Flor de D'Crossier represents the ultimate in "reclusive luxury" in the cigar world today. Founded in 2006 by Isidro Crossier, a third-generation Cuban cigar master, all cigars are 100% handmade in a legendary small factory in San José, Costa Rica (the same factory that gave birth to the universally acclaimed "god-tier" cigars such as Atabey, Brujeria, Bandolero, and Byron). The factory is extremely small, operating only one rolling room year-round, with production strictly controlled to less than 300,000 cigars globally each year, truly embodying the obsessive level of "one person, one table, one leaf, one gram" handcrafting.
What's most awe-inspiring is its aging process: after procurement, all tobacco leaves must first undergo natural fermentation at their place of origin before being transported to Costa Rica cedar aging rooms for a secondary barrel aging (Añejado) lasting 4-8 years or even more than 10 years, during which constant temperature and humidity are maintained without any human intervention. Some top-tier batches even use 19th-century Cuban cedar trunks for secondary aging for as long as 12 years. This almost religious patience allows each tobacco leaf to reach the ultimate state of silky smoothness, zero astringency, and zero irritation.
Flor de D'Crossier's main collections are streamlined and pure, and can be divided into the following three main categories:
- The core flagship line (Selection 512 series): named after the batch number of rare tobacco leaves, using Ecuadorian Habano, Sumatra or Desflorado wrappers, representing sizes Robusto, Toro, Churchill, Magnum;
- The Presidential Collection: masterpieces aged 8-12 years, including Golden Blend (all-gold Habano, ultimate elegance), Platinum Blend (deeper complexity), and Imperial Blend (privately owned and rarely sold to the public).
- Limited and special editions: Career Selection, Añejados Barrel Collection, Magnum Special Edition, and PCA Exclusive Edition, with only a few hundred boxes produced each year.
Flor de D'Crossier positions itself as "the ultimate balance with zero compromises," boasting a mild to medium-high strength, yet possessing the depth and complexity found only in top-tier full-strength cigars: cream, cedar, honey, roasted almonds, lightly sweet spices, subtle jasmine, cocoa, and white pepper. The transitions are breathtakingly delicate, the burn is laser-like, and the snow-white ash forms instantly. Choosing Flor de D'Crossier is essentially choosing the same aging philosophy and rolling team as Atabey (only at a more accessible price). For ultimate connoisseurs who understand that "a truly good cigar doesn't need to make a big show of itself," it's not just a cigar, but a most discreet ticket to the temple of cigars—understated, expensive, and perfect.