This Padron 1964 Anniversary Exclusivo Natural cigar is made in Nicaragua. Outside, you'll find a Nicaraguan Natural wrapper. Inside, the binder is Nicaraguan, and the filler is Nicaraguan. The Padron 1964 Anniversary Exclusivo Natural is a Full-Bodied Robusto-shaped cigar with a length of 5.50 and a ring gauge of 50.

Ever wonder why some cigars appear on Cigar Aficionado's Top 25 Cigars list, over and over again? With the Padron 1964 Anniversary cigar, you don't have to wonder, you can pick up a box and find out for yourself!

Blind taste testers have been routinely treated to an intense, complex array of flavors. Most report the signature Padron chocolate note, and some have cited nuts, toast, wood, and usually stone fruit on the finish. You can't overstate how important the finish is to this box-pressed cigar. It's part of the experience to take a draw, exhale, and spend more than a few moments enjoying the 1964´s flavor profile and body as it develops. Eventually, that magic fades ever so slightly and you're back to the cigar to pull and refresh it.

Like most Padron sticks, this was named to commemorate a particular event in the company's history. This time around, it was the 30th anniversary of the company's 1964 founding in Miami that gave reason to celebrate. The company story isn't a simple one. A Cuban immigrant named Jose Padron left the family tobacco farms after the revolution and landed in Miami. There he found work as a carpenter and managed to scrape together enough money to get a single production run going of cigars. These were far from the top-quality sticks that would make his name. Instead, the Padron brand started humbly, with 25-cent fumas-style cigars. But things progressed over time, thanks to a supply of delicious Nicaraguan tobacco.

A revolution, a factory fire, and a blockade later, the Padron family can still be found in Esteli, Nicaragua, producing some of the world's very best smokes.

If you're like us, you salute the Padron family's achievements with a tiny red beacon at the cherried foot of a freshly lit Padron 1964 Anniversary Exclusivo Natural cigar.