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Cigar Brand? La Flor Dominica

Size Name? L400

Length/Ring Gauge? 5 ¾ x 54 ring

Purchase Date? 4/10/08

Box or Individual?

Smoking Date? 4/12/08

Packaging? Band w/ no cello

Price (Per Cigar or Box)? $6.25

Where Purchased? Signature Cigars

Country Where Made: Dominican Rep.

Meal/Beverage: None

Overall Appearance and Presentation of Cigar (Max. 20 Points) (20 of 20)

Wrapper Color? (4 of 4) Beautiful dark wrapper – even color

Consistent Color Within Box? (2 of 2)

Very consistent color

Oily/Dry? (2 of 2) Beautiful sheen

Veiny/Smooth? (4 of 5) Smooth

Cap Construction? (1 of 1) Nice cap

Packaging? (2 of 2) Nice presentation

Ease of Cutting? (2 of 2) Clean cut

Construction (Soft, Hard)? (2 of 2) Soft

Lighting and Burning Properties (Max. 15 Points) (14 of 15)

Even Initial Light? (1 of 1) Nice even initial light

Even Burn? (10 of 11)

Very slight uneven ad middle

Resting Smoke (light & even, smoldering)?

(1 of 1) Light gray, good volume

Burn Rate (fast, perfect, slow)? (1 of 1) an even burn all the way down

Ash (Solid, Black, White and Crumbly)?

Medium gray ash – held together nicely

Require Re-Lighting? (1 of 1) No – cigar stayed lit even with long rests

Construction (Max. 30 Points) (28 of 30)

Draw (25 of 27) Even draw – easy and very comfortable

Wrapper Stays Intact? (3 of 3) Yes

Taste (Max. 35 Points) (34 of 35)

Light, Medium, Full-Bodied? Full bodied smoke that was the same all the way

Bitter, Harsh, Smooth? Very smooth, great tobacco taste – no harshness

Sweet/Salty? Slightly sweet – nice flavor off the wrapper

Bland, Vegetal, Spicy, Peppery? Just a hint of floral, nice vegetal taste – a bit of spice evenly throughout the smoke

Describe Any Changes in Body or Flavor: This cigar started out great and kept it up right down to the end. The tobacco taste was full and even with no hints of harshness. It built very slightly towards the very end. Wafted resting smoke was clean and much like the drawn smoke.

Aroma (Rich and Smooth and Acrid)? A rich resting aroma – smooth and not acrid

Finish? Very pleasant finish – relaxing and very satisfying – the taste stayed with me long after I put it out

Comments: This is a truly satisfying cigar. The wrapper is a joy to behold. I had a beautiful sheen and felt very nice in hand. I found myself admiring the roller’s efforts in putting it together. A full bodied stogie, it never was harsh or made me feel dizzy – smooth and even right down to the end.

Total Score / Grade: 95