Cigar Review: José O. Padrón 89 Birthday Blend Maduro

(Halfwheel) On Jan. 29, Smoke Inn hosted a party in honor of José O. Padrón’s 90th birthday with a special cigar released for the event. Presumably, it was a cigar made for his 90th birthday, but in fact, the cigar is the José O. Padrón 89 Birthday Blend.
Although the blend is not known, the 6 x 46 cigar was released in both a maduro and natural wrappers and both vitolas are round, a departure from Padrón’s modus operandi of box-pressed cigars, although that departure is increasing in frequency of late. Continued