La Flor Dominicana produces the Cameroon Cabinet in fairly limited numbers and I had never even see one for sale until I got one in the sampler at the LFD event a few weeks ago. The size included in the sampler is the Corona Gorda at 6.25" x 54 ring. The filler is Dominican and Nicaraguan, the binder is Dominican, and the wrapper is...surprise! Cameroon. If you can find them, the retail price is between $7 and $9 a stick.
Prelight, this cigar is oily to the touch and the veins are very visible, although not prominently raised. There's a minor flaw on the cap, but otherwise a beautiful cigar. The band is a classy brown and gold, setting itself apart from the normal color scheme of LFD bands. The aroma of the unlit cigar is of cocoa and earth. The prelight draw is free and tastes sweet with ints of cocoa, although not nearly as strongly as you might get with one of LFD's Ligero line.
The Cameroon sweetness is evident from the beginning--if you dont' like Cameroon wrapper flavor, stay away from this cigar. The same flavor is prevalent in other Cameroons like Fuente's Hemingway line. The smoke is medium to full and leaves a bit of dryness in your mouth on the finish. There are some leathery and coffee notes as well. The draw is perfect and the burn, so far, is even, defying the gusty wind on my front porch while I am smoking.
As the second third starts, there's a touch of spice as the cigar exhibits a more earthy flavor than before. The smoke is still on the more medium-bodied side of medium to full. The draw has been fairly effortless and the burn is still very even. This is a very well-made cigar.
Chugging through the second third and into the third, the spice picks up and the strength of the cigar is starting to show. The flavor is still exhibiting the earthy and leathery notes, but has picked up some nuttiness as well. Overall, a very nice, complex cigar that should be enjoyable right down to the nub.
Strength: 7/10
Body: 7/10
Complexity: 8/10
Prelight: 2/2
Construction: 2/2
Flavor: 4/5
Value: 1/1
Total: 9/10
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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