Comments on: Cigar Insider: Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana

By: Review: La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Villano - TheCigarFeed TheCigarFeed

Review: La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Villano - TheCigarFeed TheCigarFeed — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:16:47 +0000

[...] that La Flor would release the cigar as a regular line in four formats, all with RGs 50 and over. Stogie Guys interviewed Litto shortly thereafter, which explains much of the history of the [...]

By: Stogie Commentary: Looking at the LFD Line

Stogie Commentary: Looking at the LFD Line — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:02:09 +0000

[...] I’d I thought I’d give it a try. Again, it was a fine smoke, and I decided to explore more of Litto Gomez’s cigars. My next was a natural Ligero 400, which I thought was even better than the [...]

By: La Flor Dominicana Air Bender | Las VegASH TV

La Flor Dominicana Air Bender | Las VegASH TV — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:53:18 +0000

[...] Stogie Guys has a great article on the Air Bender here. Thanks to their great article for providing some details about this [...]

By: La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Matatan

La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Matatan — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:16:43 +0000

[...] few weeks ago we spoke with La Flor Dominicana head honcho Litto Gomez about, among other things, his latest line Air Bender. [...]

By: Stogie Commentary: What Losing Freedom Looks Like

Stogie Commentary: What Losing Freedom Looks Like — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:43:54 +0000

[...] Cigar Rights of America have a lot of work to do and they need your help. As Litto Gomez recently told us, until politicians feel cigar smokers—and others who respect the freedom to choose to [...]

By: cj

cj — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:23:41 +0000

I have had two airbenders, both were o.k., and the second, a toro vitola, was almost completely plugged. I paid over $8, and I'm done with LFD stuff for a while. Not much flavor in this one to me, and I'm tired of faulty construction ruining the experience for my money. I smoked a habano perfecto after the bender and preferred the habano, for those who have not tried it!

By: fishbulb

fishbulb — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:56:22 +0000

dmjones: just a nerd clarification. Avatar The Last Airbender is an American production, not Japanese. It's drawn in an Anime style but it's from the US.

By: mighty

mighty — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:40:57 +0000

Ive smoked a couple of these airbenders. I really like them. I would give my comments regarding the flavor profile, but I just cannot remember off the top of my head.

Good smokes!

By: dmjones

dmjones — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:37:26 +0000

I've actually done some research on this whole thing (too much time on my hands, I know) and it's all very bizarre.

The original claim was that it was a tribute to his love of Kung Fu movies. Some people claimed that the "Air Bender" was some mythical Kung Fu master, but I've also read that the first reference to Air Bender came in like 2005 with the "Avatar The Last Airbender" cartoon, which came from Japan…not really known for its Kung Fu movies. So that kind of blows up the idea that the name is based on old Bruce Lee-era movies.

Then there are those crazy swords…which don't resemble anything I've ever seen in a Kung Fu film (admittedly, I haven't watched any in many years), but are more like something out of "Arabian nights."

Then there are folks who are confusing "Avatar The Last Airbender" with James Cameron's "Avatar" which is just kind of comical.

In the end…it really doesn't matter what he calls it, it's a helluva cigar, but this whole naming thing and the explanation has at least provided some fun kabuki theater for the last couple months (like how I slipped in that Japanese genre reference in there just for fun?).

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:48:44 +0000

I'm not sure why his explanation means it isn't also a kung fu reference. Maybe he came up with the airbender concept then connected that to his love of martial arts movies with the names.