La Flor Dominicana Reserva Especial
Posted By ironmeden on July 29, 2010
I’ve had this cigar for a couple years after attending a La Flor Dominicana event at Tobacco Grove. I’ve been waiting for a nice hot evening to smoke it up and it finally came on a humid 90 degree day.
La Flor Dominicana Reserva Especial
Wrapper: Ecuadoran Connecticut
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Piloto Cubano
The Reserva Especial comes in 7 sizes, but only one size comes in both the Natural and Maduro. The El Jocko which measures 3 1/2 x 32 – 54. This cigar looks like a meaty son of a gun. The wrapper is a dark brown, almost leaning towards the Black end of the spectrum.
I clip the head of the cigar and light it with my Colibri triple flame lighter. Its almost too much lighter for this firecracker.
Call the Fire Department because is some spice to this cigar. I’m not sure what that means, but lets go with it. There are many layers of depth to this cigar at the start. From the tingle of spice on the tip of the tongue to the rich leather overtones after each draw, this is a flavorful cigar from the very start.
At the 1/4 mark, which is where the burn just gets to the bulge in the cigar, the tingle of spice lightens up as well as the overall intensity of the flavor, but they are still strong.
Halfway through the burn takes a turn for the worse and gets a little uneven. I want to just keep puffing on the cigar its so good, but being a short stick, I have to take my time. The sweetness of the maduro comes shining through here, a dark and rich expresso flavor jumps out.
At the 3/4 mark I know I have to slow down, my head is spinning. The cigar needs a light touch up to even the burn. This cigar is so smooth.
The La Flor Dominicana Reserva Especial reminds of when I was younger. We’d have a group of guys get together and we would start the evening with a shot of Jagemeister. We would slam it down and the night would just begin. This is the type of cigar you would smoke first if you want to get the full effect of a delicious smoke. You do want to smoke this cigar on a full stomach, this is not for the novice cigar smoker. I give this cigar a 5 out of 5. Rating: 





