Padron 1964 Anniversary Series Principe

About Padrón Cigars

Padrón is one of the most acclaimed names in premium cigars, founded in 1964 by Cuban émigré José Orlando Padrón in Miami’s Little Havana. From modest beginnings hand‑rolling cigars with a single wooden table, the family business grew steadily on the strength of its quality and consistency. By the early 1990s, Padrón had established its own factories and tobacco fields in Nicaragua, enabling full control over cultivation, fermentation, aging and rolling – a vertical integration that remains one of the keys to the brand’s reliability and character.

Introduced in 1994 to mark the company’s 30th anniversary, the Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series represented a turning point, elevating the brand into a global benchmark for luxury cigars. All tobaccos in the line are aged for four years, creating a smooth yet complex profile that has become synonymous with Padrón: rich notes of cedar, cocoa, nuts and coffee with a distinctive natural sweetness, offered in both Natural and Maduro versions across multiple box‑pressed vitolas.

Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Principe – Tasting Notes

The Padrón 1964 Anniversary Principe offers a luxurious, evolving and complex smoking experience in a compact format.

Pre‑light:
Rich cocoa and barnyard aromas from the wrapper and foot, with subtle hints of cedar and spice. The cold draw often shows sweet cedar, cocoa and a touch of dried fruit, hinting at the dessert‑like profile to come.

First third:
Opens with a burst of peppery spice, charred oak and dark chocolate, especially in the Maduro version, while the Natural leans a touch brighter with more cedar and nutty sweetness. Sweet cedar and hazelnut notes emerge, with cocoa and gentle spice on the retrohale. The smoke is already creamy and full‑flavoured despite the small size.

Middle third:
Flavours deepen into coffee bean, walnut and dark‑roast coffee, supported by ongoing cocoa and toasted wood. The body builds towards medium‑to‑full, while the smoke remains smooth and velvety, balancing natural sweetness with a measured pepper presence.

Final third:
The spiciness gradually recedes, giving way to caramel, walnut and a lingering cocoa finish, with notes of butterscotch pudding, natural sweet tobacco and a touch of burnt sugar sometimes appearing. Smoked slowly, the cigar finishes rich but controlled, without harshness or excessive heat.

Aroma & construction:
Expect an inviting aroma of chocolate, wood and roasted nuts, with hints of coffee and soft spice. Construction is widely praised as flawless: sharp box‑press, excellent burn and draw, and generous smoke production that belies the cigar’s modest size.

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Fun Facts About the Padrón 1964 Principe

Box‑pressed tradition: The entire 1964 Anniversary line is box‑pressed in honour of the age‑old Cuban tradition, a design choice that also contributes to the cigar’s slow, cool burn and comfortable handfeel.

Counterfeit‑resistant bands: Each 1964 Anniversary cigar carries an individually numbered, hologram‑style band designed to combat counterfeiting and protect the line’s high‑end reputation.

Natural vs Maduro: While both versions share a core profile of cedar, cocoa and nuts, smokers often describe the Maduro as earthier and more chocolate‑driven with black‑pepper spice, and the Natural as slightly brighter with more cayenne‑style spice and toasted nuts.

Compact but serious: Despite its small size, many reviewers consider the Principe one of the best “short smokes” in the 1964 line, delivering near‑full 1964 character in a 30–40 minute window.

Other Nicaraguan Cigars We Recommend

If you enjoy the rich yet refined profile of the Padrón 1964 Anniversary Principe, there are several other Nicaraguan cigars worth exploring. The Padrón Series 2000 Maduro Robusto offers a more rustic, everyday expression of classic Padrón flavours – cocoa, coffee, earth and spice – in a slightly larger, more budget‑friendly format.

For a more powerful, Cuban‑inspired Nicaraguan, the My Father Le Bijou 1922 Torpedo delivers full‑bodied intensity with bold notes of black pepper, dark chocolate, espresso and leather in a striking box‑pressed torpedo. And if you want something a touch more approachable but still classic García family, the My Father No.1 Robusto offers a medium‑to‑full profile of cedar, spice and sweet earth in a traditional robusto format.

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