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La finca corona cigar review11/6/2023 La Flor Dominicana’s Litto Gomez has an affinity for cigars with interesting shapes. Despite its official price of about $17, don’t be surprised to see it command much higher prices at retail due to its prestige and scarcity. The Dominican puro measures 7 5/8 inches by 49 ring. This 4-by-40 firecracker sells for less than $5 and is blended solely from Dominican leaves, including a tobacco called andullo that’s uncommon in most cigars.Įxceptionally crafted, complex, full-bodied, this is a triumph of cigarmaking. If you’re short on time, but big on powerful cigars, look no further than the Project 805 Petite Corona. Measuring 6 inches by 54 ring, it’s a big, bold cigar packed with powerful tobacco. And like the tool for which it is named, it has strength. At 7 inches by 47 ring gauge, this high-scoring smoke-made by the oldest producer of cigars in the Dominican Republic-is one of the best values you’ll find on the market.ĭark and gleaming with oils, this is an eye-catching figurado shaped like a stonemason’s chisel. ![]() Unlike most Dominican cigars, it’s made in Santo Domingo. Don’t let the light Ecuadoran wrapper fool you-the Torpedo (6 by 52) has plenty of character and strength. La Flor de Ynclan is Villiger’s fresh take on a long-discontinued Cuban brand. The 6-by-52 Belicoso has an earthy profile. Trinidad Santiago is rolled by cigarmaker Jochy Blanco, and it contains 100 percent Dominican tobacco. Underneath is an Indonesian cover leaf, and with a sub-$7 price tag (before taxes), this 5 1/2-by-44 smoke is a budget-friendly performer. Smoke it when you have a couple of hours to unwind.Ī relative bargain from Altadis that comes with a cedar sleeve. It’s a perfect after-dinner cigar that will last all night. Bold, yet balanced.įor maduro fans, this big cigar (7 1/2 inches by 52 ring) has a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper. The Hemingway line is composed entirely of shapely figurados, but this relatively skinny size is particularly striking.ĭonning a dark, Ecuadoran sun-grown wrapper and measuring 5 1/2 inches by 50 ring gauge, the Ashton VSG Robusto (as it’s commonly abbreviated) is a full-bodied blend that smacks of oak wood, cocoa and nuts. At 5 3/8 inches by 52 ring gauge, it shows notes of English breakfast tea and caramel around a pleasantly woody core (and it won the 2018 Cigar of the Year).ĭraped in an African Cameroon cover leaf, this perfecto measures 7 inches by 46 ring. Rolled in Santiago under the watchful eye of Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, this all-Nicaraguan Encore isn’t the powerhouse you might expect. ![]() Elegant and refined, this corona is a must for any Fuente fan. This slim cigar (it measures 5 1/2 inches by 44 ring) is the thinnest in the Casa Cuba line, a brand blended by the great Carlos Fuente Sr., who passed in 2016. Here are 11 of the top-scoring Dominican cigars of 2018, and the three that have been given our highest accolade. They vary in terms of flavor and strength, from the mild to the more muscle-bound. It’s no secret some of the best cigars in the world are made in the Dominican Republic.
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