Brand comparison
Padrón vs Arturo Fuente
Our catalog tracks 32 Padron lines, made in Nicaragua, and 58 Arturo Fuente lines, made in Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic / Nicaragua, and Nicaragua.
Two of the most respected family cigar houses, from two different countries. Padrón was founded in Miami in 1964 by José Orlando Padrón and makes its cigars in Nicaragua. Arturo Fuente dates to 1912 in Tampa and makes its cigars in the Dominican Republic.
The two houses, by the numbers
Padron
- Medium7
- Medium-Full7
- Full18
- Nicaragua32
- Habano9
- Maduro6
- Natural5
- Nicaragua4
- Connecticut3
- $5-$106
- $10-$154
- $15-$205
- $20-$306
- $30+9
Arturo Fuente
- Mild3
- Medium37
- Medium-Full7
- Full9
- Dominican Republic54
- Dominican Republic / Nicaragua1
- Nicaragua1
- Cameroon8
- Connecticut Shade5
- Habano5
- Maduro5
- Connecticut Broadleaf4
- Under $56
- $5-$1019
- $10-$158
- $15-$205
- $20-$303
- $30+10
Tallies of every line each brand has in the Cigarista catalog.
The honest difference
The numbers below show the shape of each house: how many lines, which wrappers, how strong, at what price band. For a first head-to-head, start with a flagship from each in the same size.
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