"When my father spoke out against the Cuban government and he was in prison, many people across the world petitioned for his released. In 1980, Senator Ted Kennedy petitioned for my father's release, and my mother and I were able to leave a year before he did. Senator Kennedy met us at the airport, along with a bunch of news crews. So New York for me holds a lot of memories. Sometimes bittersweet, but I'm always excited to go to New York." - Ernesto Padilla
Break the sweaters out from the attic, the Scotch from the back of the liquor cabinet, and stack the firewood. In Winter of 2023 we partnered with our friend Ernesto Padilla of Padilla Cigars to create what is perhaps the perfect Holiday blend. Flavors like cinnamon, nutmeg, white pepper, burnt sugar and chai emerge from this cigar, and what place symbolizes the holiday season more than Kevin McCallister's favorite place to spend Christmas alone? New York City: the holiday mecca. The Thanksgiving Parade, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, FAO Schwartz - a.k.a. Duncan's Toy Chest - and 34th Street! If that weren't enough, it was New York City that Ernesto’s father, the famed Cuban poet Humberto Padilla, rested his head after a heroic battle with Fidel Castro and departure from prison in Cuba (Google “Padilla Affair”). New York, New York. The city so nice, they named it twice.
- Factory: Blended in collaboration with Ernesto Padilla and produced in Miami, Florida
- Wrapper: Nicaragua Habano
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua (Jalapa/Esteli)
- Key Flavor Notes: Burnt Sugar, Nutmeg, Cinnamon
