The Padrón Family Reserve No. 95 (Photo: Padrón Cigars).[/caption] A quick look at the short, pudgy smokes reveals an unusual feature for Padróns—they are not box pressed. “They are round,” Jorge Padrón told Cigar Aficionado. “They’re not square.”All Padróns begin as round cigars, but most are pressed, giving them a distinctive squared-off shape. Among those that are not pressed are the Padrón Serie 1926 No. 90 and the Padrón Dámaso line.June 10 would have been the 95th birthday of José Orlando Padrón. He died in 2017 at the age of 91.
The Padrón Family Reserve No. 95 (Photo: Padrón Cigars).[/caption] A quick look at the short, pudgy smokes reveals an unusual feature for Padróns—they are not box pressed. “They are round,” Jorge Padrón told Cigar Aficionado. “They’re not square.”All Padróns begin as round cigars, but most are pressed, giving them a distinctive squared-off shape. Among those that are not pressed are the Padrón Serie 1926 No. 90 and the Padrón Dámaso line.June 10 would have been the 95th birthday of José Orlando Padrón. He died in 2017 at the age of 91.




