At the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, PDR Cigars showed off its latest super premium release, the Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve. The four vitola line features a seven-year-old Connecticut broadleaf maduro from Universal’s Lancaster Leaf. That sits on top of binders from Jalapa, Nicaragua and another from Ecuador. Underneath, there’s criollo 98 from Condega, Nicaragua and Dominican corojo 2006 leaf that PDR Cigars founder Abe Flores said he grew your years ago. Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Robusto (5 x 52) — $16 (Boxes of 15, $240) Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Belicoso (5 1/2 x 54) — $17 (Boxes of 15, $255) Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Grand Toro (6 x 54) — $18 (Boxes of 15, $270) Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Figurado (6 1/2 x 52) — $19 (Boxes of 15, $285) With the higher price, comes bolder packaging. For this, PDR went with super wide boxes with a single row of 15 cigars. Cigar Reviewed: Country of Origin: Factory: Wrapper: Binder: Filler: Length: Ring Gauge: Vitola: MSRP: Release Date: Number of Cigars Released: Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: It’s dark broadleaf, contrasted nicely by a main that looks somewhat like a cross between Punch ...
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