Padilla Series '68 Toro
 

I got this stick in a "Top Shelf Taster Sampler" from cbid.

Humidor time: 3 weeks

Prelight: The corojo wrapper is fugly, very blotchy, but no prominent veins. Draw is moderate, tasting of cedar and leather. The band has a serial number, and there's an additional band that says "Edicion de Aniversario."

Burn: The burn on this stick was terrible. It refused to even out, requiring several touchups. Ash was flaky. No idea how solid it was, as I kept having to ash to touchup the burn. Draw was moderate. The burn time was about 90 minutes.

Flavor: This cigar had some nice flavors, primarily cedar and leather with a nice amount of spice. The spice remained pretty consistent throughout.

Summary: I enjoyed the flavor of this cigar. The constant touchups were a PITA. I would probably pick up more of these and give them more rest to see if that corrected the burn issues.

Re: Padilla Series '68 Toro
 

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Nice review.

Re: Padilla Series '68 Toro
 

How long did you let yours rest, Darrell? I try to let new sticks rest for 3-4 weeks (unless I just have to try one ROTT :r), and I usually don't have burn issues.
This cigar didn't have any of the acrid taste that I associate with a wet stick, either.

Re: Padilla Series '68 Toro
 

About the same amount of time at 65%!!!

I try to never smoke anything from CI ROTT!!! They are usually a little wet!!!:2

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EDIT: Amended


Bought a box about two months ago and I have smoked about half of it so far and no burn issues whatsoever.

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Must be a CI thang!!!;)

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Scottie sent me one of these and I really liked it. I picked up a few more in a Padilla sampler. Those are down for a little rest. Thanks for the review!!