Non-Cuban cigar
Padrón 1964 Anniversary Exclusivo Maduro
A benchmark box-pressed Nicaraguan maduro with cocoa, coffee, earth, pepper, cedar, nutmeg, and leather.
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Identity
Cigar card
- Brand
- Padrón
- Cigar name
- 1964 Anniversary Exclusivo Maduro
- Origin
- Nicaragua
- Line
- 1964 Anniversary Series
- Length
- 5 1/2 in / 140 mm
- Ring gauge
- 50
- Vitola de galera
- Exclusivo
- Commercial size
- Robusto
- Release
- 1994
- Status
- Current Regular Production
- Construction
- Handmade, box-pressed
- Smoking time
- 60-85 minutes
Packaging
- Boxes of 25
- Individual serial-number authenticity band
Identity note
The Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series was introduced in 1994 for the company’s 30th anniversary. The Exclusivo is the 5 1/2 x 50 robusto-format member of the line, made in Nicaragua, box-pressed, and offered in natural and maduro wrappers with a numbered authenticity band.
General profile
The 1964 Anniversary Exclusivo Maduro is one of the classic premium Nicaraguan maduros. It is compact, rich, and controlled, with cocoa, coffee, earth, cedar, pepper, nutmeg, and leather. The box press gives the cigar a concentrated feel without making it clumsy.
Pre-light
Wrapper aroma: cocoa, barnyard, cedar, espresso, and dark tobacco sweetness.
Cold draw: coffee, cocoa, raisin, pepper, earth, and baking spice.
First third
Primary notes: cocoa, coffee, cedar, earth.
Secondary notes: pepper, nutmeg, leather, dark sweetness.
Body: medium-full.
Strength: medium.
Texture: dense, smooth, and balanced.
The opening is rich but composed. Cocoa and coffee lead, with cedar and earth giving the smoke structure. Pepper is present, but in the better examples it is clean and integrated.
Second third
Primary notes: espresso, cocoa, earth, leather.
Secondary notes: cedar, nutmeg, black pepper, toasted nuts.
Body: full.
Strength: medium-full.
Texture: chewy, dark, and polished.
The middle third is the heart of the cigar. The sweetness darkens, espresso comes forward, and the earthy Padrón signature becomes more obvious. Nutmeg and leather add complexity without distracting from the core.
Final third
Primary notes: espresso, earth, pepper, leather.
Secondary notes: cocoa, cedar char, dark spice, mineral tobacco.
Body: full.
Strength: full.
Texture: concentrated and warming.
The final third is powerful but usually still refined. Earth, pepper, and espresso become dominant, with cocoa lingering in the background. It is best not pushed too fast.
Construction
Draw: typically excellent and open.
Burn: usually even and dependable.
Smoke output: generous.
Heat: controlled if smoked at a relaxed pace.
Overall assessment
Complexity: high.
Evolution: cocoa and cedar move toward espresso, earth, leather, and spice.
Best use: a benchmark Nicaraguan maduro robusto for comparing richer New World cigars.
One-line tasting note
Cocoa, espresso, earth, pepper, cedar, nutmeg, and leather in a rich box-pressed Nicaraguan maduro.