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.
The short answer
The Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto sit at a similar medium-full strength, so it comes down to flavor and origin.
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
- —
- 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.
Choose Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural if
earthy notes appeal to you.
See Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural →Choose Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto if
earthy notes appeal to you.
See Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto →Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural vs Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto — FAQ
- Is the Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural or the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto better for beginners?
- They're a similar medium-full strength, so neither is clearly easier — choose by flavor. The Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural brings cedar and coffee, the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto cedar and earth.
- What's the difference between the Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural and the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto?
- The Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural is a medium-full Nicaragua cigar with a Nicaraguan (sun-grown Natural) wrapper; the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto is a medium-full Nicaragua cigar with a Nicaraguan Sun Grown (bourbon barrel-aged, Cuban-seed) wrapper.
- Which is rated higher, the Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural or the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto?
- Padrón 1964 Anniversary "A" Natural: Cigar Aficionado 95/100. Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Robusto: no published critic score yet.