Padrón 2000 vs. 3000
One line, two sizes. What changes, what the ratings show, and which to buy.
Updated
At a glance
- Choose the 2000 if you want the shorter, slimmer cigar (5 × 50) for less: $8.75 a stick, our price on October 13, 2026.
- Choose the 3000 if you want half an inch more and a slightly thicker cigar (5½ × 52): $9.60 a stick, our price on October 13, 2026.
- The caveat: they're two sizes of the same line, with the same tobacco aging and both wrappers in both sizes. When Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Insider rated both in the same issue, the 3000 scored higher five times out of six, by three points at most. The last of those was in 2007. Since then Cigar Aficionado has rated only the 2000 of the two, as high as 91 for the natural and 92 for the maduro.
- Not sure? Buy one of each in the same wrapper and compare.
Same line, two sizes
Padrón sells the 2000 and the 3000 as two sizes of one line, the Padrón Series, which is often called the Thousands Series. Padrón describes the whole line the same way: medium- to full-bodied, made with sun-grown tobacco, aged at least two and a half years. Every size comes in natural and maduro, and Padrón packs both of these in 26-count boxes and 4-packs.
Padrón doesn't publish a separate blend for any one size. So the choice in front of you is the size.
The size difference
| Padrón 2000 | Padrón 3000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 5 inches | 5½ inches |
| Ring gauge | 50 | 52 |
| Cigar Aficionado's size class | Robusto | Toro |
| Wrappers | natural, maduro | natural, maduro |
Ring gauge is the diameter in 64ths of an inch, so the 3000 is 2/64 of an inch wider and half an inch longer.
Whether the extra length and width change how the blend tastes is a separate question. Robusto vs. Toro goes through length, width and flavor one at a time.
Call: the 3000 is the bigger cigar. Which size suits you is your call.
How the critics rated them
When they were rated side by side, the 3000 usually came out ahead, by a little. Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Insider, whose ratings share one database, rated both sizes in the same issue six times between 1996 and 2007. The 3000 scored higher five times and the 2000 once, and no pair was more than three points apart. The most recent was Cigar Insider's June 5, 2007 issue, with both naturals:
| Same issue, June 2007 | Score | Strength | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Natural | 86 | Medium-Full | woody, slightly damp and earthy, leafy finish |
| 3000 Natural | 89 | Medium-Full | rich cocoa, wheaty and grainy notes, woody finish |
Three points apart, with the same strength rating.
After 2007 the record goes one way: the 2000 has been rated eleven more times, the 3000 not at all. The latest ratings:
| Size and wrapper | Latest rating | Strength | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Natural | 91, Cigar Aficionado, June 2025 | Medium-Full | oak, coffee bean, cocoa, almond, red pepper, leathery finish |
| 2000 Maduro | 92, Cigar Aficionado, April 2023 | Medium-Full | earth, cedar, toasted marshmallow, vanilla, black coffee |
| 3000 Natural | 89, Cigar Insider, June 2007 | Medium-Full | cocoa, wheaty and grainy notes, woody finish |
| 3000 Maduro | 85, Cigar Aficionado, February 2002 | not listed | cedar, black cherry, nuts, some harshness |
On our pages, strength means nicotine: the physical effect you feel. The strength, body and flavor guide explains the scale.
Two independent reviews from after 2007 add notes. The Stogie Guys found dry wood, black pepper and peanut in the 2000 Natural in 2014. Cigar Obsession's 2015 review of the 3000 Natural found cocoa, cream, a touch of coffee, and pepper and spice.
So is the 3000 a good cigar? Its thirteen ratings run from 85 to 91. The newest is from 2007. Of these two sizes, only the 2000 has a recent rating.
Call: the 3000 on the side-by-side record. There's been no side-by-side since 2007.
