Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural vs Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto
How do Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robustostack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
Padrón
Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural
Perdomo
Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto
- Strength
- Body
- Medium-Full
- Medium-Full
- Origin
- Nicaragua
- Nicaragua
- Wrapper
- Nicaraguan (sun-grown Natural)
- Nicaraguan Sun Grown (bourbon barrel-aged, Cuban-seed)
- Binder
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan (Cuban-seed)
- Filler
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan (Cuban-seed)
- Vitola
- Gran Corona (box-pressed)
- Robusto (box-pressed)
- Size
- 8.25 in × 50
- 5 x 54 × 54
- Rating
- 95/100 · 2009
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- Flavor
- CedarCoffeeAlmondToastPepper
- CedarEarthAlmondBaking spiceCaramel
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.