It means night in Latin and the theme is dark. Dark everything. La Flor Dominicana’s main trade show release, La Nox, is dark and different. “I think the cigar is very unique,” said Tony Gomez of La Flor Dominicana to halfwheel. “It’s very different from everything we’ve done and it’s gotten away from the big ring gauges.” The La Flor Dominicana La Nox is 6 1/2 x 50 toro extra. Gomez says the company is using the darkest Brazilian wrappers the company had over a Mexican San Andrés binder and Dominican fillers from the company’s La Canela farms including piloto and pelo de oro tobaccos. According to Gomez, La Nox is medium-full, but smooth—and of course dark. Gomez said it will be limited in production although made on a continuous basis. Pricing is set at $11 cigars and it will start shipping in round 10-count boxes in late August or early September. The boxes are rather different for La Flor Dominicana, not only in shape, but also in function. Gomez said that a couple of years ago a box maker approached him with a box using magnets instead of traditional hinges. He said that he couldn’t find the right project for ...
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