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La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero: flavour profile and cigars like it

La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero is a full hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuadorian Sumatra, sun-grown (Natural; Maduro also made) wrapper over Dominican ligero long filler (estate-grown) filler. Published tasting notes mention leather, coffee bean, earth, black pepper, espresso and mesquite.

On our flavour map it leans toward earth and leather, with cocoa and coffee behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Bolívar Coronas Junior and Camacho Triple Maduro.

What does La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • leather
  • coffee bean
  • earth
  • black pepper
  • espresso
  • mesquite

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperEcuadorian Sumatra, sun-grown (Natural; Maduro also made)
BinderDominican (estate-grown)
FillerDominican ligero long filler (estate-grown)
StrengthFull
Made byLa Flor Dominicana (Litto Gomez), Dominican Republic
SizesChiselito 5x44 · #600 5.25x52 · Chisel 6x54 · #700 6.5x60 · #854 8x54 · Digger 8.5x60

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: full-bodied and flavorful, consistent, long smoke and steady burn.

Some say: draw too firm on some and wrapper quality varies.

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the United States.

Cigars like La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero

  1. Bolívar Coronas Junior100% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanSame strength.
  2. Camacho Triple Maduro83% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · FullMore pepper and spice, same strength.
  3. Padrón 1926 Serie81% flavour matchMaduro wrapper · FullLess cocoa and coffee, same strength.
  4. My Father The Judge75% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · FullSame Sumatra wrapper style, more cedar and wood, less earth and leather, same strength.
  5. Rocky Patel Decade72% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullSame Sumatra wrapper style, less earth and leather, a step milder.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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