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PDR El Criollito: flavour profile and cigars like it

PDR El Criollito is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Criollo wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic and Mexico. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar and earth.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are A. Flores Gran Reserva Sun Grown and Gurkha Ghost Maduro.

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

PDR El Criollito cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: pdrcigars.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does PDR El Criollito 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?

WrapperEcuador Criollo 98
BinderMexican San Andres
FillerDominican Criollo 98; 2021 coverage also reports Mexican tobacco
StrengthMedium as published by shopbyakikiscigars.com
BodyNot published
Made inDominican Republic
Made byPDR Cigars USA, Inc.; PDR Cigars; Abe Flores
FactoryPDR Cigar Factory, Tamboril, Dominican Republic
SizesClub 4.25×30 · Purito 4×34 · Perla 3.75×42 · Short Gordo 4.25×58 · Half Corona 3.5×50 · Robusto 5×54 · DBL 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

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 PDR El Criollito

The line. PDR rebooted packaging and blend for PCA 2021. cigaraficionado.com

The brand. PDR operates a Tamboril factory and uses Entubado bunching. Abe Flores is PDR's master blender. PDR Cigars USA owns El Criollito and El Vinyet trademarks. pdrcigars.com

Cigars like PDR El Criollito

  1. A. Flores Gran Reserva Sun GrownClosest matchHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
  2. Gurkha Ghost MaduroAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, a step stronger.
  3. Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Sun GrownAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
  4. PDR VLR Maduro ToroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  5. Angel Cuesta by J.C. NewmanOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumMore pepper and spice, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named PDR El Criollito as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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