The award-winning Padrón 1926 Serie premiered in 2002 to commemorate José O. Padrón's 75th birthday and features cigars individually hand-crafted from tobacco aged five years, then blended to create an exceptionally smooth, complex, balanced and full-bodied flavor. The cigars deliver a crisp and complex profile with tasting notes of cedar, roasted almonds, earth, pepper, cocoa powder, leather, cinnamon, almond, and baking spices that layer the palate before a profoundly smooth finish. The Padrón 1926 Series has received some of the highest ratings from critics in Cigar Aficionado, including a 97-point score and '#1 Cigar of the Year' honors in 2007, with recent recognition as the #2 Cigar of 2017 and #4 Cigar of 2024. These full-bodied, box-pressed cigars are handcrafted by master cigar rollers in Estelí, Nicaragua, featuring Natural or Maduro Nicaraguan wrappers, a Nicaraguan binder, and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos. For the protection of customers, Padrón has introduced a one-piece, individually-numbered integrated guarantee band to safeguard against counterfeiting. The brand represents over 60 years of cigar-making expertise, continuing the legacy established by José Orlando Padrón when he founded the company in 1964 after leaving Cuba. Smokers consistently report that despite being extremely flavorful and full-bodied, these cigars maintain exceptional smoothness with the ideal amount of smoke, the smoothest draw, and the most balanced blend of tastes. The 1926 Series is crafted for intermediate and full-bodied smokers who appreciate bold and nuanced flavors.