Broadleaf wrapper · Medium · Limited release
A. Flores Connecticut Valley Reserve Roja: flavour profile and cigars like it
A. Flores Connecticut Valley Reserve Roja is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Maduro Broadleaf wrapper and filler from the Dominican Republic. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Maduro and Diamond Crown Maduro.
What does A. Flores Connecticut Valley Reserve Roja taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican |
| Filler | Dominican Corojo & Criollo |
| Strength | Medium as published by 70cigars.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | PDR Cigars; Abe Flores |
| Factory | PDR Cigars factory, Tamboril, Dominican Republic |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×52 · Gran Toro 6×54 · Lancero 7×42 · Churchill 7×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
About A. Flores Connecticut Valley Reserve Roja
The line. A 2020 renovation announcement preceded a retailer’s 2022 current-series record. cigar-coop.com
The brand. PDR identifies Abe Flores as its master blender. Its factory operates in Tamboril. PDR’s current portfolio places Connecticut Valley Reserve under A. Flores 1975. pdrcigars.com
Cigars like A. Flores Connecticut Valley Reserve Roja
- Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva MaduroClosest matchBroadleaf wrapper · MediumSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Diamond Crown MaduroAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · MediumSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- PDR VLR Maduro ToroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Dalay Dunkel HondurasAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · MediumSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Apostate The ZarahemlaOne step furtherBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named A. Flores Connecticut Valley Reserve Roja as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- pdrcigars.com/a-flores/connecticut-valley-reserve-roja
- cigar-coop.com/2020/07/cigar-news-pdr-cigars-announces-revamped-connecticut-valley-reserve-cvr-line.html
- cigarworld.de/zigarren/dominikanische-republik/a-flores-connecticut-valley-reserve-90017482
- 70cigars.com/en-cn/products/pdr-a-flores-1975-connecticut-valley-reserve-roja-robusto
- cigaraficionado.com/index.php/article/pdr-gives-connecticut-valley-reserve-lines-new-look-and-stronger-blend