Padron #3000
Origin: Nicaragua
Size: 5.50 X 52
Wrapper:Maduro

From Famous:
Padron cigars are patiently handmade with carefully aged, all Nicaraguan-grown tobaccos from Cuban seed. A classic cigar whose outstanding quality defies its price. Renown for their dark, oily wrappers and rich, medium-to-full bodied blend, these perfectly balanced 'puros' teem with complex flavor and aromas of coffee and cocoa beans. Their consistency is attributed to being produced in limited quantities, which keeps them at the peak of flavor.

Reviewed by: Daniel
Date: November 2006
Notes:

I am only new to cigar smoking but I really enjoyed this cigar. Great coffee flavours and a nice sweetness to it from the oily Maduro wrapper.

Although I did find the draw terribly easy and as I am new I believe I smoked it to fast and it burned largely uneven, but that is mostly my fault.

All up a great cigar with a lovely sweetness.

Reviewed by: Smokiethebear
Date: October 2004
Notes:

Appearance & Construction (13 of 15)
This cigar has a beautiful chocolate brown Maduro wrapper with a slight tooth. The construction if firm and even with no soft spots. I am a fan of the simple Cubanesque bands, and personally really like the Padron band. The cap on this cigar does leave something to be desired.

Flavor (22 of 25)
This cigar has a strong cocoa flavor with hints of ground black pepper. The smoke is very rich and creamy with the Maduro wrapper adding a sweetness. It\'s not an extremely complex cigar but has enough flavor variation to hold your attention. I found the flavors to be very pronounced.

Smoking Characteristics (24 of 25)
This was one of the best smoking cigars I\'ve had in a long time. The cigar lit easily and had a very lush draw, without being loose, that produced large volumes of smoke. The cigar burned cool and very even throughout and had a bright marble-colored ash.

[Overall (32 of 35)
This is a very good cigar and the price makes it excellent. The flavors are wonderful, the cigar smokes great and it even looks nice too. This is easily my favorite Maduro cigar and possibly my favorite cigar across the board. I plan on ordering some more very soon.

Overall Score - 91

Reviewed by: Joon Ho Lee
Date: July 2003
Notes:

CA gave this cigar a rating of 90, so I went in full of expectations. That's a similar score to those handed out for the Anniversarios from the same manufacturer. They're worlds apart.

The cigar is medium bodied at best, and the first smoke was a bit disappointing. Cigar construction is mediocre, at best, and it's definitely a production cigar, meaning look for lack of general consistency. The pull was loose, and the first few pulls were flavorless (my expectation may have overridden my senses at this point).

The cigar burned relatively evenly, a few points at which I had to blow on one end to ensure even burn. The cigar was flatter than what I expected.

Fast forward weeks later, spending time in my humidor, and I smoked its sister from the pair I purchased. I smoked it alongside a La Flor Dominicana Ligero L300, and took drags. The Flor was full-strength and lacking a lot of different flavors, but the Padron stood out, at this point, and it possessed a milder body but with a lot greater flavor. I'd say hints of citrus and anise, leathery, I'd even wager.

Anyway, the cigar was great for flavors, but without the strength to carry it, it'll always stand out as disappointment. Added with the fact that it just plain looked horrible, I'd say that it got a grade of B.