Padron 1964 Anniversary Exclusivo

Best cigar I've ever had.

Save some for me.

Just doesn't stand up to the Maduro.

Ummmmmmmmm!

Impossible to find but well worth the hunt. A cigar that almost smoke's itself. Better than the majority of Cuban.

Smoking cigars for 40 yrs--this is one of the top 5, ever!

Great cigar.

May first choice for special
occasions !

if you can get it thebest there is right now !!!

Awesome cream puff smoke, outstanding appearance, perfect construction, even burn, easy
smooth draw, explodes with smoke, medium body or strength. 6/16/98

Great cigar. Nice box pressed, great construction and smothe wraper. Even burn and good draw. Medium to full body smoke. Rich with flavors, some spice, with flavors of sweet chocolate and coffee. My favorate cigar to date. Worth every penny.

in my opinion, the finest cigar on earth.

The Padron Exclusivo is one of my stalwarts...always a great cigar. If I had to dig for a problem, it does not seem like they benefit from age. I have some older boxes that seem to have lost something.

Awsome cigars, always a pleasure

If you could only smoke one cigar, this is it... Great flavor, smoked great, wonderful aftertaste

Wonderful flavor and billowing
smoke. Could have been
wrapped a little tighter, but
still a consistent burn.

The burn and ash were perfect, the taste superb, and the squared shape a real change from the usual.

Excellent overall!

Heaven

Simply the best cigar I've ever smoked, I'm guessing this will change, but the next best has a lot to live up to.

There was room in the humidor for another box to age. To decide I pulled out one these and a 2 1/2 year old Montecristo Edmundo and smoked one after lunch and the other after dinner. The Padron won with the most consistant taste and best burn start to finish.

everythin I could ever ask for in a cigar.

After resting for 18 months these can't be beat for the price. Starts a little slow, quickly builds to a full nutty taste. Just keeps getting better till it's to hot on your fingers.

Simply spectacular!

This is my favorite non-Cuban.

These babies taste great!
A lot of woodsy spice and leather with a remarkably clean after taste.
I wish I could afford these all the time!

A friend gave me one of these from his stash, and boy was I thankful. While away at a shooting competition that I had a very successful performance I treated myself that evening by lighting this one up. From start to finish what a great cigar. Pre-light aroma was the same as all the 64's I have enjoyed. Burn was even, draw was smooth and taste was superb. You just can't go wrong with the Padron 1964's.

I smoked this last night as a treat. It had been sitting in the humi for well over a year, and was the first 1964 I've smoked. The burn was perfect, and it had a great, nutty, medium bodied flavor. It was a little ugly, to be perfectly honest. A bit veiny, it looked like it was about to come unraveled in certain spots, and didn't have the lively, oily wrapper that the maduros I have possess. Anything this cigar lacks in appearance, however, is more than made up in flavor and construction. I highly recommend this as a special occasion smoke.

This cigar sat for at least a year or two before I finally found a good day to try it. Unfortunately age wasn't too kind to it, even stored with a bunch of other Padrons, Trinidads, Gurkhas, etc. It started out toasty with a medium+ body but the first half was overburdened with nicaraguan earthiness and a bit dry (in a champagne way). The second half was a lot better with a leathery warm tobacco tone and vastly improved balance. Moral of the story, don't let them sit for too long!

Great construction on these 64s. Burn is even, with long ash. Looks beautiful. Taste is strong expresso but not as complex as you would hope for in a premium stogie. Some spice in beginning and then mostly expresso and then in the last third actually gets smooth. Would try another but not a favorite at the moment.

I don't know what it is about the 6th month mark on these but that is all it takes to age these. They are great out the box but give them a little age and it's amazing. Great flavors, constuction, and draw.

This is one of my favorite smokes, one of the top 6 I have ever had. Silky smooth, a very refined smoke. Not quite as good as the torpedo or the 1926 40th (but what is)

As I look at the rating system here, I cannot say that this is even in the top 25 cigars I have tried, but I can say that it is top tier based upon the flavor and construction. I would not buy it for this price though (an I did not, I got mine for 5 bucks).

This was my first cigar other than a swisher. My buddy gave it to me to break me away from lesser cigars. I have to say I liked it, but it was a bit overhyped. I just don't think I am ready for the strange flavors that were in this cigar. That said, it looked nice and it must have a good reputation for some reason.

