PDR Flores y Rodriguez 10 Anniversary Reserva Limitada Robusto
📌 Brand: PDR
📌 Line: FyR 10 Anniversary Reserva Limitada
📌 Size: Robusto (5" × 52)
📌 Weight: 14.2 g
📌 Age: 10 years
📌 Origin: Dominican Republic
Tasting Notes
Cedar – Elegant and refined backbone
Dark Chocolate – Rich sweetness through the middle
Black Pepper – Controlled spice on the retrohale
Leather – Soft, lingering finish
First Impressions
The 10 Anniversary Reserva Limitada has a beautiful, silky Habano wrapper with excellent presentation and an evenly packed feel. Pre-light aroma reveals cedar, cocoa, leather, and a touch of pepper. The cold draw is ideal and immediately suggests a smooth, balanced smoke.
Smoking Experience
First Third – Opens refined and balanced with cedar and dark chocolate taking the lead. The draw and burn are both excellent.
Second Third – Leather and black pepper develop, giving the cigar more depth and body while keeping the smoke elegant and smooth.
Final Third – The cigar continues to deliver good complexity, but there are occasional moments of slight bitterness that interrupt the otherwise polished experience.
Pairings
Alcohol – Bas-Armagnac Château de Laubade XO (France) - Rich dried fruit, oak, and subtle spice pair beautifully with the cigar’s cedar and chocolate notes.
Tea – Taiwan Oriental Beauty Oolong - Honeyed sweetness and floral character soften the moments of bitterness and enhance the cigar’s refined profile.
Music Pairing
“Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” – Marvin Gaye
Smooth, rich, and layered, fitting the cigar’s elegant character.
Final Thoughts
Flores y Rodriguez 10 Anniversary Reserva Limitada is a refined and enjoyable cigar with excellent balance, cedar, chocolate, and leather. Only brief moments of bitterness stop it from becoming truly exceptional.
Final Score: 8/10
Why not a 10?
Occasional bitterness interrupted an otherwise elegant and well-balanced smoking experience.
Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.