________________ *HIGH FIVE!*

01-24-2011, 05:33 AM	#17
longknocker Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 11,162 Trading: (82)	Re: Padron 46th anniversary Great Review, Ferdie! I Love All The Anny Series, Nat & Maduro; Couldn't Pick One As A Fav.