Padron 1964 Anniversario Maduro Corona

The Padron 1964 Anniversario series is another beautiful cigar brought to you from the Padron family. The cigar has a "freshly made" feel with a wrapper that has a few rough spots here and there. It's not too veiny and it has a small single cap at the top. Overall, the look and feel of this cigar is great.

As you light up you immediately get a dry, smoky taste. The cigar has a very easy draw with little resistance that produces a lot of smoke. When I got about 1/3 done, the dry feel went away completely, and several different flavors arrived. I got a creamy chocolate taste that was excellent; I felt like I took a bite into a s'more, which reminded me of the Avo Maduro No. 2 that had the same flavor about halfway through.

This cigar is a high quality smoke (it's a Padron... that should go without saying). It had good balance, complexity, it wasn't too strong, and it had a great finish. The only problem that I had with this cigar was that it burned quickly. Other than that, it was perfect and I can't wait to review another Padron.

Stogie Rite score: 98