Hailstorm Savages Padrón Cigar Tobacco Field

(Cigar Aficionado) A hailstorm in Nicaragua turned a crop of tobacco destined to become Padrón cigars into a tattered mess.
The storm struck Saturday in Jalapa, Nicaragua. The field of tobacco was supposed to become wrappers on Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series and other cigars. But the hailstorm peppered the plants with holes, rendering them useless for wrapper. Continued