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The La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Valiente Natural is a broad 6 1/4 x 60, its Ecuadorian Habano leaf wrapped around binder and filler from La Flor Dominicana’s own Dominican estate. We sell it as singles, and Cigar Aficionado scored this size 88 in June 2021.
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Description
The La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Valiente Natural is a thick 6 1/4 x 60 cigar. Its Ecuadorian Habano wrapper covers binder and filler that La Flor Dominicana grows on its own Dominican estate.
What It Tastes Like
This exact size drew 88 points from Cigar Aficionado in both Cigar Insider (June 8, 2021) and the June 1, 2021 magazine, with a medium-full strength rating; tasters met a slightly snug draw and an herbal character recalling anise and menthol, then cedar and a toasted close. Descriptions of it point to spice, sweetness and nuts.
Who It’s For
- Wide-cigar fans: at 60 ring, it was the thickest of the four original Air Bender sizes halfwheel lists.
- Fans of herbal, anise-leaning profiles like the one Cigar Aficionado described in 2021.
- Air Bender Maduro regulars curious how the same frame tastes in the lighter Habano leaf.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Two dated 88-point Cigar Aficionado tastings of this exact size (June 2021)
- Binder and filler from LFD’s own Dominican estate, per the maker
Cons
- Cigar Aficionado’s 2021 tasting found the draw a little firm
- That wide 60 ring may tire a jaw used to coronas
About the Air Bender
According to halfwheel, Air Bender first existed only as an event cigar, until Litto Gomez said in early 2010 that it would join La Flor Dominicana’s standing catalog in four sizes, with the Valiente the biggest. Cigar Coop reported a Maduro edition in July 2015.
Compare Similar Cigars
- LFD Air Bender Valiente Maduro: the same 6 1/4 x 60 frame in a darker maduro wrapper.
- La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Guerrero Natural: same length, narrower 54 ring, per halfwheel.
- LFD Air Bender Chisel: Cigar Coop’s 2015 report pairs this Habano-wrapped 6 1/2 x 54 with a Maduro Chisel twin.
La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Valiente Natural FAQ
How strong is the La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Valiente Natural?
Opinions differ. La Flor Dominicana describes the Air Bender blend as full-bodied, while Cigar Aficionado rated this size medium-full in June 2021.
How does the Valiente Natural differ from the Valiente Maduro?
The wrapper is the visible difference: this one is natural Ecuadorian Habano. The Maduro keeps the 6 1/4 x 60 size with a darker Ecuadorian Habano maduro leaf, per Cigar Coop (2015).
Why is it called Air Bender?
As halfwheel recounts, Litto Gomez tied the name to smoking itself: every puff moves the air around you.
Where is the Air Bender Valiente made?
In the Dominican Republic; halfwheel names Tabacalera La Flor as the Air Bender factory.
Our La Flor Dominicana cigars page lines up the Valiente with the other Air Bender sizes and the rest of Litto Gomez’s blends.
Additional information
| Packaging Type | Single |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Strength | Full |
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano |
| Binder | Dominican Republic |
| Filler | Dominican Republic |
| Length | 6 1/4" |
| Gauge | 60 |
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