The tobaccos used for the the La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet Lancero include a Cameroon Ligero wrapper, while the binder Dominican and filler are cultivated in the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.
▪ Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
▪ Size: 38 x 190 mm (7.5″)
▪ Capa: Cameroon Ligero
▪ Capote: Dominican Republic
▪ Tripa: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
▪ Price: $10.50
Aesthetically it is dressed up in a colorado maduro shade wrapper, oily and smooth to the touch. The filling reveals some soft spots, not unusual in these kind of vitolas. The head finish shows a nice pig tail, wrapped up in itself.
La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet Lancero: the cold draw reveals intense notes of cocoa. Despite the small ring gauge, the chocolate flavor is so intense that it seems to be in front a chocolate bar. The cigar starts out spicy.
After some puffs into the first third, the spicyness is still well present and accompanies every puff. They are followed by resin wood notes and the background delivers earthy aromas. The strength is slightly over the medium (3,5/5).
The spiciness fades a little in the second third, but stays present in the background. The resin wood is now followed by herbs. The strength increases, reaching a medium full level (4/5).
The final third sees the spicy notes coming back and moving to the foreground, followed by intense cocoa. The herbal notes move to the background. The strength stays medium full (4/5).
Overall, the La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet Lancero exhibits a structured aromatic palette, with a discreet harmony. The flavor intensity is pronounced, while the evolution is instead contained and is more an interchanging of flavors, but without any changes from the first couple puffs. Given the size, this last aspect is not insignificant.
Rating: 87