Just went shopping - anyone heard of

[kamikaiguy]

Churchlady;

I'm from Pittsburgh Pa. I get down to Frederick about once or twice a year to see a good Martial Arts friend of Mine, Mr Bill Rankin. What is the name of the shop that you go to for the Padrons?

[mad4Fuente]

The Short Story is a great smoke. I prefer more of a kick such as the Anejo or Don Carlos lines but the SS is very enjoyable.

Never tried the Curley Head or Graycliff's but will have to give them a try.

The Padron 1926 is a great stick. Enjoy!!

[filly]

Of all the primo smokes I have tried, Greycliff is one I haven't had the pleasure of trying. lol The short stories are one of the first non-cuban cigars I really enjoyed smoking. I still have a few that are at least 4 years old. Maybe I should break one out for breakfast tomorrow... The 26's are ok but I really prefer the Padron Anni's the best. Esp the El Principe maduro and natural. It's too bad these recent years don't age as well as the old sticks do. I still have one or two sticks that are about 6-8 years old and still are soooo yummy. The newer versions just loose their kick and become bland after a year.
Let us know how you liked/disliked the sticks and write a review! :-)

[MattK]

The wife just picked me up a bunch of GrayCliffs while traveling for work. I enjoyed the one I had very much. She also found a small pile of 1964s for me as well. I have enjoyed every size I have tried so far.

Enjoy.

[Churchlady]

Kami,
pm sent...

I can't wait to dig into that humi... been playing around with the isoms, and waiting to get together with friends to enjoy most of the shopping trip~

my dad and I went out the other day and he had a 26 and I had a '64 torpedo, it was good but, his was better...

will let you know how the rest go

[relaxnsmoke]

Originally posted by filly
The 26's are ok but I really prefer the Padron Anni's the best. Esp the El Principe maduro and natural. It's too bad these recent years don't age as well as the old sticks do. The newer versions just loose their kick and become bland after a year.

I know this has been gone over many times before, but if the PANs/PAMs do not age as well as they use to, are they an inferior cigar from the get go right out of the box? I'm not into aging them but a few of the sticks I've had setting around for over a year were just fine, I think they are marvelous. The point being, instant gratification is not always a bad thing, is it? Or were they a better cigar half a decade ago? Because I think they are great today. rns