Criollo wrapper · Strength not published
A. Flores El Criollito: flavour profile and cigars like it
A. Flores El Criollito is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. It has a Criollo wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Mexico. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, pepper, fruit, cream, earth and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Arturo Fuente Opus X 25th Anniversary and Diamond Crown Julius Caeser.
What does A. Flores El Criollito taste like?
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- fruit and floral
- cream and nuts
- earth and leather
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Criollo 98 |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexican San Andrés |
| Filler | Dominican Criollo 98; Dominican and Nicaraguan Criollo 98; Dominican Criollo98 and Mexican SanAndres |
| Strength | No published rating |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | PDR Cigars; Abe Flores is identified as the brand owner by Cigarworld.; Abraham "Abe" Flores |
| Factory | PDR Cigars Factory, Tamboril, Dominican Republic |
| Sizes | Club 4.25×30 · Purito 4×34 · Perla 3.75×42 · Short Gordo 4.25×58 · Half Corona 3.5×50 · Robusto 5×54 · Double Magnum 6×60 · Setenta 7×70 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigar-coop.com: 88 points, Robusto, 5 x 54 (2022)In our words: Natural tobacco led, with fruit, earth, cedar and pepper.
- stogiepress.com: 91 points, Robusto, 5 x 54 (2022)In our words: Pepper shifted toward cinnamon, fruit, coffee, cedar, chocolate and almond.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About A. Flores El Criollito
The line. El Criollito began for Spain in 2017, then entered regular production. cigar-coop.com
The brand. PDR says Abe Flores leads blending at its Dominican factory. PDR lists A. Flores 1975, AFR-75 and El Criollito within its portfolio. pdrcigars.com
Cigars like A. Flores El Criollito
- Arturo Fuente Opus X 25th AnniversaryClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, less pepper and spice.
- Diamond Crown Julius CaeserAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less cocoa and coffee.
- Horacio PasiónAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumMore cream and nuts, less cocoa and coffee.
- AVO HeritageAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more earth and leather, less cream and nuts.
- Kristoff Tres CompadresOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, less cocoa and coffee.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named A. Flores El Criollito as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.