On Jan. 29, Smoke Inn hosted a party in honor of José O. Padrón’s 90th birthday with a special cigar released for the event. Presumably, it was a cigar made for his 90th birthday, but in fact, the cigar is the José O. Padrón 89 Birthday Blend. Although the blend is not known, the 6 x 46 cigar was released in both a maduro and natural wrappers and both vitolas are round, a departure from Padrón’s modus operandi of box-pressed cigars, although that departure is increasing in frequency of late. In addition, the cigars feature a numbered band underneath a special black version of Padrón’s basic band that is found on the company’s Thousand Series releases. A total of 200 boxes, split between the Maduro and Natural variants were made for the event, and they sold out quick with an epicly-long waitlist assembled by the next day. Cigar Reviewed: Country of Origin: Factory: Wrapper: Binder: Filler: Length: Ring Gauge: Vitola: MSRP: Release Date: Number of Cigars Released: Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: *There were 200 boxes total between the two wrappers, the split hasn’t been disclosed. Covered in an extremely dark espresso brown wrapper, the José O. Padrón 89 Maduro is features quite ...
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