Posted: 11/13/2011 5:29:28 AM EDT
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I am a big fan of Padrons. Up until Friday I only had the 1964, 1926 and Family Reserve series.
Tried a Padron 5000 and it was decent. Thinking about buying a box and sticking it in the cooledor and forgetting about it for awhile. Is this likely to turn it into something more like the 1964 series in 5 years? |
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The 5000 series is unlike any other Padron I have tried.
It's flavor is different....more chocolate than a typical Maduro to me. I think nothing but more love would come from aging this one but I would not expect it to turn into a '64. They are made from a completely different blend of tobacco all together. It will be a fine smoke none the less. |
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The 5000 series is unlike any other Padron I have tried. It's flavor is different....more chocolate than a typical Maduro to me. I think nothing but more love would come from aging this one but I would not expect it to turn into a '64. They are made from a completely different blend of tobacco all together. It will be a fine smoke none the less. Two boxes it is. One for smoking now and one to dig out of the cooledor in 5 years. |
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A X,000 series will NEVER become a 64 or a 26. Will it get better with age? Most sticks do. But don't buy a box of them now hoping they will become something they will just never be a few years later. This. Aging doesnt "turn" anything into something else. With all the talk of "aging" I can see where new smokers might think that they can take a good cigar, let it sit, and have it become an exceptional one. Aging lets the sticks mellow out. |
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I'll catch flak for this, but I can't tell the difference between an aged Padron and a regular one. I love them OOTB. Me either I believe that I saw an interview where Jorge said they make their cigars to smoke now, right out of the box. I thought that Padron's advantage over others is that they age the tobacco longer before they ship. Their cigars all taste plenty good enough straight off the truck. |
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Quoted: I'll catch flak for this, but I can't tell the difference between an aged Padron and a regular one. I love them OOTB. This, Padron's are generally well aged before they even make it to the B&M. I have several 26's that have sat in my humidor for the last two years, not for aging though. They were bought in GA for over half the price of a NY Padron.  |
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Quoted: Thanks for all the replies. I guess I won't bother aging this bad boys then....... Box of Padron 5000 and Family Reserve 45..... Yum...... http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p314/gpeterson_1/45be5959.jpg The little hammer remains my favorite stick. Echo did you get a chance to try the one I sent ya? |
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A X,000 series will NEVER become a 64 or a 26. Will it get better with age? Most sticks do. But don't buy a box of them now hoping they will become something they will just never be a few years later. This. Aging doesnt "turn" anything into something else. With all the talk of "aging" I can see where new smokers might think that they can take a good cigar, let it sit, and have it become an exceptional one. Aging lets the sticks mellow out. This. An aged Tatuaje red label stick is excellent but the pepper is toned down. I smoked an Opus X that had been properly aged for 2 years...all the different flavors kind of melded together. Here are a couple Padron maduro 5ks that have right at 23 months of age. Some are getting toothy while others are beginning to get leathery. They aren't a particularly complex cigar so I thought I'd let a 5 or 6 just hang out in the humidor. If you're interested OP, I can let you know how they turn out. FWIW, I smoke the 45ths as soon as they come in  Just about damn near perfection. I've got two of those aging away but they've only got about 16 months or so on them.
Can't tell you why, but the wrappers react differently some times. Despite being from the same box/maker/etc. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: A X,000 series will NEVER become a 64 or a 26. Will it get better with age? Most sticks do. But don't buy a box of them now hoping they will become something they will just never be a few years later. This. Aging doesnt "turn" anything into something else. With all the talk of "aging" I can see where new smokers might think that they can take a good cigar, let it sit, and have it become an exceptional one. Aging lets the sticks mellow out. This. An aged Tatuaje red label stick is excellent but the pepper is toned down. I smoked an Opus X that had been properly aged for 2 years...all the different flavors kind of melded together. Here are a couple Padron maduro 5ks that have right at 23 months of age. Some are getting toothy while others are beginning to get leathery. They aren't a particularly complex cigar so I thought I'd let a 5 or 6 just hang out in the humidor. If you're interested OP, I can let you know how they turn out. FWIW, I smoke the 45ths as soon as they come in Just about damn near perfection. I've got two of those aging away but they've only got about 16 months or so on them.http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r217/robicon_album/aged.jpg Can't tell you why, but the wrappers react differently some times. Despite being from the same box/maker/etc. That third from the left is looking really tasty. |
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A X,000 series will NEVER become a 64 or a 26. Will it get better with age? Most sticks do. But don't buy a box of them now hoping they will become something they will just never be a few years later. This. Aging doesnt "turn" anything into something else. With all the talk of "aging" I can see where new smokers might think that they can take a good cigar, let it sit, and have it become an exceptional one. Aging lets the sticks mellow out. This. An aged Tatuaje red label stick is excellent but the pepper is toned down. I smoked an Opus X that had been properly aged for 2 years...all the different flavors kind of melded together. Here are a couple Padron maduro 5ks that have right at 23 months of age. Some are getting toothy while others are beginning to get leathery. They aren't a particularly complex cigar so I thought I'd let a 5 or 6 just hang out in the humidor. If you're interested OP, I can let you know how they turn out. FWIW, I smoke the 45ths as soon as they come in Just about damn near perfection. I've got two of those aging away but they've only got about 16 months or so on them.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r217/robicon_album/aged.jpg Can't tell you why, but the wrappers react differently some times. Despite being from the same box/maker/etc. That third from the left is looking really tasty.
I've got 4 or 5 that have the same age on them. For the most part Padrons get toothy. That one in the middle just decided to be different. I don't think it came from the same box, but I didn't document that. All I keep up with is date purchased, date it goes in the aging box. I honestly had to get another spanish cedar box because keeping them in the humidor made them too tempting to smoke. Thisway I can kind of hide them from myself. Below is a picture of a Tatuaje that I pulled from the aging humidor and gave it to my old man. I don't recall exactly how long it was aging, but I'm pretty sure it was going on two years( 20+months). Tatuajes don't seem to get toothy, they get "hairy" for lack of a better word. In this pic you can kind of see. 
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