2002 Padron Anniversary 1964 Maduro Monarca Review

[HeavyMetal]

2002 Padron Anniversary 1964 Maduro Monarca

6.5 X 46 corona gorda

Construction: A box-pressed beauty. Oily walnut brown wrapper and two minor veins. Solidly rolled with no soft spots.

Prelight: Light coffee, cocoa, cedar and tobacco flavor. Light sweet tobacco, earth and ceder aroma. Medium draw.

Burn: Lit evenly, occasionally meandering burn that always evened itself out. Very solid silver-gray ash tinged with charcoal gray.

Smoking Notes: Initial impression is a rich, thick, very smooth and creamy and lightly earthy smoke. The finish is quite sweet, nutty and lightly floral. My wife noted the aroma as very mild sweet-woody with hints chocolate and cedar. By 1/3, the cigar is a mix of light cedar, sweet nut, cocoa, coffee and earthy tobacco with floral notes and a bit of pepper spiciness on the finish. Aging has made this is very well-rounded with no sharp edges or abrupt flavor shifts, rather one flavor melds to another. By halfway the smoke is intensely cedary with the earthy, nutty, cocoa notes deepening. At 3/4, the smoke deepens further to heavy sweet earthiness, rich tobacco and sweet wood with light coffee and cocoa notes. Never became bitter or tarry as I smoked it to the nub.

Overall Impression: A solid A+ smoke, it simply doesn’t get much better than this. A stunning 1 hour smoke. PAM’s are a superb smoke w/o any age and with it they’re simply amazing.

[Charles]

Great review! I don't think that I have seen a Monarca at my B&M, will have to look for them next time.

[whiteboard]

Hardly anyone talks about the Monarcas, but these (and the Principes) may be the best tasting cigars in the 64 line.

[whiteboard]

Originally Posted by Charles

Great review! I don't think that I have seen a Monarca at my B&M, will have to look for them next time.

They can be hard to find at B&Ms because they don't seem to sell as well as the other shapes -- at least in my neck of the woods.

[RapidTransit]

Princepe Maduros are gone from here in a matter of days when they get here.

[whiteboard]

Originally Posted by RapidTransit

Princepe Maduros are gone from here in a matter of days when they get here.

We never run out of them in Columbus...or the Exclusivos, Imperiales or No. 35s or...

We have a vendor who has been with the Padrons for many years and has the 26s and 64s in virtually perpetual supply...including the 40th anni sticks.