Meet the LFD Double Ligero 600 Natural - a box-pressed powerhouse measuring 5.25" x52 with enough nicotine punch to make seasoned smokers pause. Part of LFD's cult-favorite "cold sweat" series, this Dominican beast packs double ligero tobacco from the plant's most potent upper leaves. At $8.37 per stick (box of20), it's priced for boldness-seekers who want their palate thoroughly walloped. Just don't smoke this empty-stomached.
The initial puffs hit like espresso grounds - bitter cocoa and black pepper with a cedar undertone. Thick smoke coats the tongue while the foot smoke smells like burning hickory chips. Retrohale brings instant nicotine buzz. Construction's flawless, but the real show is that creeping 38mg nicotine payload.
Sweetness emerges through the storm - think molasses-drizzled oak. Pepper shifts to white variety while the smoke texture turns creamy. Some get fleeting floral hints (dried lavender?), but it's mainly earth and dark roast coffee dominant. Ash holds firm for 2+ inches.
Leather and charred meat notes appear as the cigar heats up. Strength peaks here - multiple reviewers report lightheadedness. The Sumatra wrapper adds baking spices (nutmeg, allspice) in the last inch, but most will ditch it before the nub due to tar buildup.
Handrolled in La Romana, DR using Gomez family-grown tobacco. The "double ligero" means they use ligero leaves from both Dominican Cibao Valley and Nicaraguan Estelí farms. Wrapper's Ecuadorian Sumatra seed but DR-cured for extra oil. Fermented 18 months - longer than most competitors.
