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.
The short answer
The Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro and Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Toro 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)
- 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.
Choose Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro if
sweet notes appeal to you.
See Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro →Choose Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Toro if
sweet notes appeal to you.
See Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Toro →Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro vs Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Toro — FAQ
- Is the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro or the Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Toro 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 Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Toro dark chocolate and leather.
- What's the difference between the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro and the Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Toro?
- The Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro is a full Nicaragua cigar with a Nicaraguan (sun-grown Maduro) wrapper; the Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Toro is a full Nicaragua cigar with a Costa Rican Maduro wrapper.
- Which is rated higher, the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro or the Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Toro?
- Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro: Cigar Aficionado 95/100. Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Toro: no published critic score yet.