Quick Smoke: La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet Torpedo

Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief verdict on a single cigar of “buy,” “hold,” or “sell.”

This band-less torpedo (6 x 54) isn’t much to look at, but it may be my favorite Cameroon-wrapped cigar. It features a pale Cameroon wrapper around Dominican binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan filler. It’s a perfectly balanced smoke with a medium-bodied combination of cedar, spice, and cafe-au-lait. Construction is excellent, except for a few cracks in the delicate wrapper that develop towards the end. While I think I prefer the No. 1 size, this torpedo only affirmed my enjoyment of La Flor’s Cameroon line. Particularly impressive is this $10 smoke’s versatility: It goes well with a cup of coffee in the morning, and also with a glass of scotch at the end of the night.

Verdict = Buy.

–Patrick S

photo credit: Stogie Guys