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A. Flores Gran Reserva Sun Grown: flavour profile and cigars like it

A. Flores Gran Reserva Sun Grown is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar and earth.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Winston Churchill The Late Hour and Gurkha Ghost Maduro.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

A. Flores Gran Reserva Sun Grown cigar
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What does A. Flores Gran Reserva Sun Grown taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cedar and wood
  • earth and leather

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperHabano Sun Grown, Ecuador
BinderOlor, Dominican Republic
FillerDominican Corojo and Nicaraguan Habano
StrengthMedium to medium-full as published by famous-smoke.com
BodyMedium
Made inDominican Republic
Made byPDR Cigars
BlenderAbe Flores
FactoryPDR Cigars Dominican Factory, Tamboril, Santiago
SizesHalf Corona 3.5×46 · Robusto 5×52 · Grand Toro 6×54 · Torpedo 6.5×52 · Double Magnum 6×60

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

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 Gran Reserva Sun Grown

The line. The Sun Grown extension appeared at IPCPR 2015. halfwheel.com

The brand. PDR markets A. Flores 1975 and operates a factory in Tamboril. The 1975 name refers to PDR owner Abe Flores' birth year. pdrcigars.com

Cigars like A. Flores Gran Reserva Sun Grown

  1. Winston Churchill The Late HourClosest matchHabano wrapper · Medium-full to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, a step stronger.
  2. Gurkha Ghost MaduroAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
  3. PDR El CriollitoAlso fitsCriollo wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
  4. Foundation Cigars Wise Man CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
  5. Flor de Antillas MaduroOne step furtherHabano wrapper · FullSame Habano wrapper family, a step stronger.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named A. Flores Gran Reserva Sun Grown as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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