cigars

  • Carolina Red Flake (2024)

    Carolina Red Flake (2024)

    Since its inception in 2016 by Head Blender Jeremy Reeves, Cornell & Diehl’s Small Batch: Carolina Red Flake has been one of their most sought after and celebrated blends. It is exactly what the name suggests: a flake blended from select top garde Red Virginias, all from the “Old Belt” tobacco growing region of North…

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  • I will be leading an interview with Chris and then opening it up to questions from the audience! Chris is the 4th generation of leadership of Topper Cigar, founded in 1894! We will be smoking his 130th anniversary cigar, the aptly named 1894 Toro, a cigar that features a PA-grown Habano wrapper and USA-seed tobacco…

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  • One of the things I plan to do with regularity on this site is post reviews of cigars and tobaccos. The purpose of these reviews is to give the facts of the cigar or tobacco and to share my thoughts, impressions, and experiences with you. What you should expect: I will provide the manufacturer’s details…

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  • Welcome to pastorpadron.com!

    Welcome to pastorpadron.com!

    How did I end up with a nickname like Pastor Padrón? Well, it all started when I was working my way through seminary at a cigar shop in downtown Princeton, NJ called A Little Taste of Cuba. During that time, I would often enjoy a Padron 2000 or Londres cigar while working. One day, when…

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