Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicanas Double Ligero Oscuro

A cigar that has been tempting me now for far too long has been the La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Oscuro. I've had this cigar before, but it has been a long time since I've gotten to enjoy one. So yesterday, I grabbed one on my way home and enjoyed it with a nice glass of Pyrat dark rum.

Couple notes about La Flor Dominicana, they maintain the rights to all their tobacco used in their cigar blends so the product you receive in the end is an absolute top-notch cigar. This allows LFD to create dark, robust, complex, and strong flavors and the LFD Double Ligero, which has served LFD well in customer receivership, is no exception!

The LFD Double Ligero uses a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, with Dominican binder and long filler. The wrapper on this cigar is impeccable, it's dark and oily, shows almost no vein, and its rich marbled look in the leaf just makes this cigar stand out! Quick note, LFD uses a pigtail cap on here, which if you are unfamiliar, will unravel about an inch and a half or so which is normal. This cigar burned very even and the ash will cling for about an inch and a half or so. The ash that this cigar produces is also grey with layers of mottled black.

Pre-light, the cigar has an earthy aroma that is shared by the foot of the cigar. The draw is effortless without being too airy and lights evenly and easily. Immediately off the light this cigar gives me a flash of subtle spice that mellows after a few puffs. What comes later is a mild creamy sweetness which is a bit hard to nail one hundred percent, but if I had to say, I would describe it as a peaches & cream like flavor, a creamy sweetness with a hint of fruit. The predominant flavor of the cigar, however, is a nice wood flavor, not quite, but close to peat-like. Midway through the cigar, the sweet fruity flavors morphs into a leathery flavor over the almost peat-like wood with maybe the SLIGHTEST hint of spice. Approaching the final third of this cigar, the leather is replaced by a dark cocoa-espresso flavor, very rich, very robust, and a bit bitter over the mellowing wood flavor.

This cigars smoke was amazing and the way the woody flavor acted like a thread taking you through this series of complex flavors made for a very enjoyable cigar. I would say, just as the taste is powerful and robust, so too is the cigar itself. I would recommend treating this cigar as an after meal cigar, or if you don't intend to stand up for a while, say, while fishing. This cigar, because of it's peaches & cream, almost peat-like and leathery, and cocoa and espresso qualities, would match fantastically with a dark rum, an Islay scotch with a slight floral bouquet, or a cup of coffee with some dark chocolate. Hopefully you enjoy this cigar nearly as much as I did!