PDR Cigars El Vinyet Belicoso Fino Cuvee Especial 2024 (Single Loose Cigar)

• Length: 127mm
• Gauge: 52
• Flavour: Medium to Full
• Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro
• Filler: Dominican
• Binder: Dominican
• Hand Rolled
• Long Filler
• Dominican Republic Cigars
• Single Loose Cigar

If there’s one thing we’ve learnt over the decades, it’s that a well-crafted cigar doesn’t need bells and whistles—it just needs balance, character, and good honest leaf. The El Vinyet Cuvee Especial Belicoso Fino from PDR Cigars delivers exactly that, without fuss.

This Cuvee Especial is a touch more expressive than the standard El Vinyet—a bit bolder, a bit richer—but still unmistakably refined. Wrapped in a gleaming Ecuadorian Habano leaf and rolled by hand in the Dominican Republic, it’s the sort of cigar that earns quiet nods rather than loud applause. Under the surface: Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers bound together with a Dominican binder, blended to bring out layered, rounded flavours with a slow, even burn.

The Belicoso Fino shape gives a pleasing taper at the head, helping guide the draw and intensifying the experience slightly at first light. You’ll get a bit of spice, a touch of toast, maybe a soft nuttiness as it settles. It’s a cigar for reflection—preferably with a stiff whisky, or a pot of strong tea, depending on your persuasion.

Not one for showing off, but rather a dependable companion to a quiet afternoon, the Cuvee Especial is a fine example of why PDR is becoming a respected name in British humidors. Old-world craftsmanship with just a hint of new-world boldness.