Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro vs RoMa Craft CroMagnon Cranium
How do Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro and RoMa Craft CroMagnon Craniumstack 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 RoMa Craft CroMagnon Cranium 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)
- Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro
- Binder
- Nicaraguan
- Cameroon
- Filler
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan (Estelí, Condega, Pueblo Nuevo)
- Vitola
- Toro (box-pressed)
- Gran Toro
- Size
- 6 in × 52
- 6 in × 54
- Rating
- 95/100 · 2009
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- Flavor
- CocoaEspressoDark chocolateLeatherOak
- Dark cocoaCoffeeLeatherOakBlack pepper
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 RoMa Craft CroMagnon Cranium — FAQ
- Is the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro or the RoMa Craft CroMagnon Cranium 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 RoMa Craft CroMagnon Cranium dark cocoa and coffee.
- What's the difference between the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro and the RoMa Craft CroMagnon Cranium?
- The Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro is a full Nicaragua cigar with a Nicaraguan (sun-grown Maduro) wrapper; the RoMa Craft CroMagnon Cranium is a full Nicaragua cigar with a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper.
- Which is rated higher, the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro or the RoMa Craft CroMagnon Cranium?
- Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro: Cigar Aficionado 95/100. RoMa Craft CroMagnon Cranium: no published critic score yet.