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Padrón Family Reserve: flavour profile and cigars like it

Padrón Family Reserve is a full hand-made cigar. It has a Nicaraguan Habano (natural; Maduro also made) wrapper over Nicaraguan, aged 10 years filler. Published tasting notes mention espresso, cocoa, warm wood, earth and toasted nuts.

On our flavour map it leans toward cedar and wood, with cocoa and coffee behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Diamond Crown Maximus and Partagás Petit Coronas Especiales.

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What does Padrón Family Reserve taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • espresso
  • cocoa
  • warm wood
  • earth
  • toasted nuts

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

WrapperNicaraguan Habano (natural; Maduro also made)
BinderNicaraguan
FillerNicaraguan, aged 10 years
StrengthFull
Made byPadrón Cigars (made in Nicaragua)
SizesNo. 95 Petite Gordo 4.75x60 · No. 85 Robusto 5.25x50 · No. 45 Years Toro 6x52 · No. 44 Figurado 6x52

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

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: smooth, rich, well-aged flavor, excellent construction and special-occasion smoke.

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 and Estonia.

Cigars like Padrón Family Reserve

  1. Diamond Crown Maximus79% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, less cedar and wood, a step milder.
  2. Partagás Petit Coronas Especiales75% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanMore caramel sweetness, less cedar and wood, same strength.
  3. Montecristo Platinum74% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullMore cocoa and coffee, less cream and nuts, a step milder.
  4. E.P. Carrillo Allegiance72% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more pepper and spice, less cream and nuts, a step milder.
  5. Oliva Serie V Maduro70% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · FullNicaraguan filler too, more cocoa and coffee, less cedar and wood, same strength.

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

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