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August 2, 2026 · 9:25 am

Artista, PDR and Española Cigars

I’m struggling with it being August already! I want summer to be year round. I have this Frontier Airlines Go-Wild pass that I haven’t used yet this year, so at least when the weather starts to cool off here I can get to someplace warm. I’m still itching to take a day trip. Anyone want to meet up at your local lounge for a smoke or two? Anyway, I was going through the cigars from the Smoke-onos festival and pulled out a few I haven’t smoked for todays edition. First up was the Artista Harvest Sumatra in Robusto that Kevin of Artista handed me. This 5″ x 54 box pressed beauty has a Sumatra wrapper, a Cameroon binder and a proprietary filler blend of Dominican tobaccos. I feel like I must have smoked this before, I know I’ve smoked the Falu and Midnight from Artista, but I can’t find the Harvest in my notes anywhere. I like the presentation, the bands are sharp. This had a great burn and draw, it’s a cigar I definitely would not hesitate to buy and smoke again. It had that bright, citrus tang, but lacked the sweetness I associate with Sumatra. It was a very good cigar.

Next up was the PDR 1878 Recordando a Santiago Edicíon Capa Sungrown. I had no idea the name was so long, I just called it the 1878 Capa Sungrown. I got a late start on this one as we had gone to see the new Spiderman movie. I don’t know about you, but movie prices are wild. We get $5 tickets every now and then through T-Mobile, which helps, but a bucket of soda and a pail of popcorn are over $20. Sure they have free refills, but how much popcorn and soda can one consume? Makes waiting to watch movies at home attractive but there’s something about the big screen. I was watching Close Encounters last night and thought back to seeing it on the big screen and how much more spectacular it was. The theater is just more immersive. Anyway, this PDR cigar was quite tasty. It was a robusto, 5″ x 52 with a curled pigtail. It has an Ecuadorian Sun Grown Claro wrapper, Dominican Criollo 98 binder and the filler is Dominican Corojo Seco and Ligero. Again, this was a bright blend, with that citrus tang. Very nice.

If it seems like I’ve been smoking more robustos lately, it’s true. In some cases it’s because they work into the available time better, and in some cases it’s because it’s what I have. Right now, for instance, I’m smoking a Camacho Connecticut Robusto because I like a shade cigar in the morning, and I prefer a shorter smoke in the morning. I’ll take a toro or larger in the afternoon and evening most times, and If I want a certain cigar and only have a robusto, maybe I’ll have two. Yesterday morning, before getting on with my day, I had a cigar that I am unfamiliar with, an Española 1996 Connecticut Robusto. This is the premium line from JM Tobacco, who I’ve seen at past trade shows, but, since they are a west coast company, never saw around here. When doing some research, I typed in espanolacigars.com and found the domain to be available, while their website is españolacigars.com. I think if it were me, I’d register both domains. Anyway, this 5″ x 50 robusto has an Ecuador Connecticut wrapper, San Andrés binder and Dominican fillers. It was a nice medium mild morning cigar, with some nuts and wood flavors. It got my day started off on a positive note. I am not averse to trying the Maduro and Corojo in this line.

I was worried that I might not find enough to talk about in this post, but I managed to get some words out, all in less than a robusto time! That’s all for today, until the next time,

CigarCraig

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A few More PDR Cigars and Some Villiger News

Let’s see, what do I want to talk about today? I’ve been stuck working weekends and evenings a lot, so I’ve been kind of slacking on smoking the newer stuff, plus i don’t have a great many new cigars to smoke around. Earlier this week I reeved a news release from Villiger Cigars that I wanted to share, but I had just posted the contest on Wednesday, and wanted to leave it front and center for as long as possible. So I figured I’d enjoy a Villiger cigar Friday evening, and selected a La Vencedora Churchill since the only La Flor de Ynclans I had were the mis-named Lancero, and I couldn’t find them! I wanted a longer smoke anyway, and I enjoy the Joya de Nicaragua made La Vencedora. La Vencedora is a Nicaraguan Puro with a Habana Oscuro wrapper and Nicaraguan binder and fillers. The Churchill is Americanized in size, it’s 7″ x 50, which is OK by me, it’s like a toro, only an inch better. It’s a medium-plus cigar, with some dark sweetness and some spice. Here’s the News about the new La Flor de Ynclan:

VILLIGER CIGARS TO PRESENT THE VILLIGER LA FLOR DE YNCLAN IN NEW TORO SIZE

The Villiger La Flor de Ynclan Toro will come in an elegant 10 count box

Villiger Cigars announces that the Villiger La Flor de Ynclan will be presented in a new Toro 6X52 size. The Villiger La Flor De Ynclan robusto in 2017 garnered a 93 rating, ranked as the number 10 cigar in the world by Cigar Aficionado Magazine and voted the 2017 number 6 cigar in the world byTobacco Business Magazine.

