Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro vs Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Toro
How do Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro and Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Torostack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
- Strength
- Body
- Full
- Full
- Origin
- Nicaragua
- Nicaragua
- Wrapper
- Nicaraguan (sun-grown Maduro)
- Costa Rican Maduro
- Binder
- Nicaraguan
- Honduran
- Filler
- Nicaraguan
- Honduran & Nicaraguan
- Vitola
- Toro (box-pressed)
- Toro
- Size
- 6 in × 52
- 6.5 in × 52
- Rating
- 95/100 · 2009
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- Flavor
- CocoaEspressoDark chocolateLeatherOak
- Dark chocolateLeatherOakNutsSpice
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.