Cigar Reveal #179

Padilla
Artefacto Habano

Ernesto Padilla is on a mission to tear down the cigar industry as we know it. No, that’s not exactly right. More like rip out the industry from it’s roots. And he plans to do this by cutting out all the excess necessary to sell a reasonably priced cigar. He's started by cutting out expensive bands, boxes, and removing the middle man by selling directly from his website (a previously frowned upon practice). And while he's not opposed to selling to cigar shops, he will tell you his focus is now reducing the costs by selling directly to the consumer. The result is a typically-delicious-Padilla-cigar at a surprisingly great price, and crazy Uncle Ernesto challenged us to put it out in a blind smoke to our astute cigar loving subscribers. We continue to believe that Padilla is one of the best and most underrated cigar blenders (not to mention characters) in the world.

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Artefacto Habano
Anatomy

  • Jalapa, Nicaragua

  • Jalapa, Nicaragua

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Artefacto Habano
Flavor Notes

First Third

Earth

White Pepper

Brown Sugar

Earth

White Pepper

Brown Sugar

Second Third

Cedar

Light Roast Coffee

Earth

Cedar

Light Roast Coffee

Earth

Final Third

Leather

Milk Chocolate

Malt

Leather

Milk Chocolate

Malt

Reviews + Notes

Leisure Leaf

Upon light up, the Padilla Artefacto Habano offers its core essence of sweet earth, mild spice, and a residual brown sugar on the finish. The flavor profile builds to balanced and prominent notes of leather, milk chocolate, cedar, and malt. Masterful construction, an open draw, and an unwavering burn line make this cigar as easy to smoke as it is to enjoy.

“The question became ‘can we make a flavorful, premium, long filler cigar, and sell it to the end consumer without the premium price tag?’ We believe we’ve achieved what we set out to do.”, states Padilla. The placement of this cigar in this months tasting kit is testament to the fact that we believe so, too.