Padilla Signature 1932 Robusto

Originally Posted by NickyTeen

Nice review on a great cigar! I think Pepin stopped making these about a year ago. My understanding is the new blend just has a different wrapper.(feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) I have some of each blend with about a years age on them and they both are smoking well. The Pepin might have a little more kick to it, but i honestly don't think I could tell which is which in a blind taste test. Like others have said there are some good deals on these if your patient.

I'm a noob here and hate to be "that guy," but you're thinking of the Padilla Miami, which has a new wrapper compared to the Padilla Miami 8&11. Many have said the old one is better, can't comment from experience. The new version of the robusto got a 94 rating in CI, whether or not that means anything is up to you, lol.

But both the Padilla 1932 and Miami (as well as the old Miami 8&11) were blended by Ernesto Padilla, NOT by Pepin. They were assembled in Pepin's factory, though, until about a year (year and a half?) ago. Ernesto was very involved in the process with Pepin back then, and of course now that it's being assembled in his shop as well. I don't know if Don Pepin "consulted" on the blends in any way or not, but according to Pepin and Padilla they were both totally Ernesto Padilla creations. I personally don't care, but I like Pepin's cigars a lot and think these Padillas taste good enough to be up there with those, imvho.

The 1932 is supposedly the exact same cigar in every way, just rolled on different tables. I won't tell you that makes no difference, it very well may. Again, I've not had the Pepin-rolled version of the 1932 either (though by definition that now has a decent amount of age on them, making a side-by-side difficult).

All I know is that the "new" 1932s are one of my favorite cigars. They're just great in every way to me, one of my go-to "nice" cigars along with the Tat Havana VI line. I love the 1932 toro a LOT, but just had a lancero a couple days ago and that was a really fabulous cigar!