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Smoke: Fine Art of Smoke
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La Flor Dominicana
Michael Herklots
03/01/2006
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Photography by Cordero Studios/corderostudios.com
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Having just celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2004, La Flor Dominicana has
beaten all odds and become one of the most respected and requested brands on the
shelves of humidors. Despite pleas from the market for increased production,
Litto and Ines Gomez refuse to sacrifice the uncompromising requirements of time
that result in full-bodied yet balanced masterpieces.
Left to right:  La Flor Dominicana’s Ligero Oscuro, Factory Press Prensado,
and Litto Gomez Diez Oriental. (Click image to enlarge)
Ligero Oscuro Natural
Cabinet 200: A petit corona, its thin ring gauge allows the sun-grown Ecuadorian
Sumatra wrapper to shine, rounded by the Dominican binder and filler. It is a
full-bodied smoke offering a core of roasted nuts and earth.
Factory Press
Prensado: Litto Gomez shares, “For years I have been fascinated with our cigar
box pressing system. That is why I’m offering a very special cigar shipped in
the actual factory press.” Only 400 cabinet style boxes of 120 sticks are
available. They feature an aged Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, a first-crop 1997
Dominican corojo filler, and a Sumatra seed binder, aged eight years, also grown
on the La Canella farm. This 6 x 60 beast is an impressively cool smoke with
rich, earthy, and spicy flavors complemented by obvious cedar notes in both
flavor and aroma.
Litto Gomez Diez Oriental: Another petit corona,
this little jewel is a Dominican puro; the filler, binder, and wrapper all hail
from the La Flor Dominicana farm in La Canella, Dominican Republic. This beauty
is meaty and full bodied with loads of cinnamon and a favorable
aroma.
www.laflordominicana.com
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