Comments on: Cigar Review: Padron TAA Maduro

By: Dale

Dale — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:13:33 +0000

been smoking for around 20 years just started rating my cigars in a journal the last five but always kept my bands over the years and just in the last 3 months have been smoking padron cant seem to put them down ever visit to the cigar shoppe seems to end up with a couple of padron’s in the bag

By: Israel

Israel — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:28:52 +0000

I hear ya, Barry. The ET original release lancero is among the best, if not the best, I’ve had. I too have been smoking a LOT of 107s lately, but Padron is Padron. Definitley MY benchmark.

By: barry

barry — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:22:36 +0000

I’m not sure if I really have a bench mark cigar anymore. The reason for this is I’m so focussed on getting new reviews out there i rarely have time to smoke casually anymore.

the cigars I’ve been smoking a lot though when I do is the original el triufador which is my fave lancero. after that I like the 107 and the new cigar aurora is releasing at the trade show is a grad slam.

I smoke a lot of tatuajes and cabaiguans but I’m all over the place.

to sum it up there was a time when I would go into a shop and reach for a padron principe. that isn’t the case anymore mostly due to the site opening my eyes to new smokes and the desire to find something i have yet to review

By: Israel

Israel — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:01:21 +0000

The TAA is about an eigth of an inch shorter than a 1926 No.9, and same ring. And I’m with Komodata…what IS your benchmark cigar?

By: Komodota

Komodota — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:01:42 +0000

Barry, what is your current benchmark cigar? Hugely curious as to waht cigar would knock the Padron off your personal perch!

By: dmjones1009

dmjones1009 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:07:35 +0000

Yeah, I don’t doubt the 5″ to be honest…like I said, they described it as a Toro–and it definitely smoked about as long as I would expect a Toro to–but it just looked more “robusto” to me, maybe a little thicker than 52, but not by much. Now I wish I had measured it before smoking it! Oh well…I’ll just have to pick up another one!

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:35:56 +0000

thanks for catching the salomon reference. it was left over from the previous review.
I used iruler.com and the 5″ was checked that way

By: dmjones

dmjones — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:13:06 +0000

Barry,
Check the size…I’m not sure about the 5 x 52 as I didn’t measure the one I had before smoking it, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t a Salomon. At the TAA store I shop at I was told it was a “Toro” size (can’t remember if the manager told me that or if it was printed on the box), although I remember thinking it was the shortest Toro I had ever seen.

I thoroughly enjoyed the one I smoked as well. Wish I had the money for a whole box!