Padilla 88 Aniversario Figurado 6" * 60

The Padilla 88 Aniversario Figurado is a medium bodied perfecto that was created to celebrate the 88th birthday of Heberto Padilla, a Cuban poet and political prisoner. He was also the father of Ernesto Padilla the founder and owner of Padilla Cigars. This celebratory stick sports a mouthwatering Ecuadorian maduro wrapper placed over a binder and filler made of Nicaraguan Corojo and Criollo leaves. Once lit, this specially selected blend delivers nutty, woody and peppery notes tempered with hints of cocoa. The Padilla 88 Aniversario is handmade at AJ Fernandez’s Tabacalera Fernandez factory in Nicaragua.

• Brands
  Padilla 88 Aniversario

  The Padilla 88 Aniversario is a remembrance premium cigar that celebrates the birthday and memory of Heberto Padilla, who was a Cuban poet and political prisoner under the Castro government. He was also the father of Ernesto Padilla who is the owner and founder of Padilla Cigars. In 2020, Heberto would have been 88 years old. This special anniversary stick is part of the Padilla 1932 series. The Padilla 88 Aniversario is a medium strength and flavorful smoke that is well-balanced and has a great construction with a sharp burn. It is handmade in Nicaragua at AJ Fernandez’s Tabacalera Fernandez.
• Cigar Shape
  Perfecto

  The Perfecto shape has two tapered, closed ends with a rounded head, a closed foot, and a bulge in the middle. They can vary in length and ring gauge.
• Cigar Section
  Box-Pressed (Square)

  A box pressed cigar is a cigar that has a square shape. Originally, this shape came from the practice of packing round cigars tightly in cardboard boxes which are then compacted using a manual press. The cigars are thus pressed into each other and become a "squarish" or semi-square shape. Today, cigar makers use square shaped molds or a wooden trunk press for their box pressed cigars, achieving a more defined square section.
• Cigar Length
  6"

  This cigar is 6 inches long, or 152.4 mm.
• Origin
  Nicaragua

  Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
  Despite many decades of war and revolution in this Central American country, the cigar industry has thrived due to the hard work and tenacity of Cuban exiles to the land such as Plasencia, Padron, Oliva, Ortez, and others. Tobacco has been a force of social stability, and the country is now one of the principal exporters of premium cigars in the world.
• Cigar Ring Gauge
  60

  The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 60, so his diameter is 60/64 inches or 23.88 mm.
• Strength
  Medium
• Wrapper Color
  Maduro

  Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
  Maduro wrapper can go from dark coffee brown with a reddish tint to blackish brown (the latter also called Oscuro).
• Single Packaging
  Cellophane
• Rolling Type
  Handmade

  Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar Manufacturer
  AJ Fernandez

  Cuban expatriate AJ Fernandez produces handmade cigars in Esteli, Nicaragua at the Tabacalera Fernandez factory. Fernandez learned everything he knows about tobacco and cigarmaking from his late grandfather, cigar legend Alejandro Robaina.
• Cigar Wrapper
  Ecuadorian Habano

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  Ecuadorian Habano wrapper has become one of the most used cigar wrappers in the market. Grown primarily by the Oliva family, this tobacco originated from Habano or H2000 seeds brought to Ecuador from Cuba. This leaf is rich and flavorful thanks to the temperate climate of Ecuador and the quality of its volcanic soil.
• Cigar Binder
  Criollo

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  Costa Rica Habano tobacco is a Cuban-seed tobacco that is grown in Costa Rica, and it is fermented using traditional Cuban methods. The tobacco is highly regarded for its Cubanesque flavor and aroma.

  Nicaraguan Corojo

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 tobacco was first used as a wrapper in Cuba during the late 20th Century. It was then grown in Ecuador and eventually in Nicaragua. Primarily, it is used as a wrapper, but it is also used as a binder. It is regarded for its spiciness.
• Cigar Filler
  Nicaraguan Corojo

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.

  Nicaraguan Criollo

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
• UPC
  711274027722