Padron Thousand Series

Padrón's Everyday Line

For a lot of Padrón smokers, the cigar they keep around for any night of the week is a 2000 or a 3000. Padrón calls this line simply the Padrón Series, and the company traces it back to 1964, the year José Orlando Padrón started making cigars in Miami. Most shops call it the Thousand Series for its numbered sizes.

It is a Nicaraguan puro, with sun-grown Nicaraguan wrapper, binder and long filler, rolled in Estelí at the family's Tabacos Cubanica factory. The tobacco is aged at least two and a half years, the same blend is used in every size, and the same filler sits under both the natural and the maduro wrapper. The sizes are box-pressed and packed 26 to a box. Padrón makes 15 sizes in the full series; we stock the six numbered ones below.

Thousand Series Sizes

• 2000, 5 x 50: the robusto, and the most compact of the six. Natural or maduro.
• 3000, 5.5 x 52: a little longer and thicker than the 2000, with a soft box-press. Natural or maduro.
• 5000, 5.5 x 56: the same length as the 3000 with a heavier ring. Natural or maduro.
• 6000, 5.5 x 52: the 3000's size finished with a pointed torpedo head. Natural or maduro.
• 4000, 6.5 x 54: a long toro for a slower smoke. Natural or maduro.
• 7000, 6.25 x 60: the thickest of the six, a full gordo. Natural or maduro.

Buy any of them one at a time, in fives, or in Padrón's box of 26.

How the Two Wrappers Differ

Since the filler and binder are identical, the wrapper does all the work here. The natural Thousand Series is the drier, woodier cigar: cedar, earth, leather and black pepper, with cocoa and coffee underneath. The maduro is darker and sweeter, with dark chocolate, roasted coffee, earth and a touch of molasses.

Strength

Padrón describes the series as medium to full-bodied, and we list every size and both wrappers that way. It is a rich, earthy cigar without the intensity of the Family Reserve, and a natural first step into the brand.

Thousand Series or 1964?

The two lines share the same Nicaraguan character and the box-press. The 1964 Anniversary Series uses tobacco aged four years instead of two and a half, adds a numbered band and costs more. Start with the Thousand Series to learn what you like about Padrón, then try the matching 1964 size to see what the extra aging adds. The 2000 and 1964 Exclusivo, or the 6000 and 1964 Torpedo, make good pairs. The 8-cigar Padrón Sampler in our samplers collection includes the 4000 and 6000 alongside three 1964s and three 1926s.

A Size for Every Occasion

• After work: the 2000, the shortest of the six.
• A longer evening: the 4000 at 6.5 inches.
• If you like a big ring: the 5000 at 56 or the 7000 at 60.
• If you like a tapered head: the 6000 torpedo.
• A middle ground: the 3000, half an inch longer than the 2000.

Because the blend doesn't change from size to size, the differences you'll notice come from the shape. Thicker rings smoke slower and put more of the filler forward; the slimmer 2000 gives more of the wrapper. Trying the same size in both wrappers is the easiest way to learn which side of Padrón you prefer.

Storing a Box of 26

Keep them at 65 to 70 percent humidity. If you smoke through a box over several months, keep the humidity steady and check it every week or two.

Thousand Series Questions

Is this the same as the "Padrón Series"?

Yes. Padrón's own name for the line is the Padrón Series. Thousand Series refers to the numbered sizes: 2000, 3000 and so on.

Do the numbers mean anything about strength?

No. They're size names, not a strength scale. Every size uses the same blend.

What's the difference between the 3000 and the 6000?

Both are 5.5 x 52. The 3000 has a rounded head and the 6000 a pointed torpedo head.

How long is the tobacco aged?

At least two and a half years, according to Padrón.

How many cigars are in a box?

Twenty-six for every size we carry.

Is every Thousand Series size box-pressed?

Our product pages list all six sizes as box-pressed. The press is gentler on some, like the 3000, than on others.