PDR A. Flores 1975 Gran Reserva Corojo Robusto cigar review

A perfect cigar for those who like a little more earthy and robust flavors.

Table of Contents

Construction

I don’t know why but the feeling I got when I held the cigar was a chili pepper like feeling. Like when you’re in the store and you almost feel the heat of the fruit before you’ve even cooked it. The cigar was firm and evenly rolled without any veins. There was a silky oiliness that wrapped around the cigar.

Wrapper: Dominican – Binder: Dominican – Filler: Dominican and Nicaragua

Scent and cold draw

The wrapper of the PDR A. Flores 1975 Gran Reserva Corojo Robusto had a scent of fruitiness and general sweetness while the filler had a floral scent. The cold draw gave me flavors of oats, nuttiness and fruitiness.

1/3 Lets light up the PDR A Flores 1975 Gran Reserva Corojo Robusto

The texture was creamy and the dominant flavors i felt were earthiness, nuttiness and woodiness. In the background there were flavors of spicyness, raisins, Florality, carbonation and cacao. The retrohale was smooth and gave nuances of woodiness and dried herbs.

2/3 The cigar offered a soft complexity

PDR A. Flores 1975 Gran Reserva Corojo Robusto showed a lighter yet balanced complexity. The texture was creamy and the flavors it offered were Earthiness, leather, herbs, coffee beans and woodiness. In the background were nuances of
raisin, floral and salty licorice.
The retrohalation was smooth with lighter nuances of herbs.

3/3 Lets see how the cigar ends

The cigar finished in an incredibly lovely way. The texture was creamy and the flavors I felt were Raisin, earthiness, coffee beans, leather, herbs, licorice and woodiness. In the background there were nuances of
brown sugar, cinnamon, general spiciness and carbonation. The retrohalation was smooth and gave nuances of woodiness.

After taste

Walnuts

Body

Medium bordering on full

Smoke time

65 minutes

Conclusion

PDR A. Flores 1975 Gran Reserva Corojo Robusto is a well balanced cigar with softer complexity. The body, which is on the medium border to full, suits the slightly more experienced Aficionados. If I compare price vs taste vs quality, I think it is exactly where it should be. You get neither more nor less than what you pay for.

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