La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero 700

Tonight's cigar of choice was the La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero 700 cigars.

Rating in at a 60 x 6 1/2, this bastard is one you shouldn't take for granted.

From their site...

Country	Score	Size	Ring Gauge	Length	Price	Issue Date
Dominican Republic	91	Corona Gorda	60	6 1/2"	$5.95	August 2003
Filler: Dom. Rep.		Binder: Dom. Rep.		Wrapper: Ecuador

A powerhouse cigar with girth. It draws well and produces a spicy aroma. This only Toro smacks of creamy, full bodied flavors including notes of chocolate. The finish is long and loaded with spice.

Due to the double ligero, it's a relatively powerful cigar, that I enjoyed immensely.  

The DL700 has a beautiful wrapper and didn't give me many problems with the burn.

While I didn't have to touch it up at all, the burn wasn't quite exactly what I was hoping for.

The ash of the cigar didn't flake off which is one of the few consistencies within the LFD line.

I was going to have one of my Camacho 10th Anniversary Corojo cigars, but I decided to hold off on that one for another day.

While I wouldn't recommend paying full price, if you can find these at your favorite online retailer, I'd suggest picking some up.

The Gurkha BEAST

I had one of the Gurkha "Beast"  cigars tonight after a long day of running around after visiting family after our honeymoon.

Here's the official rundown on the cigar...

The Gurkha Beast is a rare limited production blend with only 1,000 boxes produced annually.

Just as its name indicates, the Beast is a massive 6.5 x 58, allowing for several hours of smoking time with a large ring gauge to ensure the cigar never burns too hot. Medium to full-bodied and full-flavored, the Beast draws much of its flavor from the aged Costa Rican Maduro wrapper that covers the cigar. This wrapper is accentuated by a tri-country filler from the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Columbia.

What did I think of it, while it was a good cigar, it wasn't really a great cigar.  I liked it, but would I spend another 15 dollars on one, probably not.  Several hours smoking time, well no, not so much.  (I got an hour's worth.)

The burn on this cigar wasn't like I would typically expect out of a Gurkha product, towards the end of the cigar it started to even out, but I still had to keep fighting with it to get it to that point.

While I was slightly disappointed, I'm now looking forward to getting my limited edition Camacho Traveller's Bag on Tuesday even more.

Camacho Liberty- new current favorite. I have never smoked one down to less than 1/2 inch before...honestly who would. This cigar was amazing great draw - smooth burn ashed only in the wind at about 2 inches. Flavor from start to finish.

http://www.camachocigars.com/our-brands/ultra-premium/camacho-liberty-2007-series/