mark l. fendrick

I walked into my cigar store today after work, and was happy to see a lot of
new stock (not an unusual occurance ... he is very well stocked and turns
his stock over quickly) ... a nice supply of Ashton VSG's (picked up a few)
and then my eye fell on a box of Padron 6000's. I picked up a few and
decided to smoke one on the way home.

The pre-light aroma was typical Padron (my favorite non-Cuban) and had that
nice dark, oily maduro wrapper in a torpedo shape. It cut and lit well, and
I was ready. The draw was right about as I like, not too easy, but not an
effort either. The first draw was a bit harsh, but I find that with all of
my Padron's except the 1926's.That dissapeared quicky, and the tobacco taste
was very rich. It was almost a roasted flavor - quite enjoyable. Somewhere
into the second third I got a surprise when the taste of wood came
through.By the last third that taste leveled off and the roasted tobacco
(nutty?) taste took over again. The last third wasn't a bit harsh, and at
about an inch in length, the nicotine kicked in. I was enjoying it and
didn't want to abandon it at this point and continued, but eventually I
reached the point where there was barely any place to hold it any more and I
bade it farewell. An excellent smoke. It's not up to a 1964 or 1926, but an
excellent new addition to the Padron line. It will certainly be a regular in
my stash.

Mark

james

Thanks for the review, Mark. The 6000's are the new torpedo's, right?
Holt's had a box of those when I was there a couple of months ago.
They were sorely tempting but I went with a box of Brazilia torp's
instead. Glad to know that these seem to stand up to what a Padron
should be. :-)

-James

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erichsk

Just got one of each and look forward to trying them. The maduros could easily
be mistaken for a natural. Both look great.

eric

mark l. fendrick

Yes indeed they are.

Mark

jmowbray

Just went a bought a box in maduro. Thanks for the heads up.

Jack

james

On 1 Oct 2004 14:20:17 -0700, jmowbray@bellatlantic.net (Jack Mowbray)


Jack, be sure to let us know your take on them, once you've smoked
one.

-James

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jmowbray

Smoked one as soon as I got home last night and was not dissapointed.
Typical Padron chocolate/coffee yumminess in a beautiful 5 1/2 inch
Torpedo. This is one of my new favorites.

Jack

hogg

Tried the natural today, was looking for the super creamy smooth 5000
flavor and actually was pleasantly surprised to get a slightly harsh
(young) full flavored and complex smoke. Shame it was a short pyramid,
I actually kinda liked it. Definitely better than the Zino Platinum
lonsdale whatever hohummer I had right before it, but hey...

hogg

Ah shit, I knew someone posted about these, but didn't think I'd find
the thread. Maybe it'll get piggybacked.

Oh and Gee I've never had a maduro 6000...
: )