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Padron Family Reserve No.96 Natural: flavour profile and cigars like it

Padron Family Reserve No.96 Natural is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper and cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Padron Family Reserve Maduro and Rocky Patel Fifty.

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

Padron Family Reserve No.96 Natural cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: cigar-coop.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Padron Family Reserve No.96 Natural taste like?

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

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

WrapperNicaragua Sun Grown Natural
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua
StrengthNo published rating
BodyFull
Made inNicaragua
Made byPadrón Cigars Inc.
FactoryTabacos Cubanica S.A.
SizesNo.96 5.75×52

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

What reviewers say

  • cigar-coop.com: 89 points, No.96,5.75x52 (2023)In our words: Coffee and tobacco gained pepper. Frequent burn corrections and a loose draw limited complexity.

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.96 Natural

The line. No.96 was shown atPCA 2022 to honour José’s96th birthday. Retail release followed inApril 2023 in a round format. cigar-coop.com

Cigars like Padron Family Reserve No.96 Natural

  1. Padron Family Reserve MaduroClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua.
  2. Rocky Patel FiftyAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua.
  3. Red Meat LoversAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less cocoa and coffee.
  4. San Lotano The BullAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood.
  5. Gurkha Fat BoyOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Padron Family Reserve No.96 Natural as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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