Padron Serie 1926 #2 Belicoso
Origin: Nicaragua
Size: 5.50 x 52
Wrapper: Maduro

From The Robb Report
The Padron 1926 line pays homage to the clan’s patriarch, José Orlando Padrón. Each shape is named after a number in Don José’s birth year: the No. 1 double corona (54 x 63/4), the No. 9 toro (56 x 51/4), the No. 2 figurado belicoso (52 x 51/2), and the No. 6 robusto (50 x 43/4). All of the tobacco was grown in direct sunlight and aged a minimum of five years—now six years. Sun-grown tobacco can have a sharp taste, but the longer the aging time, the more subdued the flavor becomes. The filler tobaccos were selected from five different farms in Nicaragua, which has added complexity to the taste. The maduro version offers an undercurrent of sweetness because more starches have been converted into sugars during a longer fermentation.

Reviewed by: MrChef
Date: September 2005
Notes:

This cigar came at the recommendation of Eric Turner owner of TBS-Cigars.com. Eric told me that the cigar was hard to the touch. I'd have to take that a step further and say it was solid as a rock. But I mean that in a good way and in every aspect of the cigar. Before I blather on, let me get to the point. This was truly one of the best cigars I have ever smoked, rivaling the Cuban Trinidad Fundadores.

Now for the blathering: This baby was perfect from start to finish. It was very hard and solid in construction but it had a perfect draw of thick, rich blue smoke. I literally burned my lips, my fingers and my tongue as I smoked it to the last 16th of an inch, it was that good. And the last puff was a delicious as the first.

The taste? Think of a rich milk chocolate bar wrapped in a brand new leather wallet and throw in a touch of new car smell. Actually I made up the thing about the new car smell...but the taste was as exciting as the smell of a new car. Never was this thing bitter or harsh in anyway. Again it's as close to the perfect cigar as I have ever come to.

These things are very expensive and very rare. So rare that the quote above from the Robb Report is from June 2003. If you can find them and you can afford them buy them, even if you can't afford them, buy them. You will not be disappointed.