Padrón Dámaso: Q&A With Jorge Padrón

 

(Cigar Aficionado) Last month, Padrón Cigars Inc. released Padrón Dámaso, a brand with a very different look and taste than the full-bodied cigars Padrón has made for 50 years. Dámaso cigars are mild- to medium-bodied, covered with Connecticut-seed wrappers, and sold in the round, rather than the traditional Padrón box-press.
Recently, executive editor David Savona spoke with Padrón president Jorge Padrón to get insights on the creation of the brand, and to reveal new details of what goes into this new cigar line. Continued