Padron 1964 Anniversary Presidente Maduro

Description

The Padron 1964 Anniversary Presidente Maduro brings a genuinely different format to Padrón’s celebrated 1964 Anniversary line: a 6 x 50 vitola packaged in a square aluminum tube rather than the series’ usual cellophane sleeve. Introduced at the 2016 InterTabac trade show alongside the shorter Soberano, it was the first tubed release in the 1964 Anniversary series and one of the last additions to the line before founder José Orlando Padrón’s passing in 2017. Shoppers who know the 1964 line’s natural-wrapper cigars should expect a noticeably fuller, darker experience here — this is the maduro expression, built for full-bodied smokers rather than newcomers to Padrón.

About Padron 1964 Anniversary Presidente Maduro

The 1964 Anniversary series is Padrón’s tribute to the company’s founding year and one of its most consistently high-scoring lines. The Presidente Maduro is a 6 x 50 Nicaraguan puro — wrapper, binder, and filler all grown in Nicaragua — hand-rolled at Tabacos Cubanica S.A. and aged a minimum of four years before release. Padrón introduced this vitola in 2016 specifically to bring a tubed option to the line, choosing a square tube to echo the series’ traditional box-pressed shape. Within the broader 1964 Anniversary range, the Presidente Maduro sits alongside the shorter, milder Soberano Maduro and the same-sized but medium-bodied Presidente Natural, giving buyers three distinct ways to experience the line.

Flavor & Smoking Profile

Padrón rates this blend full-bodied, and the flavor profile reflects it: chocolate, cedar, black pepper, and coffee lead, with a maduro sweetness — often described as a cross between dried fruit and tobacco — underneath. As the cigar burns, reviewers have also noted cinnamon, apricot, mocha, and a powdered-sugar sweetness alongside the core cocoa and pepper notes. Halfwheel scored the Presidente Maduro 89 points in its review. This is a richer, sweeter smoke than the same-vitola Presidente Natural, which runs medium-bodied with a lighter cedar-and-nut profile — worth knowing if you’re deciding between the two wrapper options on the same 6 x 50 frame.

What Makes Presidente Maduro Different?

Most Padrón 1964 Anniversary cigars ship in a simple cellophane sleeve. The Presidente Maduro doesn’t — it’s packaged in a square aluminum tube, a format Padrón introduced in 2016 specifically for this vitola and the Soberano, aimed at smokers who want their cigar protected while traveling. It’s also a full-bodied outlier within its own vitola: the same 6 x 50 size in a natural wrapper runs medium-bodied, so choosing the Maduro here is a deliberate step up in strength and richness, not just a color preference. Within Padrón’s broader catalog, the 1964 Anniversary line remains one of the brand’s most award-recognized series.

Who Is This Cigar Best Suited For?

This is a fit for smokers who already like full-bodied cigars and want something richer than a typical medium-bodied Nicaraguan puro — the maduro wrapper pushes this toward chocolate and pepper rather than the cedar-and-nut profile of the Presidente Natural. The aluminum tube also makes it a practical pick for anyone who wants a cigar protected in a bag or golf cart rather than loose in a case. It’s a less natural fit for someone newer to full-bodied smokes, or for shoppers who’d rather have the milder, shorter Soberano Maduro instead.

Explore the full Padrón lineup at Cigar Castle, compare it to the Presidente Natural or the Soberano Maduro, or see our guide to the best full-bodied cigars to try in 2026.