Padilla Habano

[jcgoldner]

Someone sent me a Padilla Habano Robusto for the lottery and I got a chance to smoke it over the weekend. Let me tell you this was one fine cigar!! It was the only NC I can remember that had that "barn yard" aroma that is more associated with CC's than NC's. The cigar had perfect construction and the draw was effortless. I need to get my hands on more of these!

As search online shows two different bands on these cigars. Which one is the new band? This is the one I smoked but isn't the band I see most online.

 

[dpricenator]

Someone sent me a Padilla Habano Robusto for the lottery and I got a chance to smoke it over the weekend. Let me tell you this was one fine cigar!! It was the only NC I can remember that had that "barn yard" aroma that is more associated with CC's than NC's. The cigar had perfect construction and the draw was effortless. I need to get my hands on more of these!

As search online shows two different bands on these cigars. Which one is the new band? This is the one I smoked but isn't the band I see most online.

I'm new so forgive my ignorance but, doesn't Habano mean it's from Cuba? And doesn't NC mean Non-cuban? Is this Padilla Cuban or not? :scratchhe

 

[jcgoldner]

This is definitely a Padilla and a non-cuban.

 

[CWS]

Someone sent me a Padilla Habano Robusto for the lottery and I got a chance to smoke it over the weekend. Let me tell you this was one fine cigar!! It was the only NC I can remember that had that "barn yard" aroma that is more associated with CC's than NC's. The cigar had perfect construction and the draw was effortless. I need to get my hands on more of these!

As search online shows two different bands on these cigars. Which one is the new band? This is the one I smoked but isn't the band I see most online.

http://www.niceashcigars.com/Padilla_Habano_Cigars.asp

 

[smokem94]

They are not very expensive. How do these compare to the Miami 8/11?

 

[CWS]

They are not very expensive. How do these compare to the Miami 8/11?

Never tried one Mike.

 

[smokem94]

Never tried one Mike.

Hell.....I thought you tried every Pepin blend known to man!!:stretchgr

 

[Halon]

My dad got a couple for me and I loved them. Especially for the price! The band shown is the old one, and I was confused when I got those sticks too! The new one is like the other padillas (minus the Miami line) and is silver with a colored outline and a big 'P' in the middle. They come in sweet boxes, too.


TYLER

 

[CWS]

Hell.....I thought you tried every Pepin blend known to man!!:stretchgr

Workin on it. :smokingme

 

[Headbanger]

I did not think Pepin rolled these.

 

[CWS]

I did not think Pepin rolled these.

Your right. Its made and blended by Oliva Cigar COmpany in Nicarauga. My Pepin honor is upheld.

 

[Headbanger]

Your right. Its made and blended by Oliva Cigar COmpany in Nicarauga. My Pepin honor is upheld.

Yes it is Chuck. Holts has them in stock and is close to John.

 

[CWS]

"Padilla Habano
The new Padilla Habano is a bold and complex blend of Tobaccos created under the supervision of master blender Gilberto Oliva of Oliva cigars. Padilla Habano starts with a blend of Nicaraguan grown Cuban seed tobaccos grown in Jalapa and Condega. It is then topped off with a special first generation Cuban Habano wrapper grown in Esteli, Nicaragua at the Oliva family farms. This wrapper is dark and oily with a reddish-brown rust color. The flavors coming from the Habano are slightly overwhelming. They include cedar, coffee, cream, chocolate and more! It is full bodied with a smooth finish. "

 

[CWS]

FYI. Holts has these on close out specials.

 

[jcgoldner]

My dad got a couple for me and I loved them. Especially for the price! The band shown is the old one, and I was confused when I got those sticks too! The new one is like the other padillas (minus the Miami line) and is silver with a colored outline and a big 'P' in the middle. They come in sweet boxes, too.


TYLER

I've been doing a little further research on this since my post and it appears that the band is the new one not the old one.

 

[Halon]

I'm 99% sure theyr'e the old bands.
http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php?t=10407&highlight=Padilla+Habano
I had a couple from last thanksgiving that had those bands on 'em. I know a guy who just bought a box and they have the regular Padilla bands.
I have been known to be completely wrong, though.


TYLER

 

[CWS]

I'm 99% sure theyr'e the old bands.
http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php?t=10407&highlight=Padilla+Habano
I had a couple from last thanksgiving that had those bands on 'em. I know a guy who just bought a box and they have the regular Padilla bands.
I have been known to be completely wrong, though.


TYLER

The ones at Holts: View attachment 2391

 

[smokem94]

This is why I am confused????

The Padilla Miami 8&11 selection is a limited edition, all-Nicaraguan tobacco cigar meticulously handcrafted in Miami's Little Havana under the direction of Cuban-born master blender, Jose Pepin Garcia. Each cigar is blended with Cuban-seed Crillo & Corojo long-fillers and vintage Corojo-seed wrappers with Cuban-style triple caps. The result is an exquisite, full-bodied smoke that has achieved 'outstanding' scores for its rich, complex flavor, and long, smooth finish. A must-smoke!

 

[Halon]

Chuck, yes those are the new bands.
Mike, the Padilla Miamis are a Pepin blend, but the rest of the line (to my knowledge) are not Pepins.


TYLER

 

[smokem94]

Chuck, yes those are the new bands.
Mike, the Padilla Miamis are a Pepin blend, but the rest of the line (to my knowledge) are not Pepins.


TYLER

Got it!:thumbsup: