Padrón 1964 Anniversary Diplomático Natural vs Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure
How do Padrón 1964 Anniversary Diplomático Natural and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicurestack 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 Diplomático Natural and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure sit at a similar medium-full strength, so it comes down to flavor and origin.
Padrón
Padrón 1964 Anniversary Diplomático Natural
Perdomo
Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure
- 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
- Churchill (box-pressed)
- Toro (Epicure, box-pressed)
- Size
- 7 in × 50
- 6 x 54 × 54
- Rating
- 94/100 · 2013
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- Flavor
- CedarCoffeeAlmondCreamPepper
- CedarEarthAlmondOakBaking spice
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Medium-Full — a similar body either way.
- Critic scores
- Padrón 1964 Anniversary Diplomático Natural carries the published pedigree (94 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 Diplomático Natural if
earthy notes appeal to you.
See Padrón 1964 Anniversary Diplomático Natural →Choose Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure if
earthy notes appeal to you.
See Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure →Padrón 1964 Anniversary Diplomático Natural vs Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure — FAQ
- Is the Padrón 1964 Anniversary Diplomático Natural or the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure better for beginners?
- They're a similar medium-full strength, so neither is clearly easier — choose by flavor. The Padrón 1964 Anniversary Diplomático Natural brings cedar and coffee, the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure cedar and earth.
- What's the difference between the Padrón 1964 Anniversary Diplomático Natural and the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure?
- The Padrón 1964 Anniversary Diplomático Natural is a medium-full Nicaragua cigar with a Nicaraguan (sun-grown Natural) wrapper; the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure 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 Diplomático Natural or the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure?
- Padrón 1964 Anniversary Diplomático Natural: Cigar Aficionado 94/100. Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure: no published critic score yet.