在比賽中勝出固然興奮，但是當你拿到一整盒年度冠軍雪茄的獎品時，會更加興奮。雜志社的年度抽獎活動結束了，產生了三名幸運讀者，他們每個人都獲得了一盒尼加拉瓜生產的帕德龍1964周年系列魚雷，這款雪茄被《雪茄愛好者》雜志評為2021年度第一名雪茄。雜志社近期聯系到了獲獎者，詢問他們如何享用他們的獎品。

第一位獲獎者是來自佛羅里達州的托德·特勞特曼（Todd Troutman），他抽茄史很長，確切來說是45年。他從1990年代就開始讀《雪茄愛好者》雜志，當他參與時，沒有想到會中獎。

他住在龐帕諾海灘，距離帕德龍總部不遠，是帕德龍雪茄的愛好者，但是他之前沒有抽過這款魚雷。他形容抽完后有一種很酷、很令人愉悅的味道，尾端比他預期的要更好。是個好東西，比尺寸小的帕德龍雪茄味道要濃郁。他迫不及待的要和朋友們分享了。

第二位獲獎者是來自阿肯色州的詹姆斯·麥卡利斯特（James McAlister ），他抽了五年雪茄，算是相對的新手。他之前沒有抽過帕德龍雪茄。他說：能夠贏得一盒年度最佳雪茄真的很棒，上周已經抽了一支，是我迄今為止抽的最好的雪茄。

第三位獲獎者是來自賓夕法尼亞州的凱爾·J·格雷（Kyle J. Gray），格雷抽雪茄有八年了，已經抽了一支帕德龍。他說：我非常喜歡這些獎品，當你抽到只剩三分之一時，味道更能會更棒。

他計劃將這些雪茄分一部分給他的雪茄俱樂部的朋友，再留一根來慶祝他的第三個兒子即將出生。

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Winning a contest can be a thrill, but this is especially true when the prize is a box of Cigar Aficionado’s Cigar of the Year. Our annual sweepstakes has ended and three lucky smokers have each won a box of Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Torpedoes from Nicaragua—the 2021 Cigar of the Year. Cigar Aficionado reached out to the winners to find out how they are enjoying their new smokes.

The first winner was Todd Troutman of Pompano Beach, Florida. A long-time smoker (45 years to be exact), Troutman said that he’s been a reader of the magazine since the 1990s and, when he entered, did not expect to win.?

Living in Pompano Beach, Troutman isn’t far from Padrón headquarters and is a fan of Padrón cigars, which he buys often, though Troutman said he has not smoked this particular size before. After smoking it he described it as having “A cool, pleasant taste, but ended stronger than I was expecting; not a bad thing. It certainly is stronger than the smaller Padróns.” He also said he can’t wait to share it with his friends.

The second winner was James McAlister of Benton, Arkansas. A relative newcomer to the cigar world, McAlister has been smoking cigars for five years and has never smoked Padrón before. “It was awesome to win a box of the Cigar of the Year,” he said. “I smoked one last week and it was great, the best cigar I have smoked so far.”

Our third winner was from the Northeast—Kyle J. Gray of Warren, Pennsylvania. Gray has been smoking cigars for about eight years and has already smoked one torpedo from the box.?

“I thoroughly enjoyed the cigars,” he said. “The flavors definitely progress as you make your way through the first to the last third.”

Generous in his winnings, he plans to distribute the lion’s share with members of his cigar group, the Kinzua Cigar Club, but might save one and put it aside to celebrate when his third son is born.