OK when the owner of the company with a zillion years experience hand selects the leaf and the best roller in the factory rolls the cigar then they are aged to perfetion it is just the beginning of a great cigar. Any others that would spend the time would charge twice the price.

Fill in the blank there. The price on these tainted my view of them. I like the feel and burn here, but I did not get what was the big deal about the flavor and aroma. I can say I had one now....ok...never again unless they come down to 3 bucks a stick...so, never again I guess.

The best cigar on the market right now!!!!

As with all of the 1964s this is a really good cigar. It starts out toasty with nicaraguan earth overtones, adds a bit of leathery bits in the middle and stays clean and tasty to the nub. Impeccable burn and smoothness. I personally prefer the 1926 No. 35 Natural, and since they are at a similar price it's a no brainer.

I feel that this is an excellent cigar for the price and experience

What can I say... not at all a disappointment! Smooth silky flavor and full body, great burn. Did not get a lot of complexity in mine, but the taste was good enough that I did not care. Now if I can just find the maduro....

I am a Padron fan, however, I don't see how to justify paying $10 for this cigar. It is not that much better than a Padron 2000 for instance.

Yes the flavor is good, the smoke is nice, but it comes down to your personal taste.

In my opinion there are not that many cigars in the world that justifies paying over 7 o 8 dollars for it.

Cigars are a wonderful tradition but they are becoming like sport stars, just outrageosly over priced. There is not that much money invloved in the production of a single cigar. The only reason for this high price is supply and demand.

what a cigar. great burn, great construction, seriously good flavor. i have found that i prefer the naturals much more to the maduros for the '64 line.

A well made cigar with consistant burn. Well balanced with a cocoa bean aroma. Cigar faded midway and showed a lack of finesse. I know these are very popular with smokers and folks who describe cigar flavor like they are food critics. I think you could pay less for a good Nicaraguan with more complexity.

Good cigar but quite a ways short of the maduro, which I'd smoked a week prior.

Just finished one as a gift to myself. A smooth, creamy, just about perfect smoke. The wrapper was a gorgeous carmel brown, it burned evenly all the way down, its draw was a masterpiece, and was one of the most well-constructed, flavorful cigars I've ever experienced. The Exclusivo was well worth hunting down and adding to my humidor.

With all the hype and chatter about these Padrons, I guess my expectations were built a little too high. Mine had a split in the wrapper near the foot, and it burnt uneven most of the time. It was beautiful to look at, with the milk chocolaty looking wrapper and that fat box-press shape. I expected the flavor to be absolutely heavenly, but turned out to be quite Earthy. Draw was a little firm, even via bulls-eye punch. The ash was dark and skimpy looking, but managed to cling on for 1.5". There were some notes of chocolate and some nuttiness. Sweet spices at times. Finish was pretty long. Don't get me wrong, this is a great quality cigar, i've just had better IMHO...both cuban and non-cuban, some of them at half the price of this. I'd certainly take the Opus X over this any day.

What a great cigar! Enjoyed every second of it. Smoked it to the nub. Had a slight uneven burn, but tremendous flavor, great creamy smoke. You have to try this!

If you ever wondered what a cigar experience could be, you'll need to try one of these. There's only a handfull of cigars that could perfectly define it and this is definitely one of them. I don't like to compare non-Cuban's to Cubans because they are so different but the 64 is definitely one of the best on any scale.

My wife bought me one of these for my b-day. What can I say...the only thing better than this cigar is my wife. Gotta love a woman who goes out of her way to track down one of these Padron's. Now, as for the smoke...well, it was absolutely wonderful. Probably the smoothest cigar I've ever had--the best balance of flavor and sheer satin finish, billows of smoke, and subtly complex flavors throughout. Every draw was heaven--toasty, sometimes sort of chocolaty (very subtle), and ever so earthy. Hard to explain the flavors but the creamy smoothness was unbelievable. Never got sweet--just a great medium nutty type smoke. If I could afford these every day I'd likely forget most other cigars. Bottom line--a great way to start another year on this planet.

A pressed cigar with a bit of a rough feel to it. The draws is lush, but it burns slightly unevenly. Medium-bodied with complex flavors including bitter dark chocolate and cedar. Has a long, peppery finish. Rated 94 by Cigar Insider; not quite that good but still an excellent, albeit pricey, smoke.

