LFD Colorado Oscuro Review

Colorado Oscuro No. 3
Made by: LFD
Wrapper : Ecuadorian
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Vitola: Robusto (5 by 50)

The last cigar reviewed by La Flor Dominicana was the La Nox and it was a magnificent cigar. That said my hopes are high for this as well. The Ecuadorian wrapper has me excited, high expectations which is something I usually try to manage before smoking something. Lets see what this has to offer with a LFD Colorado Oscuro Review.

Prelight

If you can smell ligero, then that is what I would describe the smell coming off of the foot of this cigar. There is a sweet hay on the foot and then a very deep heavy syrupy leather and pepper. Visible seams and small veins, the cap looks a little bit sloppy. It ended up falling right off on the cut, but the roller used plenty of glue so I don’t foresee any unraveling issues. The prelight draw is promising, easy draw and good flavors. A sweet hay and light leather finish on the draw. Let’s see what this cigar has in store.

1/3

What little left of the cap came off on the first few puffs. Medium bodied, low-medium strength. Primary flavor is sweet hay followed by a thick leather on the finish. There is some cedar mixed in with the first sweet hay note. Medium smoke output and light smoke, it seems like the strength is trying to rise and match the body. Not my personal cup of tea but the power is definitely something this cigar shows immediately. The flavors are great though, definitely enjoying it. Just hoping the strength stays balanced and lower than the body. Not a very even burn, the leather is coming up on the finish dominating the initial sweet hay and cedar notes. I feel like I am smoking a leather bound book, but it’s enjoyable. Pepper is noticeable on the retrohale, but leather is the profile for the first third at this point. As this third comes to an end there is a cedar note before the leather but the sweet hay has died down.

2/3

As the second third begins leather is still in control, there is still a subtle cedar note in the front. The only difference is the detectable presence of black pepper on the finish now. Body is still at a medium and the strength is right with it at about a medium. As the second third progresses not much as changed. The pepper note has subsided and leather is back as strong as it was in the beginning. The burn is still not perfect I did give it a quick touch-up so it is doing a little better now. As this third comes to an end the pepper is coming back up on the finish. I am beginning to notice a pattern.

3/3

So the profile is still cedar in the front with mainly leather and a black pepper finish. The only real change to this profile has been the disappearance of the sweet hay note and the fluctuating black pepper finish. No changes to body or strength, consistent cigar. If you like the leather flavor this would be a great cigar to grab, it is an interesting note to recognize occasionally. As I am reaching the end of the last third the wrapper is splitting a little bit, manageable thought. At the nub there was a shift, a cacao note came up to match the leather and the black pepper note has died. I wish that transition had come earlier because it is an good mix of notes.

Smoke Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Conclusion: 80

Construction issues and lacking complexity, but I liked it still. I believe the fact that the Leather was so dominate, it made for a nice change up to the cigars I have been reviewing. This cigar still scored high in terms of flavor but its balance was off. I still would recommend trying one if you like a leather and a higher strength cigar. The strength was not overpowering by any means it was just on level with the cigars body. Some people prefer body matching strength, however in the interest of being able to observe shifts and robust transitions, this cigar did not meet that ideal.

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