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Padron Black PB-97 Natural: flavour profile and cigars like it

Padron Black PB-97 Natural is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, pepper and cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Rocky Patel Bold by Nish Patel and HVC Edicion Especial 2015.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

Padron Black PB-97 Natural cigar
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What does Padron Black PB-97 Natural taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • earth and leather
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee

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

WrapperNicaragua Sun Grown Natural
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua
StrengthMedium to full as published by atlanticcigar.com
BodyFull
Made inNicaragua
Made byPadrón Cigars Inc.
FactoryTabacos Cubanica S.A.
SizesTorpedo 6.75×54

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

What reviewers say

  • halfwheel.com: 90 points, Torpedo,6.75x54 (2024)In our words: Cocoa, cinnamon and earth met intense nicotine. Loose draws weakened two samples; the third performed better.

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About Padron Black PB-97 Natural

The line. No.97 was offered atPCA 2023 and shipped inMarch 2024, honouring José’s97th birthday. halfwheel.com

Cigars like Padron Black PB-97 Natural

  1. Rocky Patel Bold by Nish PatelClosest matchBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. HVC Edicion Especial 2015Also fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Padrón Thousand Series MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-pressed MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa SolitaOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Padron Black PB-97 Natural as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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