Cigar Review: Padrón 5000 Natural

Some days I just absolutely look forward to doing reviews.  This is one of those days.  I was happy when Tex Cigars sent me their cigars to review and saw the Padrón 5000 Natural in there amongst the others.  At 5.5×56, this is a stout cigar and is classified as a robusto.  Made in Esteli, Nicaragua, binder, filler, and wrapper are all made of sun-grown habano leaf that is aged 2 1/2 years.

Appearance: The Padrón series cigars won’t win any awards with their cigar band or plain look.  But don’t let that plain appearance fool you.  The dark brown wrapper has a slight tooth and some mildly prominent veins.  The cap is relatively well done, but not perfect.

Taste: This is where Padrón makes half of its mark.  The Padrón 5000 is not overbearing in its strength, but instead gives you a smooth mixture of spice, wood, and leather.  The pepper comes out in the beginning, but settles into a nice rich cedar flavor.  The wood is pretty consistent with leather coming in and out dancing on the taste buds.  And the best part is that it’s all creamy.  That just adds to a cigar if you ask me.

Aroma: Nothing special here but good-smelling tobacco.

Construction: This is where Padrón makes up the other half of its reputation.  If you haven’t experienced Padrón cigars, you should because there aren’t many examples of consistency and quality in the cigar realm that can match theirs.  The draw was great.  The burn was impeccable.  What else is there to say?

Overall Impression: I don’t smoke Padróns as often as I use to.  They were a daily smoke for me, and I’ve gotten away from that with all of the reviews I do and all of the new cigars coming out that need to be tried.  This was a very pleasant trip down memory lane that reminded me that I need to visit Padróns more often in the future.  If you’re looking for a well-made, great-tasting cigar, you don’t need to look much farther than this.  And the fact that Padrón is still very, very cheap as far as cigars go, well, that’s just icing on the great cigar cake.

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   MountChuck says:

   April 14, 2009 at 12:26 pm

   Good review. The Padron naturals are good smokes but I’ll never buy one when the maduros are sitting right next to it.
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   Se7en_Vandalay says:

   April 14, 2009 at 12:35 pm

   Have to agree with MountChuck. Maduro will win in the side by side against the Natural. Thanks for the review.
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   JasonT says:

   April 15, 2009 at 11:05 am

   Great review. I just bought a box of 2000 maduros. I was a natural junkie until now. They are just like no other maduro cigars on the market. Plus, you can’t beat the price.
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   Ricky says:

   April 16, 2009 at 7:22 am

   Awesome pick-up, Jason. I prefer the maduros to the natural as well. As a matter of fact, I was a little surprised that I liked this natural so much because I, too, will always choose a maduro over the natural. Thanks for the comments, y’all.
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   tobacmon says:

   April 23, 2009 at 12:03 pm

   The padron line is a really good smoke