In April, Ernesto Padilla announced plans to release a new blend at the IPCPR convention and trade show in July. The Padilla Cava will debut in four vitolas: 5 x 50, 6 x 60, 8 x 60 and 7 x 70. All will come in boxes of 16 with pricing set between $6.75 and $8.75. The Padilla Cava, which translates to cave in Spanish, will feature a poem by Heberto Padilla, Ernesto’s father and famed Cuban poet who was imprisoned by Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba from 1971-1980. The poem will be written on the foot band next to the image of a lion. Cigar Reviewed: Padilla Cava 550 Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Tabacalera Oliva de Nicaragua S.A. Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Size: 5 Inches Ring Gauge: 50 Vitola: Robusto MSRP: $6.75 (Boxes of 16, $108.00) Release Date: July 2014 Number of Cigars to be Released: Regular Production Number of Cigars Smoked for Review: 2* *I smoked one 550 and one 660 for this review. The Padilla Cava 550 is covered in a milk chocolate brown wrapper that is quite smooth to the touch, but also features quite a few obvious veins running up and down its length. There is an ...
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