Hey Jeff, If you wait two weeks, I will be purchasing a 46 and hopefully smoking it that night. I haven't had a 44 or a 45, but I've had my fair share of 26's and 64's. I'm no expert, but I'll do my best. Also, I'm thinking of getting maduro 46 instead of a natural.... I love the 64's in naturals, but I feel that the 26 (especially the 40 and 80 years) need that little extra maduro touch to them.
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Serious Cigars is my go-to b&m. They have two locations, 1 next to galleria and other in Champions. The one near the galleria is off Richmond and 610, in the strip-mall next to NTB. I think their sign just says "cigars" but they have the best prices and selections.
Also, Cigar Emporium off S. Sheppard and Richmond is really good. They carry some cigars that Serious Cigars don't have. Both I believe are authorized Padron sellers.
Well guys, as promised, I fired one up last night. My thoughts....
Pre-light: the cigar smelled very nice. I noticed at the foot that the filler was a little shorter than the binder. Upon cutting it, the pre-lit draw was unbelievably easy.
After-light: A little hard to get lit (haven't had this much trouble since a year ago). Very unique taste of wood, cedar, spice, and licorice(?) my wife and I had a hard time trying to distinguish a few of the undertones. It was definitely a very complex cigar, way more complex than the 45th. Once I hit the 2/3, the "little hammer" was in full swing, and for the first time in a year, i had to slow down smoking, or I would be on the floor.
Now onto the bad: This cigar had serious burn issues. everything was fine for the first cm, but after that, the bottom (opposite of the band) started to burn way faster. I kicked off the ash and re-light to fit it. It was fixed, but 15 mins later, it started to burn unevenly. Took my cutter and cut off the ash, then relight the cigar. After 5 mins, the burn started to get bad again. I had to put the cigar down early, because I had to keep fixing it, and I was getting jealous of the man across from me who paid $12.00 for his cigar and it burned perfectly. Honestly, After these issues, I don't think I would buy another 46. Maybe I just got a dud, but for $25+, I shouldn't be getting a dud. I was really expecting a lot from this cigar. The flavour profile was spot on, the construction almost spot on, but the burn was absolutely horrible.
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Pre-light: the cigar smelled very nice. I noticed at the foot that the filler was a little shorter than the binder. Upon cutting it, the pre-lit draw was unbelievably easy.
After-light: A little hard to get lit (haven't had this much trouble since a year ago). Very unique taste of wood, cedar, spice, and licorice(?) my wife and I had a hard time trying to distinguish a few of the undertones. It was definitely a very complex cigar, way more complex than the 45th. Once I hit the 2/3, the "little hammer" was in full swing, and for the first time in a year, i had to slow down smoking, or I would be on the floor.
Now onto the bad: This cigar had serious burn issues. everything was fine for the first cm, but after that, the bottom (opposite of the band) started to burn way faster. I kicked off the ash and re-light to fit it. It was fixed, but 15 mins later, it started to burn unevenly. Took my cutter and cut off the ash, then relight the cigar. After 5 mins, the burn started to get bad again. I had to put the cigar down early, because I had to keep fixing it, and I was getting jealous of the man across from me who paid $12.00 for his cigar and it burned perfectly. Honestly, After these issues, I don't think I would buy another 46. Maybe I just got a dud, but for $25+, I shouldn't be getting a dud. I was really expecting a lot from this cigar. The flavour profile was spot on, the construction almost spot on, but the burn was absolutely horrible.
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I was at an indoor cigar lounge.... no fans blowing on the cigar and drooling was to a minimum last night... hahaAre you sure you weren't drooling on the top of the cigar because it was so good which in turn would make the bottom burn faster because it was dryer?
Also I noticed you said your wife was with you when you were smoking it; did she make you put a fan in the room so it would blow the smoke out of the room? If so the fan could have blown on the cigar constantly and make one side burn faster.
I've had 2 out of my box of 46's and neither one burnt like that. And to be honest I have never had a Padron Cigar burn that way before either. Maybe yours was a Dud.
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