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Padron Black PB-99 Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it

Padron Black PB-99 Maduro is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium-full to full. It has a Maduro wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art and Inch by E.P. Carrillo Nicaragua.

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

Padron Black PB-99 Maduro cigar
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What does Padron Black PB-99 Maduro taste like?

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

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

WrapperNicaragua Maduro
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua
StrengthMedium-full to full as published by trpcigars.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byPadrón Cigars Inc.
FactoryTabacos Cubanica S.A.
SizesGordo Extra 6.75×60

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

What reviewers say

  • halfwheel.com: 88 points, Gordo Extra,6.75x60 (2026)In our words: Spicy complexity held interest, though uneven burning and late intensity affected balance.

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-99 Maduro

The line. No.99 appeared atPCA 2025 and shipped inAugust 2025, honouring José’s99th birthday. halfwheel.com

Cigars like Padron Black PB-99 Maduro

  1. Alec Bradley Prensado Lost ArtClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  2. Inch by E.P. Carrillo NicaraguaAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  3. Kristoff Corojo LimitadaAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  4. Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo (2025)Also fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, a step milder.
  5. Red Meat LoversOne step furtherBroadleaf wrapper · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Padron Black PB-99 Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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