La Flor Dominicana Ligeros Double Ligero Chiselito Maduro

I don't mind small cigars when they're good and this one is just that. It very much reminds me of the 1926 no. 35 with less just a little less mocha.

This cigar looks nice. It's unique in being so small and having the chisel roll. The very dark wrapper is pretty smooth yet has noticeable veins and is slightly matte. It smells really great too. I used my bullet cutter and made a hole just a little bit back from the tip being careful not to go too deep. That worked great as I received a very easy draw and it took advantage of the chisel roll whereby it hit the palatte prior to the tongue. It did taste harsh though at first with even a bit of an ammonia off taste. Not a good start I'll admit...But, that was just at first! Quickly it settled down and then had a really nice buttery toasted nutty woody leathery flavor. The spice was prominent and got better and better.

I guess I'm a Padron mad, but this one had the important qualities of the 1926 Padron no. 35 so I found myself truly enjoying it.

Lito Gomez is definitely a guy I trust to deliver good strong cigars and I applaud him on the whole Chisel line. When time is an issue the Chisel Lito is a good choice. It's full, the ash is very white and mine burned evenly until I removed the band so that wasn't really any kind of issue then as it was nearing it's completion. I recommend this smoke for someone liking a slightly sweet spicy full-bodied smoke in a small package you can smoke in 30 minutes or less.

Damn I love this cigar! The full flavors are very true to the DL line and also very much a scaled down version of DL Chisel maduro. Tons of smoke, tons of flavor, and between a 30-40 minute smoke. Value is a subjective thing and while not priced as a daily smoke based on my paycheck I still rate it as a tremendous bang for the buck. Based on the box price from CI these are under $4 a stick.

I enjoy most of LFD's offerings, but this is one of my favorites. This is full bodied with flavors nuts and chocolate. I have been smoking these for a couple years now, and I have not had a bad one yet. Construction and flavor are very consistent. They satisfy without taking a long time to finish. Highly recommended.

well, what can i say? i smoked one of these tonight, and it was not my first. its not something i smoke all the time, but when i do i'm always blown away by it.

i've only had the double ligero in the maduro wrapper, and only had the ligero in the natural wrapper. maybe thats why i prefer the double maduro.

but this cigar, despite its size, is more satisfying than almost any other cigar out there. strong, rich, smooth, enjoyable.

it would be better with a wider ring gauge, but i'm far from rich and this was $6 as it is.

straight out of the box (or rather, straight out of the shop's humidor) it approaches the ashton heritage puro sol, VSG, or fuente's opus x in strength, flavor, and appearance. i definitely get the feeling that with a bit of aging, maybe a year or so, this cigar would be entirely unequalled for the price. i'm considering buying a box next time i have some money to spare, just so i can age them and have some unspeakably wonderful cigars for the price of good cigars (plus the price of patience)

they look beautiful, and the draw is amazing. i am no expert, but i am under the impression that the chisel shape helps improve the draw.

the burn started uneven, but corrected itself with little effort and no relighting.

gave me as much nicotine as most full bodied churchills, yet the size is pretty much that of a corona.

full, rich flavor, but i do prefer the wider ring gauges on this cigar.

if the company aged it a little longer, it would be among the best cigars on the market, up there with the higher end gurkhas, ashtons, fuentes, and others. but then again, if the company aged it longer, it would be more expensive.

for a budget-minded coinnesseur, this line is a must buy if you have the patience for aging. if you plan to get a box for immediate smoking pleasure, you can find bigger and equally satisfying cigars for less.

I picked one up yesterday at a B&M I had never been to. I hadn't even seen the brand before. It's smaller in RG than my usual preferred robusto size. I like to allow a B&M shop to recommend something so I can see if I'll be willing to take their advice in the future.

I've had one billed this strong before, a Litto Gomez Cubano, part of a trade and it kicked my fat rear.

I was in the mood for a ligero. The B&M owner said you don't need a cutter with the chisel. I've never had a cigar like that and was suspicious that that was gimmicky, but it isn't bad.

I am about 1/2" into it and can already feel a buzz developing. Buzz is good. However, I may have made a mistake by not having a meal yet today... not that that would impact the flavor of the stick.

Sadly, in Los Angeles, B&M's are never a bargain due to Meathead Rob Reiner's taxes that are spent not on schoolkids but had $23M for his marketing pals, but I'm leaving this message on my screen to report as I go. The price wasn't bad for a single. I also like to support my local B&M's because they're a dying breed here in totalitarian Kalifornia, a state bent on stepping on Constitutional freedoms at every opportunity, to the point of outlawing smoking OUTDOORS in some cities.

