cigardawg
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Havent' posted a review lately, but smoked this Sunday and thought it was worth a post. These are fairly new from La Flor Dominicana. Supposedly, Litto Gomez has come up with some new and secret process for treating/curing an Ecuadoran wrapper leaf to get this nice, oily, oscuro. Priced around $6 in Charlottesville,VA.
La Flor Dominicana Ligero L300 Natural Oscuro
The first thing about this cigar that catches your attention is the deep, dark oscuro wrapper that practically oozes with oils. A quick look reveals only one vein and no major seams. Looks to be a well rolled cigar. Bringing the cigar to my nose and inhaling deeply released a wonderful, sweet, earthy aroma. Not quite manure, but sweeter and more reminiscent of a hay field. Very nice pre-light nose. The pre-light draw was firm, but not overly so. There was no pepper on the palate from testing the pre-light draw.
The cigar lit easily, almost surprising from the amount of oils on the wrapper. The draw opened up immediately, allowing mouthfuls of thick, rich smoke to pour through with each puff. The cigar burned very evenly, also surprising based on the amount of oil. The ash was very firm and white during the first half of the cigar, but turned a bit darker and a little flakey on the second half. The cigar burned cool throughout the smoke, never becoming the least bit uncomfortable. This was a very well constructed cigar.
There was some pretty potent black pepper on the initial few draws that overwhelmed most other flavors. As that settled out, the cigar demonstrated huge espresso flavors mixed with a sweet earthiness. The espresso flavors were big and bold, the most pronounced that I have ever tasted in a cigar. These remained as the cigar continued to burn. At the 1/3 mark, the earthiness increased and a touch of milk was added to the espresso...it mellowed just a touch. The sweetness crept back in and the cigar just got better. At the 1/2 mark, the strength noticably picked up. It did not become harsh, but man you could just feel the strength in the flavors. For the back-half, the flavor profile centered around the espresso/sweet earth combination, with a just a touch of charred wood and smokiness rearing its head. It became increasingly strong and left me with just a touch of the jitters as I finished. All in all, a very nice tasting cigar.
Wow, I haven't had a cigar this strong in a while. I typically smoke medium-to-full bodied cigars and was not smoking this on an empty stomach...it was just powerful. However, with that power was flavor, great construction, and an asthetically pleasing stick. I have to rate this cigar a B+.
La Flor Dominicana Ligero L300 Natural Oscuro
The first thing about this cigar that catches your attention is the deep, dark oscuro wrapper that practically oozes with oils. A quick look reveals only one vein and no major seams. Looks to be a well rolled cigar. Bringing the cigar to my nose and inhaling deeply released a wonderful, sweet, earthy aroma. Not quite manure, but sweeter and more reminiscent of a hay field. Very nice pre-light nose. The pre-light draw was firm, but not overly so. There was no pepper on the palate from testing the pre-light draw.
The cigar lit easily, almost surprising from the amount of oils on the wrapper. The draw opened up immediately, allowing mouthfuls of thick, rich smoke to pour through with each puff. The cigar burned very evenly, also surprising based on the amount of oil. The ash was very firm and white during the first half of the cigar, but turned a bit darker and a little flakey on the second half. The cigar burned cool throughout the smoke, never becoming the least bit uncomfortable. This was a very well constructed cigar.
There was some pretty potent black pepper on the initial few draws that overwhelmed most other flavors. As that settled out, the cigar demonstrated huge espresso flavors mixed with a sweet earthiness. The espresso flavors were big and bold, the most pronounced that I have ever tasted in a cigar. These remained as the cigar continued to burn. At the 1/3 mark, the earthiness increased and a touch of milk was added to the espresso...it mellowed just a touch. The sweetness crept back in and the cigar just got better. At the 1/2 mark, the strength noticably picked up. It did not become harsh, but man you could just feel the strength in the flavors. For the back-half, the flavor profile centered around the espresso/sweet earth combination, with a just a touch of charred wood and smokiness rearing its head. It became increasingly strong and left me with just a touch of the jitters as I finished. All in all, a very nice tasting cigar.
Wow, I haven't had a cigar this strong in a while. I typically smoke medium-to-full bodied cigars and was not smoking this on an empty stomach...it was just powerful. However, with that power was flavor, great construction, and an asthetically pleasing stick. I have to rate this cigar a B+.
