Wrapper: Dominican Corojo 2006
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican Corojo, Nicaraguan Habano
Size: 3.5 x 46 “Half Corona”
Body: Medium
Price: $5.09 or $25.45 per 5 Cigar Tin

Thanks to Stephanie Verrier of PDR Cigars for sending me some samples.

I recently reviewed the PDR AFR-75 Edición Limitada. This was an amazing cigar.

I clip the cap and find aromas of sweet cedar, spice, and leather.
Time to light up.

A very nice chocolate sweetness starts us off. And then a pie in the puss with some spicy pepper. This will be a flavor bomb.
There is a nice vanilla and honey flavor combo. This little firecracker is wasting no time is getting down to business.
I have to be honest; I had my doubts about reviewing this cigar. It’s so small!

But my gut told me it is a special cigar and I would be rewarded handsomely. Stephanie promised to send me a Brink’s truck full of robustos.

The char line is excellent and we have flavor bomb status at the ½” mark.

I just got these cigars a couple days ago. But the size tells me all I need to know…Intensity.

The cocoa is very powerful. The sweetness, vanilla, honey, cedar, and now some creaminess are punching through the wall like the Hulk. Because this is a Dominican puro, I am surprised at how much cocoa there is in the flavor profile.

The stick hits medium body out of the gate and hangs there.

There is a floral note wafting through the air. It is honeysuckle. Even my wife makes the comment as she sits on the couch nearby. And all cigars smell like crap to her but insists I smoke inside the house. This is a good woman.

For giggles, I am going to do thirds.

The first third ends and the flavors are bold. My only criticism is that this size is hard to chomp and write due to its length. The foot is so close to my nose, it is burning residual nose hair right off.

Some different flavors show up. A fruity melon element. Also something bready and yeasty.

The second half is upon me. Creaminess makes a brilliant push to the front of the line. Also, some roasted nuts appear. This is the little engine that could.

It is most definitely a real flavor bomb. I’m dying to try the robusto. (Are ya’ listening dear Stephanie?)

The spice which has been absent shows up and pushes hard against the creaminess.

Time to remove the itty bitty band. A snap.

The draw is great. The char line is on point. And I no longer have nasal hairs.

The flavor profile looms even larger with a third to go. The flavors: Creaminess, spice, sweetness, cocoa, vanilla, honey and cedar are doing the 40 in 4.2.

This is a great errand cigar. I hate wasting sticks while I run around and don’t finish them when I’m done. I always forget them in the truck.

The cigar finishes out with a strong medium body. The flavor profile is amazing.

There is a bit of harshness at this point. Not much. But the stick remains cool as a cuke.

The 5 pack tin is fun. And are in regular production. The other two sizes are small batch (500 boxes each size) cigars so if you plan to purchase a box, as I plan to do, move fast. The Robusto is around $7 by the box and the Toro is around $9 by the box.

The other sizes are 5 x 52 and 6 x 54. That robusto has my name all over it.

I pull out my American flag roach clip. I really don’t know what these things are called. An extension?
This immediately resolves the burned nose syndrome. Should have done this earlier.

Flavors never stop pumping.

At first, I thought that $5 might a little much for such a small cigar. I have been reborn. It is worth every dime. I am truly amazed that the nub stays so cool to the end.

Go get some.

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