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Padron Family Reserve No.95 Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it

Padron Family Reserve No.95 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 cream, earth and cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Aging Room Blue Amber and Brick House Maduro.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Padron Family Reserve No.95 Maduro cigar
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What does Padron Family Reserve No.95 Maduro taste like?

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

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

WrapperNicaragua Sun Grown Maduro
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua
StrengthMedium-full to full as published by cigaraficionado.com
BodyFull
Made inNicaragua
Made byPadrón Cigars Inc.
FactoryTabacos Cubanica S.A.
SizesNo.95 4.75×60

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

What reviewers say

  • halfwheel.com: 91 points, No.95,4.75x60 (2022)In our words: Mocha and nuts shifted toward mineral earth. Narrow but complex flavours suited a forceful Maduro profile.

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 Family Reserve No.95 Maduro

The line. No.95 honoured José’s95th birthday atPCA 2021. Delayed boxes first shipped inMarch 2022; it is round. halfwheel.com

Cigars like Padron Family Reserve No.95 Maduro

  1. Aging Room Blue AmberClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Brick House MaduroAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Oliva Serie V MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. Black Label Trading Company LawlessAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. Rojas Breakfast Tacos MaduroOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Padron Family Reserve No.95 Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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