The medium- bodied Villiger La Flor de Ynclan was described in Cigar Aficionado Magazine during their unveiling of the best cigars in the world in these words: “The cigar is a fantastic smoke, sweet and charming from first puff to last, anchored by simple-yet-pleasing notes of chocolate and salt, and then refined by more precise intonations of walnut and orange marmalade. “

Heinrich Villiger and Master Blender Matias Maragoto once again came together to tweak the Villiger La Flor De Ynclan. Feeling that the blend could once again be improved on, the Toro 6X52 was agreed upon.

Chairman of the Board Heinrich Villiger said, “The Villiger La Flor de Ynclan seems to be a blend that we keep going back to. Over ten Years ago Matias Maragoto and I began on this journey to create a blend that would pay homage to the Pre-Revolutionary style of Cuban cigars. Although, the brand has received many important accolades, I still felt that the blend can be an even better version of itself. We expect the Villiger La Flor de Ynclan in this new Toro size to be an upgrade from the already highly rated robusto vitola.

The Villiger La Flor de Ynclan in Toro 6X52 Toro size will come in elegantly packaged 10 count boxes.

MSRP: $13.00

About the Villiger La Flor de Ynclan: Diligently crafted by Heinrich Villiger and master blender Jose Matias Maragoto of ABAM Cigar Factory in the Dominican Republic, the Villiger La Flor de Ynclan was a cigar 10 years in the making. Villiger Cigars produced a small batch of La Flor De Ynclan over a decade ago. Unsatisfied with the result; the decision was made to cease production. The tobacco was set aside and aged, while Matias meticulously tweaked the amount of the Indonesian, Dominican, and Nicaraguan tobacco within its Ecuadorian wrapper. Present day, the La Flor De Ynclan is what both imagined it could be. The result was a smashing success as it received numerous accolades after its re-launch in 2017. The highlight being a 93 rating and being named the 2017 number 10 cigar in world by Cigar Aficionado Magazine.

ABOUT VILLIGER SONS LIMITED AND VILLIGER NORTH AMERICA:
Villiger Sons Limited was established in 1888 by Jean Villiger in the small town of Pfeffikon, Switzerland, where Villiger remains headquartered to this day. The company manufactures and sells more than 1.5 billion cigars annually, world-wide. Today, under the leadership of Heinrich Villiger, the company prides itself in its commitment to quality, in all their products made in many countries around the globe.

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I smoked a few more cigars from PDR Cigars this week too. One of the cigars that I had been looking forward to smoking was the 6″ x 60 DBL Magnum size of the El Criollito. Now, I have historically not had a great appreciation for Criollo 98 tobacco in a lot of cases. so I always am curious to see if a cigar will change my mind. This cigar does have a rosado colored Criollo 98 wrapper, as well as Dominican and Nicaraguan Criollo 98 fillers, with a Mexican San Andrès binder. Maybe I hoped the binder would turn the tide for me on this one. It was a perfectly good cigar, the burn and draw were excellent, and I smoked it to the end, but the flavor wasn’t in my wheelhouse particularly. I think it had a leathery flavor that isn’t one I really lean toward. Some people like that, I prefer the sweeter and spicier flavors.

Finally, last night I smoked a PDR 1878 Capa Sun Grown Toro. This 6″ x 52 toro has an Ecuador Sun Grown wrapper, Dominican Criollo 98 and Dominican Corojo fillers and a Criollo 98 binder. Yeah, more Criollo 98. Funny enough, I found this to be very good tasting cigar! Perhaps the sweetness and creaminess of the Corojo and Ecuador balanced out the leather of the Criollo for me and made for a really pleasant smoke. Like the other cigars in the 1878 line, this is finished with a closed foot and a pigtail cap, but I still used the Screwpop Magpulse cutter to give it a nice, clean straight cut which gave a nice draw and plumes of sweet, creamy smoke. Part of me wanted to to just reach for a favorite “safe” cigar last night, but I figured I’d be adventurous, fortunately, I had a great smoke.

