Padilla '68
napalm
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Construction and draw were perfect, no problems at all.
First third I got mostly pepper and spice, this seemed to be the constant throughout the stick. Half way through and to the nub I picked up a wood flavor along with the pepper after taste but that's about it. Overall it was a decent smoke, not sure I will keep a lot on hand but I'm more than willing to try more from Padilla.
welp, that's my noob review. Tomorrow I'm trying MOW ruination.
First third I got mostly pepper and spice, this seemed to be the constant throughout the stick. Half way through and to the nub I picked up a wood flavor along with the pepper after taste but that's about it. Overall it was a decent smoke, not sure I will keep a lot on hand but I'm more than willing to try more from Padilla.
welp, that's my noob review. Tomorrow I'm trying MOW ruination.
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Don't give up on the '68, it's a great cigar that I'm sure you'll enjoy with a little rest.
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I wish my experience was as decent as yours.
I had a Series 68 Robusto last night, that was, quite unfortunately, the second worst stick I've had since starting up cigars again almost a year ago - quite nasty - threw it in the fire at the 1/2 point, and wanted to chuck it after an inch.
80+ days in my humi at 65/66.
Burned perfectly, 2 inch ash that I knocked off. Started with heavy pepper, not quality pepper, harsh almost sour pepper.......and then that faded (thankfully)..........into what I can only be described as a cheap, unfinished tobacco flavor.
I'm a Padilla fan. I have more Padilla smokes than any other brand in my modest 220 or so stick collection. I love the Black Bear, Miami, Dominus, 1932, etc. I've smoked lots of Padillas.
I bought a ten pack on the deal here back in June, and finally fired one up last night......disaster.
It was so bad I actually wrote to the Ccom to ask if I can return them? I don't know if I should smoke another one to be sure it wasn't simply a bad stick, or wait to see what (if anything) Ccom does or suggests I do. I've never had this problem, so I'm a bit stumped, and couldn' tt find anything on the site regarding returns. I figure it's probably too late at this point
Today I smoked a Padilla Sig 1932 Toro that was delightful as usual. Just about the same age and same humi as that dreaded Series 68. I've checked other sites/reviews on the Series 68 Robusto, and most are very positive.....but there are some very negative ones as well, which makes me wonder about the possibility of bad batches.
Probably gonna smoke another one later this week just as a test.
JDE
Everyone's palate is different and sometimes a really well respected cigar still might not be up your alley. And thats cool, its one of the parts of the hobby that I get a kick out of. People's tastes are subjective, and they're all different. I've had the Padilla Habano and enjoyed it, however I've also had the 1932 and the 68 and neither of those are my thing, and thats cool. I can respect that its a high quality cigar but for some reason I get a super dry mouthfeel to the smoke and I just don't really care for that. Sounds like you tend to enjoy very oily cigars, which usually have a moist heavy smoke, which feels a little damp or maybe chewy. So maybe its the same thing. I don't know.
Give it another shot and if you still don't care for it, its all good its just not your thing, but it sounds like you have several potential trade partners right here that you can unload them on and pick up something more along your tastes.
So, apparently it was simply a bad stick....which happens now and again from my understanding.
It was buggin me, so I had to test another one.
The added bonus was I got to smoke on a "non-smoking" day.......... heh!......(usually only smoke Fri-Sun)
bad sticks do, in fact, happen to good people. No matter the brand, from time to time there will be a bum one...
2nd thing... how in the world do you keep yourself from smoking cigars for 5 out of 7 days?!?!?! that is a will power I can't even comprehend. lol
JDE
It's simply a "time" issue.......I work a lot.....got teenagers.............run a small business.........got a wife..........in-laws, blah blah blah............try to workout........got animals.....too many cars......need to surf once in a while..............blah blah........there's simply no TIME for me to smoke until Friday about 5pm.
Then 2 cigars on Saturday, my day off. Sunday I work in the morning til about 11:30, so I gets an afternoon smoke! (sometimes 2 - heh!)
I have a feeling when I'm retired, I'll smoke a bit more.......but maybe not.
I haven't been able to let one rest more than a year so far but I have never experienced any cigar transform so much so fast. I'm sad to learn they won't be produced much longer, they are a real go-to for me as well as the one I hand out to friends a lot.
This seems to be the common source other sites point to. Sad news for sure.