La Flor Dominicana Maduro Especial # 2
Origin: Dominican Republic
Size: 6.50 X 38/52
Wrapper: Maduro

From Brothers Cigar:
La Flor Dominicana was founded in 1994, in the city of Santiago, in the Dominican Republic. Under the direction of Litto Gomez and Ines Lorenzo-Gomez. Their commitment to quality, consistency and customer service, has made the brand among the most prestigious premium cigar brands in the world. They have created many different blends. Mild to full bodied, designed to satisfy the different palates of demanding smokers. The wrappers in their family of cigars are the finest grown in Connecticut, Cameroon, Ecuador and Mexico.

Reviewed by: MrChef
Date: October 2002
Notes:

I have always been a big fan of this line. The El Jockos are some of my all time favorites. The #2 is a big old Torpedo. The wrapper was black as coal and the smell and taste of the cigar before lighting was fantastic. It was almost like a big thick licorice stick. The draw before and after lighting was also perfect, giving up tons of thick smoke. The flavor was rich and strong, kind of peppery. It burned slow and even with a good solid ash. Now the bad news, as I got to the last 1/3 of the cigar it turned very harsh and bitter. I know some cigars will start to get hot near the end, but this one did a total 180 when I hit this mark. So much so that it almost startled me. I tried a few more puffs hoping it would settle back down, but it just got nastier and nastier. Finally I just set it down.

I would not let this one instance deter me from trying these again. As I said the El Jocko have always been great cigars. This one unfortunately just went south fast.