Padrón 50th Anniversary

All I can say is wow! The best Padrón I've had to date by far... and I'm a Padrón fanboy. It had a very easy draw, took a solid 2 hours... maybe a tad more to smoke, and was great from the first to the last puff. I picked up a little chocolate, some pepper but never was it overbearing, and lots of earthy/cedar notes. A perfect burn with only 1 minor touch up.

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This is how I ended the night.

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Wow am I jealous...

Wish that was in my price range, but I'm not at the point where I could get $100 worth of enjoyment out of a single cigar. Hell even the 1926, which I love, is usually pushing it price-wise for me. They do look sharp, though. Thanks for sharing.

What is the difference between the two 50th anniversary sticks? The one I had didn't have a white ring and was only $25.

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Man, looks like an awesome night with a Best of the Best lineup of cigars.

damn...100 bux a stick? I just had a Family Reserve No. 44 with some age on it and while it was GREAT...at $30 bux a stick I had a hard time justifying the cost. I cant imagine adding another $70 to the price tag

That's a beautiful lineup. Special occasion or just daily smokes?

Balla! I don't think I could bring myself to do it. Thanks for taking one for the team!

I must admit I am a bit jealous here.

You only live once and you can't take your money with you when it's all done. One man's way to enjoy some hard earned dollars. Glad to hear it was worth it!

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Originally Posted by projectsunfire

damn...100 bux a stick? I just had a Family Reserve No. 44 with some age on it and while it was GREAT...at $30 bux a stick I had a hard time justifying the cost. I cant imagine adding another $70 to the price tag

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You shoukd try a 1926 80th. It is way better then the FR44.

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Originally Posted by Old Smokey

That's a beautiful lineup. Special occasion or just daily smokes?

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Fairly normal lineup aside from the 50. $100 a stick is crazy but I wanted to try it just to say I did. I really enjoy the hunt for hard to find rare and limited cigars. Also came to the realization I don't smoke often so dropping a bit more per cigar isn't any more then smoking 5 cheaper ones a week that were only ok.

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Originally Posted by jpalamar

You shoukd try a 1926 80th. It is way better then the FR44.


Fairly normal lineup aside from the 50. $100 a stick is crazy but I wanted to try it just to say I did. I really enjoy the hunt for hard to find rare and limited cigars. Also came to the realization I don't smoke often so dropping a bit more per cigar isn't any more then smoking 5 cheaper ones a week that were only ok.

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I will add it to the list. To be perfectly honest, I was a bit disappointed with the FR. I got a good deal on 5 of them but would have been a little upset if I paid full retail. There are many sticks half the price that I enjoy more.

That is a great way to look at it. So did you think it was at least twice as good as a 80th for example?

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Originally Posted by projectsunfire

I will add it to the list. To be perfectly honest, I was a bit disappointed with the FR. I got a good deal on 5 of them but would have been a little upset if I paid full retail. There are many sticks half the price that I enjoy more.

That is a great way to look at it. So did you think it was at least twice as good as a 80th for example?

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I wouldn't even compare them. 80th is worth $30 everytime. I loved the 50 but that $100 price tag I can't get past. I'll probally buy 5 or 10 more just to collect though.

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Originally Posted by Nicks85

What is the difference between the two 50th anniversary sticks? The one I had didn't have a white ring and was only $25.

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The one you had was the Family Reserve, I cannot see your image to be sure but that's what it sounds like price wise

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Originally Posted by Old Smokey

That's a beautiful lineup. Special occasion or just daily smokes?

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He does smoke well!!

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Originally Posted by jpalamar

Fairly normal lineup aside from the 50. $100 a stick is crazy but I wanted to try it just to say I did. I really enjoy the hunt for hard to find rare and limited cigars. Also came to the realization I don't smoke often so dropping a bit more per cigar isn't any more then smoking 5 cheaper ones a week that were only ok.

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I understand your logic!
I smoke too much to follow though. But I'll probably try one down the line if I can find one at a decent price when the time comes.

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Originally Posted by Nicks85

What is the difference between the two 50th anniversary sticks? The one I had didn't have a white ring and was only $25.

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This one is out of the special humidor and are all serial numbered. They are more expensive because they factor in the cost of that big ass humidor.

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Originally Posted by Jolly_WhiteGiant

This one is out of the special humidor and are all serial numbered. They are more expensive because they factor in the cost of that big ass humidor.

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I don't think they are the same cigar.

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I don't think they are the same cigar.

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they are not, that's what he is saying, he just worded it weird.

I picked up a few of them for $40 a stick at Famous

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I picked up a few of them for $40 a stick at Famous

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Link? Cause at that price I'll buy every single one they have.

They are long gone my friend

I just picked up this ash tray a few weeks ago, cigars not included Attachment 65

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Originally Posted by jpalamar

Link? Cause at that price I'll buy every single one they have.

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I picked up the last 10 at a B&M. They were also the same price you paid for them. Not sure what MSRP is really suppose to be. Anyone have any ideas?

I think MSRP is $25 Attachment 68

My B&M is selling them for $57 per stick. If they are being sold at $100 dollars, then the price of the humidor is being passed onto customers. Even at my B&M price, I think they are making good money and $40 is probably near cost.

With that said, I did buy a couple of sticks for a special occasion. One will be my 40th birthday cigar in May!

With my discount I get I actually paid $34 a stick

I paid $40 a stick, so I got two Maduros. Has anyone tried both the natural and Maduro?Attachment 416

Not sure if the naturals are out yet

I briefly entertained the idea of buying one of these humidors as an investment...

Then I realized that if I just invested the money intelligently that in 15 years at even a modest rate of return it would be worth a lot more and it seemed stupid to mess with buying, storing and selling these all while hoping they would be worth a lot more later.

Of course I would probably smoke too much of the profit too...

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Originally Posted by rtrimbath

I paid $40 a stick, so I got two Maduros. Has anyone tried both the natural and Maduro?Attachment 416

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I haven't seen the naturals yet. My local shop is getting a humi of both.

I'm not 100% sure about this, but I think i read in a cigar coop article that they paid $100ish for it. But thats with the B&M passing along the humidor cost, since there aren't many places willing to break apart the humidor and the cigars. I'm going to guess the price is going to be splattered all over the place on this depending on what each retailer wants to do.