PDR A.Flores 1975 Serie Privada CVR Roja Robusto

📌 Brand: PDR Cigars
📌 Line: A. Flores 1975 Serie Privada CVR Roja
📌 Size: Robusto (5" × 52)
📌 Weight: 13.9 g
📌 Age: 1 year
📌 Origin: Dominican Republic

Tasting Notes

• Red Pepper & Spice – Bold upfront kick with lively heat

• Dark Chocolate – Bittersweet depth balancing the spice

• Cedar & Leather – Structured, woody foundation

• Molasses – Gentle sweetness weaving through the smoke

First Impressions

The CVR Roja Robusto greets with a dark, oily wrapper and a rich barnyard aroma of earth and spice. Construction feels firm and seamless, showing the quality of PDR’s rolling. Cold draw offers a mix of cedar and pepper, hinting at a bold and balanced smoking session.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – A rush of red pepper spice dominates early, quickly layered with cocoa and cedar. Full body with a lively character.

• Second Third – Pepper mellows slightly, giving way to dark chocolate, leather, and a molasses-like sweetness. Complexity lack here, feels slightly harsh

• Final Third – Earth and cedar return in force, with spice ramping up for a bold finish.

Pairings

• Alcohol: GlenDronach 12-Year Single Malt Scotch — sherry cask influence with dried fruit and toffee beautifully complements the molasses and dark chocolate notes.

• Tea: Taiwanese Ruby 18 Black Tea — naturally sweet with hints of cinnamon and wintergreen, a perfect partner to the peppery and leathery character.

Music Pairing

“One Love” – Bob Marley & The Wailers.

Relaxed yet soulful, offering contrast to the cigar’s boldness while enhancing its earthy undertones.

Final Thoughts

The A. Flores CVR Roja Robusto is a bold and flavorful smoke with strong spice balanced by sweetness and depth. It’s complex without being overwhelming on a moments little harsh, showing transitions and balance most of the time throughout the experience.

Final Score: 6/10
Why not a 10?

• Relight twice in the last third

• Big part of the second third was quite harsh.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.