Lito Gomez Diez
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I had this as my "4th of July" smoke tonight. All I gotta say is Wow! What a fantastic cigar. This was the Americano vitola - about a 6x46 approximately. As if I wasn't already a LFD ****. I got this down at Kuzi's B&M in February and I'm glad I broke this out for a nice special occasion smoke.
So the core of this one reminded me of the Airbender but with a lot more complexity. To me, the Airbender is good, but the Diez really kicks it up into the "wow factor" that all of us are looking for. The woody core is complimented by a really smooth blend of spices. Cinnamon and vanilla, and a marshmellow-like sweetness that I loved. Burn was near perfect, smoke output was really nice. Definitely one of the better cigars I've had in a long while. Everything I've read about this one says "full bodied" but this was really mellow to me - mild to medium in my humble opinion. It could help that I had a steak before hand!
Anyone know how I can grab more of these at a decent price? heh, or anyone have any for trade? It's a long shot, but I'll throw it out there!
So the core of this one reminded me of the Airbender but with a lot more complexity. To me, the Airbender is good, but the Diez really kicks it up into the "wow factor" that all of us are looking for. The woody core is complimented by a really smooth blend of spices. Cinnamon and vanilla, and a marshmellow-like sweetness that I loved. Burn was near perfect, smoke output was really nice. Definitely one of the better cigars I've had in a long while. Everything I've read about this one says "full bodied" but this was really mellow to me - mild to medium in my humble opinion. It could help that I had a steak before hand!
Anyone know how I can grab more of these at a decent price? heh, or anyone have any for trade? It's a long shot, but I'll throw it out there!
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if i walk into a room and there are 20 people smoking cigars, i can always tell if someone is smoking one of those. it cuts through everything else.
...now i want an air bender.
I picked up a Litto Gomez Diez Puro 2009 chisel to try. My first impressions are that I definitely get the Airbender comparison, I'm seeing several similarities. About a half inch in I'm getting a pepper tingle on the draw and a bit through the nose, not a whole lot, but it seems well balanced with the notes of cedar and leather I'm picking up on. Also getting something I can't quite identify, I want to call it an oily taste and on and off I'm getting an almost buttery taste. Medium-full at the 1 inch mark and pretty consistent with flavors, great draw, even burn and tons of thick smoke.
Into the second third and the flavors have mostly remained, the cedar has fallen off a bit and the oilyness has become more prominent, a bit of ligero tang that I notice in quite a few LFD cigars has developed as well. First ash fell at 2 inches...right on my shirt, d'oh. That buttery flavor I mentioned before continues to show up every 5-7 puffs. The pepper is picking up at the mid point and the cedar is coming back on. Burn and draw are still very good, not quite as much smoke coming at the end of the second third but still ample.
The flavors are consistent getting into the final third with minor shifts in dominance and the buttery note having left with the second third, smoking pace has slowed as the cigar is heating up more though no bitterness experienced. Strength is at the full end of med-full at this point. Smoked to the nub.
Final thoughts: I should have had more than a banana in the morning before smoking this cigar as it is definitely hitting me. Of the chisels I've had, this one has smoked the best needing only a couple minor corrections in the final third when it hit a large vein. I'm sold on this cigar, I will gladly buy more of these.