La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero 452
Size: 4×52
Appearance & Construction
This is a very nice looking cigar. This is the first band that I noticed from La Flor Dominicana that used a band similar to Lito Gomez’s line. The construction is great. The wrapper is a nice deep brown and the cigar feels nice and firm with just a slight resistance, no soft or hard spots anywhere. I used my Palio cutter and was rewarded with a nice clean cut.
Nose & Taste
I placed the cigar to my nose and the aroma I picked up was a mixture of pepper and coffee. The prelight draw confirmed my thoughts on the pepper – it was a little sweet with some spiciness on my lips. I lit the cigar and right away I was hit with tons of full flavor. This cigar was not lacking in the strength department either. The initial flavors during the first third were that of espresso, hints of nuts and white pepper. Once the second third began, the strength of the flavors dropped down a notch and the spice began to disappear. The sweetness from the maduro wrapper began to finally surface now that the intensity from the flavors settled a bit.
The final third wrapped up the cigar nicely with the sweet maduro flavor dominating at the very end with the espresso flavors remaining in the background.
Final Notes
The DL-452 cigar was a great cigar. The burn was almost flawless, only requiring a minor touch up that may have been my fault due to a BIC lighter I was forced to use from a co-worker. The draw was perfect and produced tons of smoke. I really enjoyed this smoke, and will be picking up a few more the next chance I get. It kept its strength throughout the cigar and I had a nice buzz going a little after the half way point. This cigar would easily get 4 stars the first go around, but I found that the some of the flavors and their intensity seemed to be because they were a little young. Once these settle and age for a bit longer this will be another great cigar from Lito Gomez!
Score: 3.5 out of 5 Stars
Overall Smoking Time: ~45 Minutes during lunch
