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Mark Dunn (Guest)
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Yesterday the UPS man left a long awaited package at the door. My box of Padron 4000 Maduro’s arrived.
One of the smartest things I have done as a fairly new cigar smoker is follow the reviews here at Top25. In the past-- knowing that I loved a good cigar but with very little information-- I used the random-sample method of selection-- picking cigars by price (more bucks, must be better cigar) and chance, and hoping to accidently land a good one.
On a budget though, I bought my first box of Padron 2000’s based on Top25’s Staff Review and ranking of “Best Value.” I enjoyed them so much I bought a box of 3000’s, my reasoning guided by a desire for a slightly longer lasting smoke. And from there I now have my 4000 Maduros in hand.
I may be one of the last at this site to have had the opportunity to smoke one of these but I had my first last night and as expected enjoyed it immensely.
In February Top25 is scheduled to post it’s official staff review on the Padron 4000’s. I leave the finer points of a review in their very capable hands. But if first impressions count for anything, mine is that for the price the 4000’s fall somewhere between Really, Really, Really Good and Really, Really Good. I’ll leave the official grading to someone else. I was very pleased.
The 4000 fell right in line with it’s smaller siblings. It is a large beautiful cigar, well made, very flavorful, smooth, easy to draw and provided an even burn all the way to the end (several of my 3000’s burned unevenly). It took me one hour to the minute to smoke and it was the best hour of my day.
One of the smartest things I have done as a fairly new cigar smoker is follow the reviews here at Top25. In the past-- knowing that I loved a good cigar but with very little information-- I used the random-sample method of selection-- picking cigars by price (more bucks, must be better cigar) and chance, and hoping to accidently land a good one.
On a budget though, I bought my first box of Padron 2000’s based on Top25’s Staff Review and ranking of “Best Value.” I enjoyed them so much I bought a box of 3000’s, my reasoning guided by a desire for a slightly longer lasting smoke. And from there I now have my 4000 Maduros in hand.
I may be one of the last at this site to have had the opportunity to smoke one of these but I had my first last night and as expected enjoyed it immensely.
In February Top25 is scheduled to post it’s official staff review on the Padron 4000’s. I leave the finer points of a review in their very capable hands. But if first impressions count for anything, mine is that for the price the 4000’s fall somewhere between Really, Really, Really Good and Really, Really Good. I’ll leave the official grading to someone else. I was very pleased.
The 4000 fell right in line with it’s smaller siblings. It is a large beautiful cigar, well made, very flavorful, smooth, easy to draw and provided an even burn all the way to the end (several of my 3000’s burned unevenly). It took me one hour to the minute to smoke and it was the best hour of my day.