(Miami, FL) – July 28th, 2012: PDR Cigars USA, one of the industry’s premier boutique cigar makers are excited to announce the release of the A. Flores Serie Privada, which will debut at this year’s IPCPR trade show in Orlando, FL on August 2nd. The year 1975 signifies the year that brand owner and master blender Abraham Flores […]
Cigar Review: Pinar Del Rio Small Batch Reserve Habano
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 91-93, Nice to Have, Pinar Del Rio, Review
Pinar Del Rio Small Batch Reserve Habano The Pinar Del Rio Small Batch Reserve Habano is one of two new blends in Pinar Del Rio’s new Small Batch Reserve line. The Small Batch Reserve joins two other significant releases by Pinar Del Rio Cigars for 2012. The other cigars are the Flores y Rodriguez Cabinet […]
Cigar Review: Flores y Rodriguez Cabinet Seleccion Capa Habano by PDR Cigars
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 91-93, Nice to Have, Pinar Del Rio, Review
Flores y Rodriguez Cabinet Seleccion Capa Habano The Flores y Rodriguez Cabinet Seleccion is a new line of cigars introduced by Pinar Del Rio (PDR Cigars) in 2012. This is Pinar Del Rio’s first line to have the names of the two company principals – Abraham Flores and Juan Rodriguez as the main part of […]
Cigar Review: Pinar Del Rio Small Batch Reserve Maduro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Nice to Have, Pinar Del Rio, Review
Pinar Del Rio Small Batch Reserve Maduro In the past few years, the Abraham Flores and Juan Rodriguez have been establishing a name with their Pinar Del Rio Cigars. Almost two years ago, they launched the successful PDR 1878 series, and now with a new factory in the Dominican Republic, they appear ready to continue […]
Cigar Preview: Pinar del Rio Small Batch Reserve Cubra
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Last year, Abe Flores of Pinar del Rio Cigars opened up a new factory in the Dominican Republic. This new operation has allowed Pinar del Rio Cigars to continue to grow. Just starting to hit retailers are two new limited batch blends called the Pinar del Rio Small Batch Reserva Cubra. The blends will […]
Cigar Review: PDR 1878 Cubano Especial Capa Natural
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment Nice to Have, Pinar Del Rio, Review
PDR 1878 Cubano Especial Capa Natural For the past 18 months, Abe Flores’ Pinar Del Rio Cigars has been growing. In particular Flores has put a lot of time and energy into his PDR 1878 series. During this time he has introduced four cigars that are a part of this line. Each cigar is different […]
Cigar Review: Pinar Del Rio Liga Especial Reserva Superior
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments Nice to Have, Pinar Del Rio, Review
Pinar Del Rio Liga Especial Reserva Superior Abe Flores and his company Pinar Del Rio cigars have been experiencing great growth over the past 18 months. The growth has been so steady that over this past weekend, Flores posted some video on Facebook showcasing his brand new factory in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Much of the […]
Assessment Updates: La Palina El Diario, E.P. Carrillo Core Line Maduro, and PDR 1878 Reserva Dominicana Capa Habana
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As you might have seen over the past few weeks, I’ve done some Pre-Reviews which allow me to document my experiences with a cigar and provide my thoughts. Some of these were pre-releases are now available generally – and others are simply cigars I’ve had more of a chance to try. In each of these […]
Cigar Preview: Pinar Del Rio Liga Especial Reserva Superior (Part 32 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2011 Preview, IPCPR 2011, Pinar Del Rio
Pinar Del Rio Liga Especial Reserva Superior 2011 has been a very good year for Abe Flores and his team at Pinar del Rio Cigars. Over the past year, he has grown his PDR 1878 line to four blends. At the 2011 IPCPR show, Flores showed off a cigar that already had been getting some […]
Cigar Month in Review: May, 2011
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The month of May was probably as dynamic a month as there has been in a while in the cigar industry. As always, I’ll highlight some noteworthy events that happened in the world of cigars. The main focus will be on the happenings I explored on the Cigar Coop website, but there was plenty […]