# A Flores Connecticut Valley… - The Lounge Group

A Flores Connecticut Valley Reserve Roja Robusto is the “red” or Connecticut Broadleaf version of Abe Flores’ Connecticut Valley Reserve line. It’s made with a Nicaraguan binder, Nicaraguan and Dominican corojo and criollo filler and covered in the aforementioned Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. Posted in The Lounge by Bear On The Air on December 31 2024 2:36:54 PM

- **Group:** [The Lounge Group](https://www.cigarworld.com/groups/the-lounge/)
- **Posted by:** Bear On The Air
- **Date:** December 31, 2024
- **Review:** [A Flores Connecticut Valley Reserve Roja Robusto](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/review/a-flores-connecticut-valley-reserve-roja-robusto/)

A Flores Connecticut Valley Reserve Roja Robusto is the “red” or Connecticut Broadleaf version of Abe Flores’ Connecticut Valley Reserve line. It’s made with a Nicaraguan binder, Nicaraguan and Dominican corojo and criollo filler and covered in the aforementioned Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The band is large, flowery and colorful – a bit gawdy. The midpoint to the foot includes a copper-colored sleeve.

These cigars were originally released 10 years ago by PDR as Flores y Rodriguez. I recall enjoying one of those a decade agp. I believe Flores is using an updated blend. So, let’s see what he’s cooked up in the lab.

Cedar, earth, hay, leather, nuts, dark roast coffee/espresso, dark chocolate, and an array of kitchen cabinet spice – most notably cinnamon and nutmeg. It’s full bodied, medium-full strength.

Construction issues: tight draw, lacking in smoke output, flaky ash that dropped several times and a wavy burn line.

The flavors were fine. The construction problems hindered the enjoyment of the smoke.