Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro vs Punch Diablo Scamp
How do Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro and Punch Diablo Scampstack 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 Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro and Punch Diablo Scamp sit at a similar full strength, so it comes down to flavor and origin.
- Strength
- Body
- Full
- Full
- Origin
- Nicaragua
- Nicaragua
- Wrapper
- Nicaraguan (sun-grown Maduro)
- Ecuador Sumatra Oscuro
- Binder
- Nicaraguan
- Connecticut Broadleaf
- Filler
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan, Honduran
- Vitola
- Toro (box-pressed)
- Toro
- Size
- 6 in × 52
- 6.13 in × 50
- Rating
- 95/100 · 2009
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- Flavor
- CocoaEspressoDark chocolateLeatherOak
- Dark chocolateBlack pepperEspressoLeatherEarth
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Full — a similar body either way.
- Critic scores
- Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro 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 Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro if
sweet notes appeal to you.
See Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro →Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro vs Punch Diablo Scamp — FAQ
- Is the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro or the Punch Diablo Scamp better for beginners?
- They're a similar full strength, so neither is clearly easier — choose by flavor. The Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro brings cocoa and espresso, the Punch Diablo Scamp dark chocolate and black pepper.
- What's the difference between the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro and the Punch Diablo Scamp?
- The Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro is a full Nicaragua cigar with a Nicaraguan (sun-grown Maduro) wrapper; the Punch Diablo Scamp is a full Nicaragua cigar with a Ecuador Sumatra Oscuro wrapper.
- Which is rated higher, the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro or the Punch Diablo Scamp?
- Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro: Cigar Aficionado 95/100. Punch Diablo Scamp: no published critic score yet.