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Padrón 1926 Serie: flavour profile and cigars like it

Padrón 1926 Serie is a full hand-made cigar. It has a Nicaraguan sun-grown natural or maduro wrapper over Nicaraguan filler. Published tasting notes mention leather, licorice, earth, roasted coffee and pepper.

On our flavour map it leans toward earth and leather, with pepper and spice behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Bolívar Royal Coronas and La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero.

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What does Padrón 1926 Serie taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • leather
  • licorice
  • earth
  • roasted coffee
  • pepper

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperNicaraguan sun-grown natural or maduro
BinderNicaraguan
FillerNicaraguan
StrengthFull
Made byPadrón Cigars (Nicaragua)
SizesNo. 9 5.25x56 · No. 2 5.5x52 · No. 6 4.75x50 · No. 47 5.5x50 · No. 40 Torpedo 6.5x54 · No. 1 6.75x54

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: perfect draw and burn and full, rich and consistent.

Some say: strong for newer smokers.

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the United States, the UAE and Estonia.

Cigars like Padrón 1926 Serie

  1. Bolívar Royal Coronas100% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanSame strength.
  2. La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero81% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · FullMore cocoa and coffee, same strength.
  3. Ashton VSG (Virgin Sun Grown)76% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · FullMore cedar and wood, less pepper and spice, same strength.
  4. Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Original76% flavour matchHabano wrapper · FullNicaraguan filler too, more cream and nuts, less cocoa and coffee, same strength.
  5. My Father La Opulencia75% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more cedar and wood, a step milder.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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