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Padrón 60th Anniversary Perfecto (Natural)
… The brand he created more than six decades ago now stands, once again, on top of the cigar world. Today, his descendants, led by his son Jorge, run the company. And as the 60th anniversary of the brand approached, Jorge and his team set out to make a commemorative cigar. It’s superb.
The Padrón 60th Anniversary Perfecto is only the second perfecto shape the Padróns have ever commercially released. Perfectos are not easy to roll, tapering at both the head and the foot. This particular one is a delight to the eye, graceful in its curvature, with a chocolate brown wrapper. When you light one up, you might become wide-eyed at the intensity of flavor that immediately hits your palate. It’s a rich smoke, stronger than many Padróns. Once you work your way through the narrow foot, the draw opens up and the flavor parade truly begins. Here comes malted milk. Next, the creamy coffee like a café au lait, then the chocolate. It’s one of those tremendous cigars that reveals a bit more of itself as it slowly burns, inch by inch, and just keeps getting better. It’s considerably hard to put one down.
– David Savona