Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural vs RoMa Craft Neanderthal LH
How do Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural and RoMa Craft Neanderthal LHstack 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 Natural)
- Mexican San Andrés Maduro
- Binder
- Nicaraguan
- Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro
- Filler
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan (Condega, Estelí, Jalapa, Pueblo Nuevo), Dominican Olor, Pennsylvania Double Ligero (GR-S1)
- Vitola
- Toro (box-pressed)
- Robusto (box-pressed)
- Size
- 6 in × 52
- 4.75 in × 56
- Rating
- 95/100 · 2010
- 92/100 · 2019
- Flavor
- CedarCoffeeToasted nutsCaramelOak
- Charred oakRed pepperDry earthLeatherCitrus zest
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Full — a similar body either way.
- Critic scores
- Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural edges it on published critic scores (95 vs 92).
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.