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Old 11-02-2010, 02:18 PM   #1
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Padrón 5000 Maduro



Overall Appearance and Presentation - 18/20 points

The Padrón 5000 sports a rich, dark, and moderately toothy wrapper. The simple and elegantly understated band on the cigar let the flawless wrapper leaf speak for itself. This is one classy looking cigar that makes me excited to light it up.

Lighting and Burning Properties - 14/15 points

With a sudden, precise snip of the razor-sharp Xikar ZX and a gentle flame dancing around the foot, the Padrón produces a thick cloud of aromatic white smoke. The burn rate is slow and the burn line is ruler-straight from beginning to end. Fear not, no touch-ups were required.

Construction - 29/30 points

The wrapper on the 5000 showed no defects or soft spots and remained in perfect shape. Drawing on the cigar was easy and smooth.

Taste - 33/35 points

Tasting revealed that the beauty of this Padrón is much more than skin deep. This cigar exhibits a refreshing complexity while retaining a creamy smoothness. Balance was perfect for my tastes. Because of this complexity it was a difficult but fun task to distinguish each individual flavor. The Padrón 5000 leaves a pleasant sweetness on the palate. Well balanced notes of espresso, milk chocolate, leather, cedar, and a general "earthiness" were noted. Subtle and smooth secondary notes of pepper were also tasted toward the middle of the cigar. The taste was very well rounded with no sharp edges - which was much appreciated and enjoyed.

Total Score - 94/100 points | Smoking this cigar was nothing short of sublime. Buy a box....now....before I buy them all!
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Old 11-02-2010, 02:40 PM   #2
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Damn fine review of a great stick!!
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Old 11-02-2010, 02:41 PM   #3
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Great review. Have a box cooking. Nice stick at a great price.
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Old 11-02-2010, 03:17 PM   #4
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You sure do write purdy. Good review.
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Old 11-02-2010, 03:27 PM   #5
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nice review!
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Old 11-02-2010, 04:44 PM   #6
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Default Re: Padrón 5000 Maduro

Not a big fan of the maduro wrapper on reg line Padrons, but mostly because the natural is SO excellent.
And the maduro is certainly fine. The regular Padrons are the one thing I miss about non-Cueball cigars.
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Old 11-02-2010, 05:12 PM   #7
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Great Review!
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Old 11-02-2010, 05:25 PM   #8
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Nicely done review, and I concur. The Padron x0000 cigars in either wrapper are a benchmark for quality, reasonably priced cigars.

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Old 11-02-2010, 06:25 PM   #9
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As a maddie type of person, I'm going to have to agree. These set quite a benchmark for reasonably priced great tasting sticks!
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Thanks for the fine review! I love the Padron x000 series Maduros
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Old 11-02-2010, 09:36 PM   #11
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nice review. I love the x000 series cigars they are a go to for me.
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Thanks for the review. Definitely going on my "must get some" list.
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