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La Flor Dominicana Salomon
It is a sickness. Plain and simple. I am talking about the need to buy a cigar that is rare, or a cigar that is begging to be reviewed. Today’s cigar is an example of that sickness. Barrister Cigars got these sticks in a couple of weeks ago, and I was lucky enough to pick up 1 of the 2 boxes he had in stock. Written on the beautifully designed box is, The vintage filler and binders we used in the first edition of Salomones were grown in our farm in La Cunela, Dominican Republic in 2004 & 2005. The wrappers are aged Habano.
Cigar: La Flor Domicana The Salomon
Size: 7 x 64
Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Appearance & Construction (20/20): A visually beautiful constructed cigar featuring an exquisite looking wrapper that has oils pouring off of it. Upon examination this mammoth cigar has some veins but none that stand out. With the cigar in hand it has a nice weight to it, and no soft spots.
Flavor & Notes (30/30): Upon lighting this cigar it is evident that this cigar lacks the punch that I’ve grown to expect for La Flor Dominicana but that is by no means a negative. On the first third of the smoke there are subtle notes of leather and cocoa that my palate identifies effortlessly. The second third of the smoke maintains the subtle leather notes that act as a canvas for some black cherry notes. The final third of the smoke offers cocoa and some subtle licorice notes with the latter being more noticeable on the finish.
Burn/Ash/Draw (15/25): At 28.00 a stick one would expect more on the burn/draw/ash. Having to touch up the cigar on a regular basis was frustrating to the point where I am about to fire off a letter to La Flor Domincana. This will be my first ever complaint to a cigar company and I will keep you informed. The burn was jagged, the ash was light, flaky, and flowered some. And while the draw was acceptable for me, the cigar I gave to my friend was extremely plugged.
Overall (20/25): My biggest complaint with this LFD is the burn. I was hoping that a stick of this cost would have had a better burn, but it did not. Both cigars I smoked had to be touched up numerous times which was frustrating to no end. And to be honest, the cigars I have smoked out of the box so far all had something wrong with them. Plugged, flowering of ash, bad burn line and more. It has totally turned me off to La Flor Dominicana and it has forced me to voice my first ever letter of complaint to a cigar company. This cigar is Jekyll & Hyde. It is visually beautiful, and has a great flavor profile while the burn/ash/draw is horrendous.
Rating: 85
Price: $28.00
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Good Lord! You should complain because a cigar that costs that much should at least have no smoking problems with it.
I remember your live tweets about the burn & draw issues. This is a great review that demostrates the complexity of cigars. I certainly think a complaint letter is appropriate. Some people complain just for the hell of it. But I think this is a legitimate issue. Thanks for the review.
Sadly at $20+ this shouldn’t give a bad experience but I just smoked one of the few I bought the other day and only had a tad of a burn issue at the very beginning. Then again with any extremely tapered figurado tip like that I more often than not end up with a little of an uneven burn.
So was the filler lopsided with the intended draw funnel running down one side or was it just unbalanced moisture?
With La Flor Dominicana sending me a replacement box we studied the cigars that were left in the bad box….
Upon futher review 3 of the remain 7 had separate leafs at the perfect tip. We even took one cigar and took it apart revealing that there were 2 seperate pieces of wrapper used to make the cigar which is appalling considering the price of these sticks
I am hoping the replacement box is better.
That is shatty to use two wrappers instead of just one. So just to be straight the prefecto tip is supposed to the same homogeneous wrapper as the rest of the cigar? I always thought it was a little add on that was probably a trimming from the cuts to make the head cap. I’ll have to look more closely at the figurados I have with these same tips at the foot.
I have smoked around a box and a half of these cigars from different shops. I have had only to re-light once on some cigars towards the end of the cigar. This cigar burned incredible with lots of smoke. We have smoked this cigar during poker night and all agreed individually this was a great cigar and was an enjoyable experience. This vitola is hard to make and only the experience rollers can do so properly. It seems by your comments that perhaps a couple of boxes were done by a less experienced up and comer roller and thus the outcome of your experience. This cigar taste incredible (mild spice, sweetness. coffee, cocoa, leather) with a smooth complexity to it. I have smoked some of the best cigars available including Cubans. This cigar instantly tells me there is Cuban stock in it. It taste like it, smells like it and it’s enjoyable from beggining to end.. I am only adding to this journal so if anyone is thinking of having one please by all means do so. Then you can add your own experience to this journal.
Frank
I agree with all you said, but mine draw fine and burn evenly. I was given a few from a friend before I invested in a box. Your review has given me pause. Thank you. I hope you are offered a new box as the burn issue is wrong.
It’s not matter but sometime cigar get problem while smoking.
I am interested in acquiring empty Salomones boxes, if there are still any out there. I am an instrument maker, and have discovered that the Salomones boxes make a wonderful guitar. The top makes a great soundboard, and the trrapezoid shape looks really good. If anyone has them, I’m interested in acquiring them.Thanks for your time,
Bruce Graham
Wood, Leather & Stone, Etc. LLC
Epsom, NH
hidesmith@aol.com
I was Lucky to obtain 3 of these cigars. I was informed that only 3000 of this cigar were made, if I am misinformed please correct me. However, this was my first Salomone I ever had, I have been enjoing cigars for 15 years & have a large collection of rare & hard to find sticks, as well as many Cubans. I loved this cigar even though when first lit I found it hard to draw but soon realized that once passed the nipple it opens to about 1/4-1/2 inch. I experienced leathery flavoors,some coffee with spicey flavors with a lot of different nuances of very complex flavors, ending with sweetness cocoa, coffee. The burn for me after smoking 2 of the 3 Ihave{the last one is ageing & plume is forming in my humidor for rare & ageing). This cigar made me a true lover of Salomones, but of course my fav. is still the Arturo Funte Hemmingway Sig. Maduro, which reminds me of choclate egg creams growing up in Brooklyn,NY. I welcome any feedback. Thank you, BOBBYG
Sometimes issues arises because it become a part of complexity.but it is not always there.
I’ve smoked over 15 of these and have found that the secret to a perfect burn is patience in lighting it. You need to be sure you are giving it a lengthy amount of time to light the wrapper.