Well, I always wondered what the hype was with Padrons. Most folks place them in high esteem and the few I've smoked were merely average to me. Well the X000 series that is. I had a 1964 maddy and it was divine.

Now I'm a maduro smoker predominantly. My stash is almost exclusively maduro sticks and every time I've bought a Padron I've always went for the maduro. I always thought it odd that the maduro wrappers and the naturals were so close in shade with Padrons. Hell if they weren't next to each other in the box I don't know that I could tell you the difference.

Anyway, I've had several and they just never did it for me. Well, Monday afternoon, I'm in my B&M killing time before class and couldn't decide what I wanted. I got a wild hair and decided to try another Padron. This time, on a whim I reached for a 2000 natural ......................and loved it.

So I guess Padron is one of the few sticks that I prefer the natural wrapper in (AF Hemingway being another). Now I can't wait to try a 1964 in natural to see if that carries over.

No question here, just an observation and wondering if anyone else had this opinion of them.