Padron 1964 Anniversary Maduro in Exclusivo

Today I decided to treat my self to a Padron! Padron's are one of my favorite cigar companies and when I can afford them I purchase one or two to keep around to treat my self with.  This Cigar is a dark brown box press cigar.  It appears a little lumpy and uneven.  Its very oily and has invisible seems and is fairly toothy. Its a 5.5 X 50, which is my favorite size for this particular cigar line.  At first light there is a sweet earth and pepper on the draw.  The pepper is medium, right now its at a 5 out of 10.  The finish flavor is a very smooth coffee and black pepper with a slight cedar.  The burn is razor sharp, and the draw is slightly snug.  Its giving off good smoke but not great.  In fact its right on the borderline of being plugged.  Because these cigars have single caps :(   I can not cut any more of the tip off to see if it will give me more smoke out put.

About an inch and a quarter in, the cigar is at a medium body.  The sweet earth and pepper are still on the draw.  The  finish is still the coffee, pepper and cedar.  A slight leathery note is coming towards the end of the finish but goes away quickly.  After a few more puffs the draw flavors remain the same, as do the finish flavors, but the coffee is really taking over the finish and is very good.  The body is on the up swing.  Its now at a medium full.  The burn is still razor sharp.  The cigar is getting slightly warm because of the tight draw.  I am having to give it a double puffs to get adequate flavor and good smoke production.

About two and a half inches in the cigar transforms completely.  The body is now at a full body.  Now, on the draw the earth and pepper remain.  A oak and nut flavor have started to develop on the draw as well.  On the finish the coffee is still there but barely.  The leather and black pepper have completely taken over the finish.  A nice sweet vanilla bean is also there and is quite delicious.  The burn is still absolutely razor sharp and has never required any attention at all.  The draw has finally opened up and giving off plumes of smoke.

At the two inch mark, the leather and pepper and nutty flavor have completely taken over the draw and the finish.  The cigar is now quite hot and mushy, due to the draw issue in the first half.  The cigar gets to warm for me and I sat it down for the last time at the 1 hour and 6 minute mark.

Price: $12.00
Appearance: 93
Draw: 86
Burn: 97
Flavor: 95
Burn Time: 91

Overall Score: 93

Cigar would have had a better score if the draw hadn't been so tight.