989. PDR El Criollito Robusto

Gifted by PDR Cigars.

Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Criollo 98
Binder: Mexican San Andrés
Filler: Dominican Criollo 98 & Mexican San Andrés
Origin: Dominican Republic

Factory: PDR Cigars (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 24 count boxes.
Release: 2021
Availability: Regular Production

Size: 5×54, Robusto.

Wrapper: Milk chocolate brown, oily and smooth texture with small veins.

Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Cedarwood.

1st third: Notes of farm bread, black tea, almonds and cedarwood.

2nd third: Unchanged.

Burn: Burns sharp with a firm and stable white ash.

Smoke: Light smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue with a medium tight draw.

3rd third: Gets a bit harsher, spice added.

Duration: 18:15-19:55, 1h 40min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Good but not outstanding.

Result: In my book this is a 87 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André