Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro vs Tatuaje The Frank
How do Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro and Tatuaje The Frankstack 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 Tatuaje The Frank 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
- Binder
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan
- Filler
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan
- Vitola
- Toro (box-pressed)
- Churchill
- Size
- 6 in × 52
- 7 5/8 in × 49
- Rating
- 95/100 · 2009
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- Flavor
- CocoaEspressoDark chocolateLeatherOak
- Dark chocolateEspressoEarthBlack pepperCedar
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 Tatuaje The Frank — FAQ
- Is the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro or the Tatuaje The Frank 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 Tatuaje The Frank dark chocolate and espresso.
- What's the difference between the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro and the Tatuaje The Frank?
- The Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro is a full Nicaragua cigar with a Nicaraguan (sun-grown Maduro) wrapper; the Tatuaje The Frank is a full Nicaragua cigar with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper.
- Which is rated higher, the Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro or the Tatuaje The Frank?
- Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro: Cigar Aficionado 95/100. Tatuaje The Frank: no published critic score yet.