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La Flor Dominicana Solis (6 1/2 x 50 Toro Extra)

Tiny Tim's Cigar Blog · Dec 31, 2022

6.50″ × 50

La Flor Dominicana Solis (Toro Extra)

Cigar Coop · Sep 3, 2023

Many cigar companies are family operations, and that applies to La Flor Dominicana. Certainly, the brand is known for the creations of Litto Gomez, but Litto’s wife Ines and his son Tony have been involved with the company for many years. In 2022, it was time for another Gomez to bring his first project to […] Key flavors: Earth, Natural Tobacco, Dried Fruit, Cedar, Pepper, Baker’s Spice.

Toro Extra · 6.50″ × 50 · Medium (1st 2/3), Medium to Full (Final Third) · Dominican Republic

La Flor Dominicana Solis (Pre Release)

Blind Man's Puff · Aug 19, 2022 · pre-release (2022)

La Flor Dominicana announced a new cigar just before PCA 2022, Solis. This new cigar is the work of Litto Gomez Jr., son of Litto Gomez and little brother to Tony Gomez, well-known figures in the company. Solis comes from the Latin word “sol” meaning sun. Litto Jr. created and and worked on La Flor Dominicana Solis slowly over the past years during his breaks from college where he spent time with his father and brother at the LFD factory in Tamboril. This cigar was reviewed blind (no bands) by a panel of at least 4 reviewers. They did not know what they were smoking beforehand. The scores are an average of all the reviewers' scores with outliers removed. All of our cigars reviewed are shipped to the panelists with Boveda packs to ensure optimal smoking experience. La Flor Dominicana had been in business for 6 years when Litto Jr. came into the world. After 22 years later he released his first project for La Flor Dominicana. Litto Sr. helped his son through the blending process while Tony assisted with the art to bring his brother’s vision to life. Litto Jr. said that he was inspired by his brothers work on La Nox to come up with the project. The blend for the cigar uses a sun grown Habano wrapper, Sumatra Binder, and a blend of Dominican tobaccos from La Flor Dominicana ‘s farm in La Canela. Solis comes in one vitola, a 6 1/2 x 50 toro extra. Each cigar costs $12.20 and comes in boxes of 20.

Toro · 6.50″ × 50 · Medium · Dominican Republic

La Flor Dominicana Solis Toro

Cigar Aficionado · Jun 1, 2023

First puffs of this reddish toro burst with white pepper but settle down to show warmer notes of dark-roasted coffee, walnut shell and red meat. A hint of coconut leads to the espresso-bean finish.

Toro · 6.50″ × 50 · Medium-Full · Dominican Republic

La Flor Dominicana Solis

Halfwheel · Mar 8, 2023 · Nov. 21, 2022

For the second time in four reviews , I’m here to tell you that I’m not sure what this cigar is supposed to taste like. I never had my Goldilocks moment where I found a Solis with an ideal draw to see what this blend could taste like. I suspect there’s still a lot of earthiness and pepper flavors, but I also would bet there’s a lot more. Not just more flavors but more flavor combinations, more layers and more complexity. What’s uniquely troubling here is that I found that both the earthiness and pepper flavors were very good expressions of how those flavors can taste in cigars, but there needs to be more. If you gave me the world’s best rice, vinegar and a $1 million bluefin tuna, I’d make some really bad sushi. It’s a similar story here. No matter how great the recipe is, no matter how excellent the tobacco is—if those components aren’t bunched properly, the cigar will not taste as intended. At some point, I’m sure I’ll smoke a La Flor Dominicana Solis without a draw issue and I’ll get a much better sense of what this blend is supposed to be—and most likely a much better cigar—but the first cigars weren’t that.

Toro Extra · 6.50″ × 50 · Dominican Republic

La Flor Dominicana Solis

Developing Palates · May 1, 2023 · December 2022

The La Flor Dominicana Solis had a nice start, but as the earth began increasing in the second third, it dropped down a level and maintained that the rest of the way. This was an interesting cigar to smoke. I could see it doing well, as it's a lighter offering than a fair amount of LFD's portfolio. I probably wouldn't see myself coming back to it all that often, but I would smoke it again.

Toro Extra · 6.50″ × 50 · Dominican Republic