Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas El General vs Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural
How do Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas El General and Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Naturalstack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
Joya de Nicaragua
Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas El General
Padrón
Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural
- Strength
- Body
- Medium-Full
- Medium-Full
- Origin
- Nicaragua
- Nicaragua
- Wrapper
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan (sun-grown Natural)
- Binder
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan
- Filler
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan
- Vitola
- Churchill
- Gran Corona (box-pressed)
- Size
- 7 in × 50
- 8.25 in × 50
- Rating
- —
- 95/100 · 2009
- Flavor
- CedarPepperCocoaLeatherToast
- CedarCoffeeAlmondToastPepper
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Medium-Full — a similar body either way.
- Critic scores
- Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural carries the published pedigree (95 points from the critics).
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.