Padron Cigars Padrón Dámaso

Padrón Dámaso No. 12

Cigar Aficionado · Aug 1, 2021

Bright and flavorful with an opulent draw. It imparts tasty notes of apple, honey and baking spices while still maintaining a light body throughout. The finish is long and woody with a bit of toastiness as well.

Robusto · 5.00″ × 50 · Mild-Medium · Nicaragua

Padrón Dámaso

Holt's Staff Reviews · Jul 20, 2022

I’m smoking a Padrón Dámaso in the No. 12, a 5 by 50 Robusto with a golden-blond wrapper leaf. When Jorge Padrón debuted Padrón Dámaso in 2015, it took Padrón fans by surprise. A light-colored Padrón finished in a Connecticut-seed wrapper grown in Ecuador hadn’t been done before. And, by the way, Dámaso is round. A blond, non-box-pressed Padrón as a regular-production smoke was a significant shift from the dark and full-bodied profile of other Padrón cigars. I give Jorge Padrón credit.

Padrón Damaso No. 15 ain’t Your Daddy’s Connecticut

Simply Stogies · Mar 3, 2021

James reviews the Padrón Damaso No. 15. A unique cigar within the Padrón brand, that is wrapped using a Connecticut wrapper.

No. 15 (Toro) · 6.00″ × 52 · Medium · Nicaragua

Padron Damaso No. 17

The Cigar Authority · Oct 29, 2015

A look at the mild Connecticut Shade Padron Damaso which has grown on to me as a consistent and mild smoke.

Padrón Dámaso No. 12

Blind Man's Puff · Sep 23, 2015 · July 2015

A milder version of the Padrón brand—a Nicaraguan cigar draped in blonde Connecticut -seed wrapper and shaped in the round, rather than pressed square. The cigar, a first for the Padrón family, is meant to appeal to those who tend to smoke milder cigars. The cigars are rolled with Connecticut -seed wrappers and a blend of Nicaraguan filler and binder tobaccos. Padrón Cigars Inc. officially unveiled the cigars at the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers trade show in New Orleans and began shipping them in September. This cigar was reviewed blind (no bands) by a panel of at least 4 reviewers. They did not know what they were smoking beforehand. The scores are an average of all the reviewers' scores with outliers removed. All of our cigars reviewed are shipped to the panelists with Boveda packs to ensure optimal smoking experience. The new brand is named after an influential ancestor of the Padrón family who started the tradition of growing cigar tobacco in Cuba. In the late 1800s, Dámaso Padrón emigrated from the Canary Islands to Cuba and began farming a rental property in Las Obas, part of the Pinar del Río province in Western Cuba. After a time, he saved enough money to buy his own land, and eventually fathered 12 children, one of whom, Francisco Padrón, would father José Orlando Padrón. In 1961, José Orlando Padrón, who had developed a passion for tobacco farming, left Cuba for Spain and later that year he came to the United States. Fifty years ago last September, he formed Padrón Cigars Inc., a Miami company that has grown into one of the world’s most acclaimed handmade cigar producers. The Padróns have been working on Padrón Dámaso for nearly a year, but the concept of the cigar preceded its title. Padrón Dámaso comes in four sizes to begin with, each of them named for the age of one of José Orlando Padrón’s grandchildren. No. 8 measures 5 1/2 inches long by 46 ring gauge; No. 12 is 5 by 50; No. 15 is 6 by 52 and No. 17 is 7 by 54. All of these sizes are parejos, or traditional straight-sided cigars. The blend is different, and the tobaccos are treated differently, so the new cigars are not being rolled in the main Padrón Cigar Factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, but in a separate area in the Padrón compound. “It’s made next to the existing factory, in an area where we used to store bales. We moved the bales and made that into the factory,” said Jorge Padrón. “Everything is still the same—we just didn’t want to mix the two. It’s important to separate.”

Robusto · 5.00″ × 50 · Medium · Nicaragua

Padrón Dámaso No. 12

Cigar Coop · Nov 24, 2015

Just before the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, two high profile Connecticut Shade wrapper cigars were announced – the Drew Estate Undercrown Shade and Padron Damaso. These cigars were significant releases because each of these companies was not known for making Connecticut Shade cigars. In fact, with Padron, the company had never offered a cigar with that wrapper in its portfolio. With […]

No. 8 · 5.50″ × 46 · Mild · Nicaragua

Padrón Dámaso No. 15

Halfwheel · Aug 17, 2015

It’s been a while since a cigar has universally headed into the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show as the single most-anticiapted cigar to be smoked amongst retailers, media and even other manufacturers. But what’s more interesting, is by the end of day one, it seemed like the Dámaso buzz had completely worn off. Near universally, everyone I spoke to had disappointment with the Padrón and some even went a bit further. I hadn’t smoked one until I began this review and perhaps whatever issues existed with trade show samples were worked out for the production batch because I was fairly satisfied. For at least half the cigar it’s not really how I envisioned a Padrón Connecticut to be, but by the end it was definitely there. Is it the best thing Padrón has ever made? Absolutely not. Is it pricey? Yes. But, is it bad cigar? At least for me, the No. 15 is most certainly not.

Toro · Nicaragua

PADRÓN DÁMASO

Comedy Cigars Music · Dec 12, 2021

As one might expect, the Padrón Dámaso has a smooth wrapper with equally smooth seams and a flawless cap. Tip o’ the hat to the roller. I’m not Irish. Is that cultural appropriation? Check Twitter for a public apology at some point in the distant future.Understated raisin, cherry, and sweet hay quietly tip-toe off the foot and wrapper,

Label · 5.25″ × 52

Padrón Dámaso No. 17 |

Kohnhed · Oct 21, 2015

Wrapper: Connecticut-seed Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 7 x 54 “Churchill – No. 17” Body: Mild/Medium Price: $17.50 Today we take a look at the new Padrón Dámaso No. 17. It made its d…

“Churchill – No. 17” · 7.00″ × 54

Padrón Dámaso No. 32

Developing Palates · May 28, 2021 · April 2016

It's hard to say if the loose fill of this Padrón Dámaso No. 32 is consistent through the line as I wouldn't expect it to be, but in this sample it just didn't allow the blend to show what I would think was intended. It's a tough showing for a cigar that has been beaten up by others previously and was a bit of a disappointment.

Robusto · 5.25″ × 52 · Nicaragua