Name: La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Maduro 660

Country: Dominican Republic

Shape: Parejo

Size: 4 5/8 inches x 60

Strength: Full

When it comes to LFD’s Double Ligero, my favorite is the Chisel Maduro, but the 660 is also good.

I smoked it with a glass of Havana Club Barrel Proof and enjoyed it while reading a book. The book I’m reading this week is one by Daniel Susskind called A World Without Work. It pairs well with bull-bodied cigars. It talks about artificial intelligence and automation, how they are and will be replacing humans at work, and how we should respond. An important book to read in 2023.

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Branding: My eyes are used to the LFD bands by now. I smoked so many of their cigars that I’ve become very familiar with them.

Construction: The Double Ligero Maduro 660 is a well-constructed cigars. It is firm and has no weak spots.

Pre-light: Tongue detects sweetness that reminds me of Lebanese simple syrup (ater).

Cut: As almost always, I give my parejo a straight cut. No issues there at all.

Burn: Even burn all the way.

Duration: A good 90 minutes. But if I weren’t reading a book and only there for a cigar, I could have finished it in 60 minutes or so.

Draw: Good.

Smoke: I get a more beautiful smoke smoking the Chisel Maduro mentioned above, but the 660’s smoke is alright, too.

Ash: Nothing to complain about here.

Flavor: Strong. Notes of leather, licorice, chocolate milk, molasses, pepper.

Name: Liga Privada Unico Serie Feral Flying Pig

Country: Nicaragua

Shape: Perfecto

Size: 5 3/8 inches x 60

Strength: Full

I didn’t enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed the UF-13. But it was a decent smoke, nonetheless.

I paired it first with a glass of Aviation American Gin and then with a glass of Havana Club Barrel Proof on the rocks. Both went pretty well with it.

The plan was to spend some time alone at the lounge and read. The goal was to relax. But that didn’t happen because my wife and her friends joined me soon enough, and I had to teach them all how to smoke cigars. It was fun. We ended up at a bar drinking Belgian beer and planning a getaway.

Name: Dominican Big Leaguer 35th Anniversary

Country: Dominican Republic

Shape: Box-Pressed

Size: (6 1/4 inches x 56)

Strength: Medium

It was my friend who chose this cigar.
“It’s a good one,” I told him after a few draws.
I smoked it until my fingers burned.

It was a good day, I remember.
We went to this nice restaurant
in Kfardebian.
There was me, my wife, my friend, and his wife.
We had a good meal —
Cold cuts, pork chops, duck magret, and fondue.
Pizza, too.
And two bottles of wine:
The first was Lebanese,
the second was French.

We laughed a good bunch,
talked a good bunch.
When they finally served the pain perdu,
it was already snowing,
and it was time for us to leave.

“It was a good one,” I told my friend
as I put the cigar in the ashtray
for it to die peacefully.
“Good stuff. Really good stuff.”