PDR Cigars has a new Director of Sales. Today PDR has officially announced that industry veteran Richie Otero has assumed the position. Otero’s career in the cigar industry started in retail. He subsequently managed territories for Padilla Cigar Company and Caldwell Cigar Company before joining PDR Cigars in October 2017 as its Florida Territory Sales […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, PDR Cigars unveiled the El Trovador Maduro. As the name indicates, this is a maduro version of the original El Trovador which was introduced at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. El Trovador is a line for which PDR Cigars owner and master blender Abe Flores took inspiration from two sources: a recent […]
The Robbie Streitz era at PDR Cigars has come to a close. Today Robbie Streitz announced he has resigned as National Sales Manager for PDR Cigars. In an email sent to media and customers, Streitz commented, “Today with a heavy heart I resigned from PDR Cigars USA, effective immediately. Although my time at PDR was […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Abe Flores and PDR Cigars showcased their El Criollito line. El Criollito is a line that was originally developed for the European market. The cigar was launched in Spain this past spring, but there also was a limited launch for the U.S. market. Now El Criollito gets its widespread launch. El […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, PDR Cigars showcased a new extension to its AFR-75 line known as the AFR-75 Claro. The AFR-75 line made its debut back in 2013 as a premium offering in the PDR Cigars portfolio. That first offering features a blend highlighted by a San Andres Maduro wrapper. With the AFR-75 […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, PDR Cigars launched a new line known as El Trovador. This was a brand that PDR Cigars owner and master blender Abe Flores took inspiration from a couple of sources – his musical roots and from a trip to Cuba. While many know Flores as a cigar maker who previously […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
PDR Cigars has is releasing a new batch of its popular limited edition Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve, which it is called “CVR Gen2”. The Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve originally launched at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show as a limited edition cigar. Last month a new batch was released from the PDR Cigars factory […]
PDR Cigars’ Pinar del Rio Reserva Superior Salomon, a limited release offering from 2012 is making another limited return – this time as a shop exclusive to Underground Cigar Shop in Fort Worth Texas. The cigar is expected will be available at the Fort Worth retailer beginning Thursday January 12th at 10am,. It’s been […]
