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Padrón "A Hammer & A Dream" Toro Maduro

Jun 17, 2025
~7.8
7.8 7.7
MSRP $59
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Flavor Profile

This cigar offers a dynamic journey, beginning with a rich nutty and chocolate experience followed by milder walnut and cedar in the second third. The final act delivers robust chocolate and charcoal notes together with a meaty finish. The overall nose features a spicy and earthy character from the wrapper and foot scents.

Flavor Profile Last Updated
Jun 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM

Wrapper Scent

The wrapper emits a combination of a spicy black pepper aroma and strong mulchy, barnyard hay scent.

Black Pepper

Mulch

Barnyard Hay

Foot Scent

The foot offers a distinct blend of black pepper with a musty undertone alongside a recognizable mulch aroma.

Black Pepper

Must

Mulch

First Third

The first third offers a rich blend of nutty and smooth chocolate flavors, complemented by dry charcoal and ample smoke.

Nut

Chocolate

Molasses

Charcoal

Second Third

The second third transitions with milder yet rich walnut and cedar notes, enriched by strong espresso and lingering chocolate.

Walnut

Cedar Wood

Espresso

Chocolate

Final Third

The final third presents a robust experience with strong chocolate and charcoal notes, enhanced by a creamy cocoa and a meaty finish.

Chocolate

Charcoal

Cocoa

Leather

Meat


2 Reviews


Padrón "A Hammer & A Dream" Toro Maduro Jun 17, 2025 Review
7.8

Robust

Delivering a robust and evolving flavor journey, starting with smooth notes of chocolate, molasses, and cream, then transitioning into walnut, espresso, and cedar in the second third. The final third intensifies with meaty leather, cocoa, and charcoal, finishing with a deep, flavor-rich inch that leaves a strong impression.


Paid$59
CutStraight
AcquiredJun 11, 2025
SmokedJun 17, 2025
Start Time6:33pm
End Time8:45pm
Duration2h 12m
LocationCigar Box (Westfield, IN)

Profile

  • Wrapper: Black pepper aroma.
  • Foot: Black pepper and musty scent.
  • Cold Draw: Not specified.
  • First Third: Nutty, chocolate, molasses, creamy, smooth.
  • Second Third: Walnut, cedar, mild richness, espresso, chocolate intensifying near the end.
  • Final Third: Chocolate, charcoal, cocoa, leather, meaty—flavors deepen and strengthen with a dusty wrapper texture.
  • Construction: Excellent throughout, with a rich final inch that leaves a lasting impact.

Raw Notes

  • wrapper smells like black pepper
  • Foot smells of black pepper and musty
  • Cold draw
  • First
  • Nutty
  • Chocolate
  • Molasses
  • Creamy
  • Smooth
  • Second
  • walnut
  • Cedar
  • The richness in the first third has become more mild
  • Espresso
  • Chocolate flavor coming in strong towards the end of the second third
  • Third
  • Chocolate
  • Charcoal
  • Cocoa
  • as always, the construction is great
  • Something interesting has occurred where the wrapper feels a little dusty as I've moved into the final third
  • Leather
  • Meaty
  • The flavor is kicking in strong in this final third
  • The final inch was rich in flavor