This is another from the line of Padilla smokes and is supposed to be somewhere in the flavor range between the Signature 1932 and the 1968. It presents with a light brown wrapper that has some visible flaws, but few veins. It kind of looks and feels like a cheap cigar, but an inspection of the construction shows that it should be well made. The pre light aroma is light, but has notes of light spice and cedar. The pre light draw is nondescript and thin.
I put light to this cigar while I was driving and the smoke produced was copious, such that passing law enforcement officials would have assumed I was engaging in a good old fashioned clam bake. The cigar opens with some notes of grass, spice and sharp cedar tones. At the back of the palate the grassy flavors are more prominent, but there are hints of ginger as well. The draw is smooth and easy. The burn is sharp and produces a dirty gray ash.
As I drive along in a fog of smoke and swear at passing motorists the first half of the smoke continues to develop. The profile shows notes of spice and ginger, but there are still sharp cedar notes that border on being bitter. At the back of the palate there are still some grassy notes, but they are dissipating. The draw continues to be smooth and easy. The burn continues to hold up well to this point.
The second half of the cigar shows a profile of continuing sharp cedar and that flavor dominates the core profile. At the back of the palate there are some notes of ginger and spice, but the overwhelming notes of cedar in the foreground overwhelm the rest of the profile. The draw is continuing to be impressive to this point, and the burn has performed very well.
The finish is short and has some bitterness. There are lingering notes of sharp cedar and ginger.
Appearance- 82 not an attractive smoke at all
Taste- 84 the profile is below average with grassy undertones and a bitter cedar core
Construction- 93 an excellent performance
Strength- 86 an unremarkable medium
Overall- 87 a slightly above average performance, but below average taste
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