I love the 64's and 26's padron anniversary both maduro and nat but they are a little hard on the wallet. I was wondering if anyone can suggest a cigar that is similar in taste that woln't break the bank.
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Padrons are like Cubans, its either you have a Cuban or you don't..Padrons are their own thing.
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+1

I have two Altadis "Reverse-engineered Padron 1926 Alternates" that were passed out at a herf, somehow I don't think they will be quite the same. :-)
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There ain't anything like a Padron.
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I'll disagree just for the fun of it.... for a touch more oomph, but every ounce of the espresso-coffee-dark chocolate goodness, look no further than EO 601 BP maduro, especially the robusto, and if you are careful can be found for roughly 4-5 a pop online.

Taste is subjective of course, but these to me come off like a slightly more potent 1926 maduro.... YMMV
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As much as I would like to be objective.... I can't.:-)

I have to fall in with the majority so far, & say Padron has it's own distinct flavor that is all it's own. Ecspecially the Anny's. :-)
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While I like the 601's and consider Eric Espinosa a friend (although I love beating the crap out of him in dominoes), I have yet to find a cigar that rivals a Padron Anni, specially the '26 line.

Bottom line, you can get margarine to imitate butter but at the end of the day, there is nothing like the flavor of butter, in spite of the effect on the heart.
Padron Annis are unique and well worth the money in my opinion. You pay a lot but you are smoking the best. They are the Rolls Royce of NC's.
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IMO, nope.
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Couldn't have said it better than Carlos. Padron 1926 is the creme of the crop IMO
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Only thing I would suggest would be an aged base line or something from the X000 line.
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That, I would agree with. Especially the 6000.
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Had some older 2000's that were really good.
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Any rested and aged Padrons are very, very good. I've also had a few 2 and 3000's that were 5+ years old and they were the chit!
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Guess what I am still sitting on that I may just break out this weekend because of this thread?
I have a Fumas that the wrapper is so dark yellow that it begs to be smoked.
If one considers how long it has been since they disappeared from the market...............................this thing is old.
I think his day is near.:-)
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I think that the Illusione 68 and 88 have similar profiles to the PAM 64.
But they ain't cheap either.
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Very nice Carlos. I have a handful of the old black band Fumas too! :-)
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oh man I hope you can do a picture of this one :-)
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+1! Nat Is My All Time Favorite!:-)
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NO:-)
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Tell you one thing: nothing smells like a Padron
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