Padilla Habano

Padilla Habano is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by [http://www.padillacigars.com Padilla Cigar Company] .

History and Background

Introduced in 2005,Perelman, Richard B. "Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars", 2007 edition, p. 399.] the brand was created by Ernesto Padilla and is manufactured at Tabacalera Oliva S. A.(Tabolisa) in Estelí, Nicaragua under the supervision of Gilberto Oliva.Diaz, David (Dr. StogieFresh). [http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Cigar_Journal/Interviews/2EF91F20-7F64-4086-9A04-13F9489D2D57.html Interview] with Ernesto Padilla. 27 Feb 2007.]

Award, Honors, Ratings

* The Robusto was given a rating of 89 in the October, 2006,issue of [http://www.cigaraficionado.com "Cigar Aficionado"] magazine.
* The December 19, 2006 issue (Vol.11, no. 24, p. 9) of "Cigar Insider" magazine summarized the year's ratings. Padilla cigars scored as follows:
** Churchill - 90
** Robusto - 89
** Torpedo - 88

Description

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Padilla Habano band

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Medium strength cigars, the wrapper is Cuban Habano leaf, aged for five years; the binder and filler are Nicaraguan tobaccos. [Data from brand owner's [http://www.padillacigars.com website] .] The cigars are packed in varnished boxes, 20 per box. The band, artwork and packaging, which were redesigned in 2006, are the work of Ernesto Padilla. [Frank Santos, Padilla Cigar Co., "in litt.", 7 February 2007.]

Models/Vitolas

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Padilla Habano band

_{Current design}

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