Remember the contest for the Illusione prize pack from Fox Cigars is going on until Wednesday. I fixed the date, originally it had last Wednesday’s date, which was the date it was posted! Oops. I’ll post a winner the morning of Wednesday, August 14. That’s all for today, until the next time,

CigarCraig

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July 17, 2019 · 9:24 am

PDR Cigars 1878 Capa Madura and 1878 Roast Cafe Dark Roast

Last Wednesday I brought you the Capa Oscuro and the Natural Roast Cafe cigars f

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rom PDR, this week I’m writing about the 1878 Capa Madura and the 1878 Cafe Dark Roast. I find it a bit difficult when I receive a half dozen different cigars from a given company, I don’t really want to smoke them back to back and spend a week writing about the same brand, or one long post. I’m also at a point where I just need more variety and after a long day there are times I just want to smoke what I want to smoke! Selfish of me, I know! Anyway, this is another Wednesday PDR post. Last night I grabbed the PDR 1878 Capa Madura toro for my evening walk. Like I said about the Capa Oscuro, I’m sure I’ve smoked this before, but it’s been a while, and was probably in New Orleans. This Capa Madura is a Brazilian Arapiraca Maduro, with a Dominican Criollo 98 binder and Dominican Criollo 98 and Nicaraguan Criollo 98 fillers. We are in the beginnings of a summer heat wave, it’s mid-July, so we shouldn’t be surprised by hot and humid conditions. As far as I was concerned it was a reasonably comfortable evening for a walk after a hectic day at work. I rather enjoy the closed foot and pigtail cap treatment on the PDR cigars, it’s fun, and one gets a blast of wrapper flavor on the initial lighting. the downside is one must be wary of errant bits of flaming wrapper flying around, I’ve burned a hole in a shirt that way! It also makes it hard to tell of one will have draw problems. One didn’t this time, although the cigar did seem to absorb ambient humidity through the hour and a half I spent smoking it so that by the end it was burning a little wetter than I would like. I think this was a function of the moisture in the air, a thunderstorm was coming, than anything else. It had a nice flavor, less of the typical maduro flavors I’m drawn and more woody, earthy notes. All-in-all and enjoyable smoke, though.

Once again, I have a late shift on a Wednesday, so while I write this I’ve smoking the cigar I’m writing about (about which I’m writing? I know that’s grammatically correct, but it’s not the way I talk!). I’ve got a cup of coffee, comfortably ensconced in my screened in porch, typing away while enjoying a PDR 1878 Dark Roast Cafe Toro. After last week’s post, PJ in Florida has an image in his head of me, I’ll just leave it at that. This cigar has very much the same blend as the Capa Madura, Brazilian Maduro wrapper, with a Dominican Criollo 98 binder and Dominican Criollo 98 and Nicaraguan Criollo 98 fillers. The wrapper isn’t specifically identified as Arapiraca, so maybe it’s a less expensive wrapper, I don’t know, but the big difference is the coffee infusion. There’s really no information on the website about that, I don’t know the process, or what kind of coffee they use. I have to trust that it’s a natural process. The unlit aroma is a little bit musty, but that’s the only downside for me. I actually really like this cigar. It’s not cloyingly sweet or overwhelmingly infused. The coffee flavor is subtle, much like the coffee notes I get in many maduro cigars. The burn is perfect, a flat ember, good, but, like the Natural roast, slightly flaky ash, and just r

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ight draw. I suppose it could be a mixed filler cigar, as it’s priced around $6 a cigar, but it’s hard to say. Of course, it’s great with my black coffee, but few cigars aren’t. I’m pretty choosy lately, but this is actually a cigar I’d smoke on the regular. I dig it.

That’s all for today, let’s see if next week brings another PDR Wednesday. I’ll be attending the Drew Estate PA Barnsmoker on Saturday, so if you happen to be there, please say hello. I hope to be doing some joint media work with Kevin of CigarProp.com if possible. I know he’ll be doing a lot of videos for his Youtube channel. Until the next time,

CigarCraig