Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Doble Maduro Doble Robusto vs Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural
How do Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Doble Maduro Doble Robusto and Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Naturalstack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
The short answer
The Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Doble Maduro Doble Robusto and Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural sit at a similar full strength, so it comes down to flavor and origin.
Joya de Nicaragua
Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Doble Maduro Doble Robusto
Padrón
Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural
- Strength
- Body
- Full
- Full
- Origin
- Nicaragua
- Nicaragua
- Wrapper
- Nicaraguan Habano
- Nicaraguan (sun-grown Natural)
- Binder
- Dominican
- Nicaraguan
- Filler
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan
- Vitola
- Doble Robusto
- Toro (box-pressed)
- Size
- 5 in × 56
- 6 in × 52
- Rating
- —
- 95/100 · 2010
- Flavor
- LeatherEarthDark chocolateBlack pepperEspresso
- CedarCoffeeToasted nutsCaramelOak
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Full — a similar body either way.
- Critic scores
- Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 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.
Choose Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Doble Maduro Doble Robusto if
earthy notes appeal to you.
See Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Doble Maduro Doble Robusto →Choose Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural if
earthy notes appeal to you.
See Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural →Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Doble Maduro Doble Robusto vs Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural — FAQ
- Is the Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Doble Maduro Doble Robusto or the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural better for beginners?
- They're a similar full strength, so neither is clearly easier — choose by flavor. The Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Doble Maduro Doble Robusto brings leather and earth, the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural cedar and coffee.
- What's the difference between the Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Doble Maduro Doble Robusto and the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural?
- The Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Doble Maduro Doble Robusto is a full Nicaragua cigar with a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper; the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural is a full Nicaragua cigar with a Nicaraguan (sun-grown Natural) wrapper.
- Which is rated higher, the Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Doble Maduro Doble Robusto or the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural?
- Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Doble Maduro Doble Robusto: no published critic score yet. Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural: Cigar Aficionado 95/100.