Price
On our Padrón Thousands Series page on October 13, 2026, a box of 26 of the 2000 was $227.50 and a box of the 3000 was $249.60. That's $8.75 and $9.60 a stick. Natural and maduro cost the same in both sizes. The 3000 runs 85 cents more a cigar, about 10 percent.
Call: the 2000, by 85 cents a stick.
Where the 4000, 5000 and 7000 fit
The numbers name the sizes. They don't run in size order. The 5000 is shorter than the 4000, and the 6000 shares the 3000's length and ring gauge in a different shape, a figurado.
| Size | Length × ring gauge (Padrón) | Our box of 26, Oct 13, 2026 | Per stick | In stock online, Oct 13, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 × 50 | $227.50 | $8.75 | both wrappers |
| 3000 | 5½ × 52 | $249.60 | $9.60 | both wrappers |
| 5000 | 5½ × 56 | $283.40 | $10.90 | both wrappers |
| 4000 | 6½ × 54 | $292.50 | $11.25 | both wrappers |
| 7000 | 6¼ × 60 | $327.60 | $12.60 | both wrappers |
| 6000 | 5½ × 52, figurado (CA) | n/a | n/a | not in stock |
Next to the 3000, the 5000 is the same length and four ring gauges thicker. The 4000 is an inch longer and two ring gauges thicker. If the 3000 is your size and you want more cigar, those are the closest steps up.
Natural or maduro?
Both sizes come in both wrappers, and in our online store on October 13, 2026, natural and maduro cost the same. The Stogie Guys described the 2000 Maduro with espresso, cocoa, raisin and dark chocolate, against the natural's dry wood, black pepper and peanut. Padrón natural vs. maduro covers that choice across the whole line. Pick the size first, then the wrapper, so you're changing one thing at a time.
Choosing yours
On the Padrón Thousands Series product page, choose 2000 or 3000 under Size, then Natural or Maduro. On October 13, 2026, both sizes were in stock online in both wrappers.
Tobacco Leaf is an authorized Padrón retailer. We sell singles in the Jessup shop; ask at the counter which sizes are in. Online orders ship to all 50 states with Boveda packs.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Padrón 2000 the same as the 1964 Anniversary? No. They're different lines. Padrón ages the Padrón Series tobacco at least two and a half years and the 1964 Anniversary's four years. One forum post claims the 2000 uses the same tobacco as Padrón's Anniversary cigars, just not aged, but Padrón doesn't publish its blends. If you're weighing the step up, Padrón 1964 vs. 1926 covers the Anniversary lines.
Is the Padrón 3000 a robusto or a toro? It depends who's naming it. Cigar Aficionado files the 3000 as a Toro and the 2000 as a Robusto. An enthusiast blog and a Reddit comment call it a robusto. Padrón uses only the number and the size: 5½ × 52.
Do the Thousands Series numbers mean anything? They name the size. A higher number doesn't mean a bigger cigar: the 5000 is shorter than the 4000, and the 6000 is a figurado with the 3000's length and ring gauge.
Sources
- Padrón, Padrón Series and 1964 Anniversary Series (read October 13, 2026)
- Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Insider ratings (read October 13, 2026): Padrón 2000 June 2025 and June 2007; Padrón 2000 Maduro April 2023; Padrón 3000 June 2007; Padrón 3000 Maduro February 2002; ratings search for the 2000 and 3000
- The Stogie Guys, Cigar Review: Padrón 2000 Natural (Patrick A, October 27, 2014)
- Cigar Obsession, Padron 3000 Natural Cigar Review (April 18, 2015)
- Tobacco Leaf stock and option prices, checked October 13, 2026
About Rahul Gupta
Certified Retail Tobacconist · Tobacco Leaf
Rahul Gupta is the owner of Tobacco Leaf, a premium cigar shop and lounge in Jessup, Maryland, in Howard County. A Certified Retail Tobacconist through Tobacconist University, he joined the family cigar business in 2010 after growing up helping in his father’s tobacco stores.