Chisel 6" x 52 ring gauge / $8.00 MSRP (Only available in Chisel Sampler)First off I'd like to again thank Tony Gomez over at La Flor Dominicana. He sent this sample home from IPCPR with the owner of my regular shop. Since this is technically a pre-release I was only able to smoke 1 cigar for this review. This cigar has Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers with an aged Ligero Cameroon wrapper. Let's take a look at this sample and see how it performs.
The first thing I notice when looking at the cigar is the band and how it is looks compared to the wrapper of the cigar. If I remember correctly this cigar didn't have a band until recently. The band is a muted brown and gold that to me really looks good against the medium light brown wrapper. The difference in colors is very subtle. The wrapper has a medium amount of veins and has some oils to it. Giving the cigar a squeeze I'm able to detect a small amount of give but with no soft spots. Putting my nose to the wrapper I'm able to detect notes of hay and leather, with hay, barnyard and a herbal spice coming from the foot. After clipping the cigar with my MTX and taking a cold draw on it I was greeted to the taste of dark chocolate with a very good draw.
As soon as I lit the cigar up I was hit with an intense spiciness. I would describe it as a Cameroon spice and what I think of as a LFD spice. Very nice so far. As I progress into the first third I'm able to detect the flavors of chocolate, coffee, leather, and an herbal spice. The draw was great and it produced a large volume of smoke. The burn line was slightly wavy, nothing too bad though. The ash was a greyish white and held on for about an inch and a half before needing to be tapped off. At this point this cigar was at the lower end of full strength. Surprisingly, since I normally don't like Cameroon wrapped cigars, I was really enjoying this cigar through the first third.
The flavors of the cigar didn't change much, except with the addition of some earthiness, as I progressed into the second third. The spice, both Cameroon & LFD, were still present and in the forefront of the flavors. The draw continued to be great and it continued to produce a large volume of smoke.
The spice seemed to tone down a bit in the final third with the strength maybe moving down into the medium-full range. The flavors didn't change much from the second third. The burn line almost evened itself out without needing a touch up.
I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this cigar. Like I said earlier I normally don't like Cameroon wrapped cigars. I did go into this with an open mind and really glad I did. I would definitely buy this again and will probably try the other sizes to see how they compare. Now this cigar isn't for the new smoker as it will probably put them on their rear end, but anyone who enjoys stronger cigars must try this cigar.
The first thing I notice when looking at the cigar is the band and how it is looks compared to the wrapper of the cigar. If I remember correctly this cigar didn't have a band until recently. The band is a muted brown and gold that to me really looks good against the medium light brown wrapper. The difference in colors is very subtle. The wrapper has a medium amount of veins and has some oils to it. Giving the cigar a squeeze I'm able to detect a small amount of give but with no soft spots. Putting my nose to the wrapper I'm able to detect notes of hay and leather, with hay, barnyard and a herbal spice coming from the foot. After clipping the cigar with my MTX and taking a cold draw on it I was greeted to the taste of dark chocolate with a very good draw.
As soon as I lit the cigar up I was hit with an intense spiciness. I would describe it as a Cameroon spice and what I think of as a LFD spice. Very nice so far. As I progress into the first third I'm able to detect the flavors of chocolate, coffee, leather, and an herbal spice. The draw was great and it produced a large volume of smoke. The burn line was slightly wavy, nothing too bad though. The ash was a greyish white and held on for about an inch and a half before needing to be tapped off. At this point this cigar was at the lower end of full strength. Surprisingly, since I normally don't like Cameroon wrapped cigars, I was really enjoying this cigar through the first third.
The flavors of the cigar didn't change much, except with the addition of some earthiness, as I progressed into the second third. The spice, both Cameroon & LFD, were still present and in the forefront of the flavors. The draw continued to be great and it continued to produce a large volume of smoke.
The spice seemed to tone down a bit in the final third with the strength maybe moving down into the medium-full range. The flavors didn't change much from the second third. The burn line almost evened itself out without needing a touch up.
I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this cigar. Like I said earlier I normally don't like Cameroon wrapped cigars. I did go into this with an open mind and really glad I did. I would definitely buy this again and will probably try the other sizes to see how they compare. Now this cigar isn't for the new smoker as it will probably put them on their rear end, but anyone who enjoys stronger cigars must try this cigar.
Body: 8/10
Strength: 8/10
Complexity: 6/10
AFP Scale
Pre-light: 2/2
Construction: 1.5/2
Flavor: 4/5
Value: 1/1
Total: 8.5/10
Total: 8.5/10
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