Abe Flores, Rolls His Own

PDR Cigars announces the imminent releasement of the first batch of its new cigar brand, El Vinyet, which will begin to be shipped to the markets this summer. It is an initial production of 10,000 cigars, in five different formats, which have the peculiarity that they have been rolled by Abraham Flores himself. “I wanted to do something special for the new line, so I decided to make the bunch myself”, says Flores, who, along the last twenty months, has been working as buncher in his factory. “Little by little”, assures when he is asked about the time he had to spend to make the bunch of the first 10,000 cigars of the line. “I have made the “bonches”, binder and filler, but the wrapper has been placed by one of my cigar makers”, he clarifies.

Abe Flores’ idea is to launch these first ten thousand and then, starting in 2024, incorporate El Vinyet into the regular portfolio. At the moment, there are five formats: the RC52, a classic robusto (5×52); the BF52, belicoso figurado (6 ½ x 52); the WC58, Wide Churchill (5 1/8 x 58); the DC47, double coronas (7 5/8 x 47) and the GS57, grand salomón, doble figurado (8×57). The recommended prices for this first edition of El Vinyet are between 8.00 euros for the robusto and 12.50 euros for the double coronas, except for the salomón, whose recommended price in the markets can reach 38.00 euros.

About the blend, Abe Flores has used a Dominican piloto cubano and a broadleaf from Pennsylvania, USA, in the filler, with an Indonesian binder and a habano seed wrapper from Ecuador. It is sold in 10-count boxes.