Padilla Habano was a brand of hand-made premium cigar

Cigar

A cigar is a tightly-rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco that is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the mouth. Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities in Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, and the Eastern...

 owned by Padilla Cigar Company. It was discontinued in early 2011.

History and Background

Introduced in 2005, the brand was created by Ernesto Padilla

Ernesto Padilla

Ernesto Padilla is a Cuban-American artist, graphic designer, and cigar maker. He is the son of Cuban poet, Heberto Padilla.-Early life:...

 and is manufactured at Tabacalera Oliva Tabolisa in Estelí

Estelí

Estelí, officially Villa de San Antonio de Pavia de Estelí is a city and municipality within the Estelí department. It is the third largest city in Nicaragua, an active commercial center in the north and is known as "the Diamond of the Segovias."...

, Nicaragua

Nicaragua

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 under the supervision of Gilberto Oliva. Ernesto Padilla announced the Padilla Habano was to be discontinued in early 2011.

Award, Honors, Ratings

• The Robusto was given a rating of 89 in the October, 2006,issue of Cigar Aficionado magazine.
• The December 19, 2006 issue (Vol.11, no. 24, p. 9) of Cigar Insider magazine summarized the year's ratings. Padilla cigars scored as follows:
  • Churchill - 90
  • Robusto - 89
  • Torpedo - 88

Description

Medium strength cigars, the wrapper is Cuba

Cuba

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n Habano leaf, aged for five years; the binder and filler are Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

n tobacco

Tobacco

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s. The cigars are packed in varnished boxes, 20 per box. The band, artwork and packaging, which were redesigned in 2006, are the work of Ernesto Padilla.

Models/Vitolas

Model Name	Length (in.)	Ring Gauge
Churchill	7	50
Robusto	5	50
Torpedo	6.25	52