Padrón Family Reserve No 44 Maduro
📌 Brand: Padron
📌 Line: Family Reserve No. 44 Maduro
📌 Size: Torpedo (6" × 52)
📌 Weight: 15.2 g
📌 Age: 4 years
📌 Origin: Nicaragua
Tasting Notes
Dark Chocolate – Deep, luxurious richness
Espresso – Bold roasted intensity
Cinnamon Spice – Warm, refined complexity
Leather & Earth – Elegant, long finish
First Impressions
Impeccable presentation with a dark, oily Maduro wrapper and signature box-pressed torpedo shape. Construction feels flawless. Pre-light aroma reveals cocoa, cedar, and sweet spice. Cold draw is perfect, offering chocolate and espresso depth.
Smoking Experience
First Third – Opens velvety and rich. Dark chocolate and espresso dominate with silky smoke and perfect combustion.
Second Third – Complexity unfolds beautifully. Cinnamon spice, leather, and earth layer seamlessly while balance remains extraordinary.
Final Third – Strength deepens without harshness. Flavors intensify and remain refined to the nub. Burn and draw remain flawless throughout.
Pairings
Alcohol – Ron Abuelo Centuria - Luxurious caramel, oak, and dark sugar mirror the cigar’s chocolate richness and elevate its depth.
Tea – Taiwan Oriental Beauty Oolong - Honeyed sweetness and muscatel character enhance the cigar’s elegant spice and creamy texture.
Music Pairing
“Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I–V)” – Pink Floyd
Expansive and immersive, echoing the cigar’s layered evolution.
Final Thoughts
Padron Family Reserve No. 44 Maduro is a benchmark cigar — flawless construction, deep complexity, and luxurious balance from start to finish. It delivers richness without heaviness and evolution without disruption.
Final Score: 10/10
Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.