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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.

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
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.