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Padrón Dámaso brand family profile

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Padrón Dámaso

A Five-Generation Tribute: Ecuador Connecticut, Six Round Sizes and Two Red Label Expressions

Manufacturer: Padrón

Last verified August 21, 2026

Padrón Dámaso at a Glance

Brand
Padrón Dámaso
Maker
Padrón Cigars
Owner
The Padrón family
Production identity
Nicaragua
Positioning
milder limited-production family honoring Dámaso Padrón
Signature
Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper in a round mild-to-medium Padrón series
Family model
Core collections plus named and limited releases

Padrón Dámaso Maker Padrón Cigars Owner

The Padrón family

Production identity Nicaragua Positioning milder limited-production family honoring Dámaso Padrón Signature Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper in a round mild-to-medium Padrón series Family model Core collections plus named and limited releases

Honoring Dámaso Padrón Padrón says Dámaso gave the family its life, family foundation and beginning in the tobacco industry. The tribute turns ancestry into the central editorial story of the line. The family name and accented spelling should remain consistent in titles, URLs, alt text and structured data.

A Milder Direction for Padrón

The official series page identifies an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper and positions the regular line as mild to medium. The cigars are round rather than using the familiar box-pressed identity associated with several other Padrón collections. The Red Label No. 32 and No. 34 should be treated as more robust child expressions, not as simple package variants. Six Sizes and an Integrated Guarantee Band No. 8, 12, 15 and 17 form the regular group; No. 32 and 34 form the Red Label pair. Padrón also uses an individually numbered one-piece guarantee band as an anti-counterfeiting measure. Each numbered frontmark requires its dimension in product-level metadata because the number does not describe size by itself.

Ownership, Brand Architecture and Production Model

Padrón Dámaso is produced by Padrón Cigars and belongs to The Padrón family. Its principal production identity is Nicaragua. The family page holds shared history and architecture. Named collection and cigar pages retain exact blend, format, market, release and evaluation evidence.

Padrón Dámaso in the Ashology Network

Connect this family to its manufacturer, child collections, named cigar pages and relevant comparison features. Do not assign a universal family score.

Search and Entity Guidance

Use the complete family name in the title, introduction and structured data. Alternate names may appear naturally, but they should resolve to one canonical page. Keep manufacturer, family and product entities distinct so search engines receive consistent ownership, origin and blend relationships.

Product-Page Boundary

Dimensions, current packaging, smoking impressions, construction findings and ratings belong on named cigar pages.

Major Collections and Standout Lines

Product-specific evidence

Historical releases Documented earlier or retired products. Status and date specific Dámaso No. 15 Central regular expression. 6 x 52 Dámaso No. 17 Long regular expression. 7 x 54 Dámaso No. 32 Red Label Compact more-robust branch. 5.25 x 52 Additional and Market-Specific Releases Longer more-robust branch. 6 x 52

Frequently Asked Questions

Who makes Padrón Dámaso?

Padrón Cigars and the Padrón family.

Who was Dámaso Padrón?

He was the first Padrón to arrive in Cuba from the Canary Islands in the late 1800s.

Where are the cigars made?

Nicaragua.

What wrapper does the series use?

Ecuadorian Connecticut.

How is the regular line positioned?

Mild to medium.

Are the cigars box pressed?

No. Padrón describes the family as round.

What are the Red Label cigars?

No. 32 and No. 34, the more robust expressions.

Why are the bands numbered?

Padrón uses an integrated guarantee band to help protect customers against counterfeiting.

Ashologist’s Brand Perspective

Padrón Dámaso has a useful search identity: milder limited-production family honoring dámaso padrón. A focused family page can answer origin, ownership and collection questions without imitating a retailer catalog. For Ashologist.com, the durable hierarchy is manufacturer, brand family, collection and named cigar. That structure supports search while protecting product-level accuracy.

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Editorial and Verification Note

This independent profile is not sponsored by Padrón Cigars, its owner, any distributor or retailer. Portfolio relationships and blend-level facts were checked against official sources as of August 21, 2026. Specifications and availability may change.

Primary Brand Sources

  • Official Padrón Dámaso Series
  • Official Dámaso selection
  • Official Dámaso introduction
  • Official Padrón cigar offering
  • Official Padrón home
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  • Official source 7
  • Official source 8
  • Official source 9
  • Official source 10
  • Official source 11
  • Cigar of the Year - Competition Home

Sources without a linked URL above are publicly available but were not on file with a direct link at time of publishing.

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