So here's my box score Thursday lunch hour review:

* 1/4" strong but not much flavor yet.
* 1/2" initial buzz developing. I don't know why, but it seems that only Cubans and my La Aroma de Cuba Corona Minors have good first impressions.
* 3/4" coffees and dark chocolates kick in... nice! If the rest of the smoke continues like this, I'll be a very happy camper! Burn is a little uneven, but livable.
* 1" love the taste of the maduro wrapper. Burn is worsening with a 1/4" lip on the underside holding up the ash. I've got a stainless steel ash tray with a 5" long holder and have moved the stick to balance slightly diagonally so that there is no part "shielded" from burning correctly. I'm reminded of the camping $5 bet where people don't know you can boil water over a fire in a paper cup since the paper can only get as hot as the water inside, leaving just the top of the cup where there is no water to get singed and burn.
* 1 1/4" OK, unless this turns into a dog rocket in the last 2/3, I know I'm going to want more of these in my humi. Yup, moving the stick on the ashtray so that there is no part of what's burning on the metal enabled the stick to even itself out. The ash is not strong and you need to tap it if you're smoking sitting down and don't want some cool ash on your lap or keyboard. The stick can rest a few minutes right now without extinguishing itself. That's a plus.
* 1 1/2" It's lost a little of the chocolate and is more of a strong espresso now. I'm thinking that this would be good with the Thai food mentioned earlier and I'm annoyed that Los Angeles' only kosher Thai food restaurant closed about a decade ago.
* 2" still lots of nice smoke and holding the espresso flavor. Just smelled my fingers and like the whiff of the wrapper. No, I don't season my fingers like Poker. The buzz is getting deeper. (And Leon is getting laaaaarrrrrger.)
* 2 1/2" ditto my 2" review. I'm not a big fan of the chisel as it feels a little tentative like a banana being squeezed out of its peel, but I can live with that. Maybe the next time, I'll cut it so I have a wider tip. I keep feeling like the chisel is going to close up on me but a 1/4 rotation ensures that the smoke flows smoothly.
* 2 3/4" PEPPER! Nice black pepper. Me likes. The smoke coming off the end (not what I'm exhaling) is mild and pleasing.
* 3". Anticipating getting a wood toothpick because this is definitely going to be nubbable.
* 3 1/2" Pepper mellowing. No hot spots and burn has been perfect when I've made sure to balance this stick so that the ash isn't on a ledge of my ashtray.
* 3 3/4". Because of the chisel, I can't really stick the toothpick in as close to the nub as I'

I've smoked more of these and wanted to revise my review downward. After further evaluation, I have come to the conclusion that these smokes burn a little too hot and are almost overpowering in that I taste too much smokiness and not much else. I bought several from different tobacconists just to be sure that it wasn't a bad batch one one place, too. It's still a solid smoke and might be up your alley, provided you like em real strong. I prefer it's larger cousins since they burn cooler, unlocking more diverse flavors.

A couple weeks ago, I tried the La For Dominicana Factory Press, which is a monster 7x60 smoke and ranks in my top 10. The only downside to such a massive smoke is that it takes hours to smoke it. Given my positive experience, I decided to try its little brother, the Double Ligero Chiselito Maduro.

Like its sibling, the Chiselito is a fantastic smoke. It burns well, if inevenly (which is pretty common for odd shaped smokes), and produces copious amounts of smoke. This medium-to-full bodied stogie is different from most maduros, where you get most of the flavor from the wrapper; not so here. This smoke is bursting with flavor, including hints of coffee bean, chocolate, cashew nuts, and that certain something that makes this brand stand out from the crowd. The finish was very long and as time went by, I had the constant taste of rich chocolate on my palette, even through dinner!

This is a great smoke and I look forward to trying more of La Flor's offerings. Try this one, you'll be plesantly surprised!

This little feller is Da Bomb, a powerful little smoke with great buzz factor, eat a good meal before firing this beast up. Coffee and leather on a very satisfying cigar. Burn and draw were exceptional. Really liked the power of this cigar.

This is just the flat out - most powerful monster ever . I smoke two boxes of vsg's a month and they are like air stix compared to the chisel mad dub liggy . bam ...bet you can't smoke half... you have to use the bullet cutter to put a hole right thru the chisel. just the best bar none.