Finally broke down and bought a 1964. I expected to be disapointed due to all the hype.,,but no.... This is a top tier cigar. beautiful pressed construction- wonderfully even burn- rich, mulitidimensional taste. Cigar nirvana.

This cigar has a beautiful looking silky wrapper. Contruction is top notch and the cigar burns evenly and slowly. It is medium to full bodied and it tastes great with hints of coffee, chocolate & nuts. Normally I prefer large sized cigars but I would happily smoke these on a regular basis. Superior cigar.

This is a beautiful cigar, though I am a sucker for a trunk pressed one. I love being able to set it down without it rolling away! Very flavorful with an even burn with pure white ash. A little hard on the draw, but not excessive. This is one of the best tasting cigars I have ever smoked.

starts off mild then it builds,better than any cuban i have had lately.

Great smoke with lots of flavor. Burns & draws perfect as do all I have tried in this line. Hope they one day pick up production to get price lower. (Of course without loosing the quality) Must try as you will be happy you did.

What a smooth but strong smoke. Picked up more power as it burned down but it was always smooth. Perfect construction, nice draw, burn needed a touchup at half but it smoked like a champ. I lwanted to bite off the end and chew it bit decided to smoke it instead. I'd love to have a few of these in the humi.

I loved this cigar..perfect

I've read so much about this 'gar on the net, so I had to try it. The flawless construction and easy draw just wasn't enough for me--where was the flavor? I recently had a Part. Familia (Span. Ros.) and it had a lot more flavor than this cigar--at less than 1/2 the price.

Construction, burn, flavor all top notch. This is one of the easiest cigars in the world to smoke. Sweet Nicaraguan leaf w/ a cocoa/coffee flavor that comes with the easiest draw. Dyn-O-Mite!

Exclusivo #492253, was not only explosive with smooth flavor it had an extremely even burn. Extremely solid construction and a great draw. Padron has out done themselves with this one.

What an awesome cigar. Perfect draw, burn and a long ash made it slow burning. Medium-full bodied, complex, and rich, I noted all kinds of subtleties in the deep flavor. Well worth the money, an outstanding smoke.

I wasn't blown away by Exclusivo #443779, but it was good. Construction is good with very light veins, though there was a rather think stem near the cap on mine. Cap came off nicely, but the wrapper started to unravel just a little. Draw is close to perfect, and the cigar felt nice and tightly wrapped in my fingers. Burned about 1 1/2 - 2" before the ash fell off. Burn was slightly uneven but nothing to worry about. Taste was a little too complex for me to describe... woody, spicy, sweet, a tiny bit of that volatile leather aroma/taste. Smooth. It became too hot and unplesant to smoke with about 2 1/2 inches left. Good, but not an amazing value. I'd rather spend the money on a Trinidad (DR) Corona. Much more of the cedar and spice that I like in the Trinidad.

Best smoking experience to date. Perfect draw, burn and ash. Construction was amazing. Fantastic Smooth taste. Consistent all the way down to my fingers. Didn't want it to end.

good size, well-made, box-pressed robusto (?) Don't try these (or the maduro version) unless you're ready to but many more.

Flat and lacking flavor, not at all like it's maduro brother

The best non cuban I have ever had. Like smoking a dark chocolate. Wonderful, thick smoke. I have been hording these.

I couldn't help but feel naughty when I smoked one. Very rich, complex, spicy, with hints of orange peel and some sweet spice. Strong, yet smooth. Beautiful constuction and flawless burn and draw. Flavor and complexity builds with each draw. Worth the extra bucks.

If the Exclusivo Maduro is like a cup of rich cocoa, the Exclusivo Natural is like turkish coffee. I couldn't believe the strength differential between the two cigars -- I am a maduro man, but the Anniversario Naturals are under-rated. Extremely powerful, but not harsh, a world class cigar. Do not smoke while operating heavy machinery.

Stunning appearance, great construction, draw, and burn. Full bodied smoke with a long finish and plenty of complex flavors to keep you interested. Looking forward to the maduro in my humidor.

dark oily wrapper. Perfect smoke. Hints of black cherry! -- I still don't believe it. The draw, taste, smoke, burn, finish was all a dream. The principe and diplimatico are a small step behind. Can't wait to get at the Mads and Torps. This is my best smoke to date.