Size: 5″ x 50
Vitola: Robusto
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Origin: The DR
Age: Fresh
Woo-hoo! The newest creation from Litto Gomez was on my must try list. The name Air Bender has two meanings according to Litto, the first is due to his affinity for Kung Fu movies and the other is that smoke appears to be bending air as it dissipates. Kinda poetic, no? My shop, Empire Cigars, just got the whole line in and I couldn’t be more excited.
My hope is that this has everything that was so good about the LFD Salomones at a fraction of the price.
I had the robusto and it began like others wish they finished. Cherry (a Litto specialty) and cocoa and leather without the dryness.
There was a subtle nose spice that picked up now and then.
This is the Zen cigar for sure- a great balance between flavor and strength, complex and gives you that mouthful of flavor that you get in the “sweet spot” in most other cigars.
This, however, is not the strongest cigar in the LFD stable, but makes up for it in flavor tenfold.
The last half amped up the cocoa, and threw in some espresso with a touch of Habano musk!
If every 8 dollar cigar was this good… My only real complaint was that the draw was pretty tight, and that’s what kept it from an “A” rating.
Rating: 89 (B+)
