Padron 1964 No. 4 Natural (6.5×60)

In 1994, to mark thirty years of cigar-making in Nicaragua, the Padrón family introduced the 1964 Anniversary Series — a line built around a simple but demanding premise: every leaf aged four years minimum before a single cigar is ever assembled. Three decades later, the 1964 Anniversary has accumulated more 90-plus-point ratings than any other cigar in the world. The No. 4 is the grand expression of that legacy — a 6.5×60 box-pressed gordo that gives the four-year-aged Nicaraguan puro blend its most expansive, unhurried platform.

The sun-grown Habano wrapper is applied with the flawless precision that defines every cigar in this line, double-banded with an individually numbered guarantee label that has protected the 1964’s integrity since day one. From first light, the difference between this and the Thousand Series is immediately apparent — deeper, more complex, more layered, with coffee bean, cocoa, hazelnut, cedar, and a refined earthiness that evolves gracefully across a long, slow burn that rewards every minute you give it. A 95-point masterpiece. The cigar that proved Nicaragua could stand with anyone in the world.