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| Air Bender cigars, another offering of Litto Gomez; | | | | The flavor spectrum includes a black peppery |
| feature such a powerful profile that he named them | | | | piquancy in the back of the throat with some |
| after the classic Kung Fu movies in which powerful | | | | roasted nuts and caramel flavors and an underlying |
| warriors “bend the air.” Each vitola is | | | | tone of “dry” leather flavor also |
| named after either an ancient warrior or character in | | | | present. |
| one of these movies. Litto and his wife, Ines, | | | | From its powerful beginning, the Air Bender mellows |
| maintain a superior level of quality in their cigars by | | | | into a medium to full-strength cigar in the second |
| growing their own leaf, running their own factories, | | | | third. The spice mellows out as the caramel taste |
| and carefully selecting those who stock their cigars. | | | | departs leaving the characteristic strong earthiness of |
| Thanks to its Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, the Air | | | | tobacco. Just as it seems the flavors have fizzled |
| Bender has one of the finest presentations in the | | | | out, they make a stunning reappearance as the Air |
| cigar world. The medium to dark brown wrapper is | | | | Bender reaches the final third. Here, the strength |
| extremely smooth with no veins, and the medium | | | | continues medium as the flavors deescalate back into |
| amount of oil gives it a lovely sheen, with nary a soft | | | | the caramelized sweetness and leather that |
| spot. Very solid and dense, the Air Bender has a nice | | | | characterized it earlier. |
| weight to it. | | | | This milder vein lasts through the final third of the |
| The straight line running from cap to foot is visible | | | | cigar as it puts out lots of full-flavored leather and |
| evidence of its having been in the press and can be | | | | caramelized sugar enhanced with a delicate woodsy |
| seen through the wrapper. A variety of differently | | | | undertone. |
| shaded tobaccos are perceptible at the foot. As | | | | The Air Bender lives up to its name, as Litto once |
| tightly packed and firm as this cigar is, far from being | | | | again presents us with a solid and stalwart cigar. With |
| tight, the draw is well-nigh perfect from light to finish. | | | | the strength of heroes who “bend the |
| The burn is exceptional, requiring only one or two | | | | air”, encased in a smoothness one |
| minor touch-ups. | | | | can’t help but appreciate, the Air Bender is |
| Upon lighting, the Air Bender assails the smoker with | | | | NOT for the novice, the casual smoker, nor the lover |
| untrammeled primitive power. Right from the start, it | | | | of mild cigars with delicately seasoned gourmet meals. |
| is evident that the Air Bender is powerhouse of a | | | | Rather, it is a cigar for the mature palate after a |
| smoke. The earthiness often found after a potent | | | | hearty meal of meat and potatoes. |
| cigar reaches its zenith is apparent within the first | | | | |