{"title":"La Flor Dominicana Air Bender","description":"\u003cp\u003eAir Bender started life as an event-only cigar at La Flor Dominicana, and in early 2010 Litto Gomez announced it as a regular line, halfwheel reports. On the name, halfwheel quotes Gomez: \"When we smoke, we bend the air.\" The natural Air Bender wears a Habano-seed wrapper grown in Ecuador over Dominican binder and filler, per Cigar Aficionado, and La Flor Dominicana describes it as a full-bodied blend with estate-grown Dominican filler and binder. It is made at Tabacalera La Flor in the Dominican Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Chisel, a shape La Flor Dominicana lists in its catalogue as a registered name, made Cigar Aficionado's Top 25 twice: No. 10 for 2010 at 94 points, with spice and coffee in the magazine's note, and No. 20 for 2021 at 92. The Matatan was No. 23 for 2011 at 92. A maduro Air Bender, with an Ecuadorian Habano maduro wrapper, launched at the 2015 IPCPR trade show in 20-count boxes, and the Matatan in a tube arrived in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAir Bender sizes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCigar\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHow we sell it\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNotes\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-chisel-natural\"\u003eChisel Natural\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6½ x 54\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle, 5-pack or box of 20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo. 10 of 2010 (94) and No. 20 of 2021 (92), Cigar Aficionado\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-chisel-maduro\"\u003eChisel Maduro\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6½ x 54\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle, 5-pack or box of 20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 points, Cigar Aficionado, February 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-matatan\"\u003eMatatan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 x 50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle, 5-pack or box of 20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo. 23 of 2011, 92 points, Cigar Aficionado\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-matatan-maduro\"\u003eMatatan Maduro\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 x 50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle, 5-pack or box of 20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaduro line launched 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-tubo\"\u003eMatatan Tubo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 x 50, in a tube\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle or 5-pack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTubo added 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAir Bender prices\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"soag-live-prices\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat to pour with Air Bender\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe found no drink pairing from La Flor Dominicana for Air Bender, so this is our house suggestion from the bar: a caramel-forward \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bourbon\"\u003ebourbon\u003c\/a\u003e or a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rye-whiskey\"\u003erye\u003c\/a\u003e for the natural, and a sherry-cask Scotch such as the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/macallan-12-year-sherry-oak-scotch-whisky\"\u003eMacallan 12 Year Sherry Oak\u003c\/a\u003e for the maduro. More in the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/cigar-and-whiskey-pairing-guide\"\u003ecigar and whiskey pairing guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow strong is LFD Air Bender?\u003c\/strong\u003e La Flor Dominicana calls it a full-bodied blend, and Cigar Aficionado lists it as full.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a Chisel?\u003c\/strong\u003e La Flor Dominicana's own 6½ x 54 shape, listed in its catalogue as a registered name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs there a maduro Air Bender?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. It launched in 2015 with an Ecuadorian Habano maduro wrapper. We carry it in the Chisel and the Matatan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere does the name come from?\u003c\/strong\u003e As halfwheel quotes Litto Gomez: \"When we smoke, we bend the air.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much is Air Bender?\u003c\/strong\u003e Current prices for every size are in the price table above.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I buy a single?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Every size is sold as a single or a 5-pack, and all but the Tubo by the box of 20. $9.99 flat shipping, free on orders of $125 or more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee every LFD line on our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/la-flor-dominicana-cigars\"\u003eLa Flor Dominicana cigars\u003c\/a\u003e page, including the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lfd-andalusian-bull\"\u003eAndalusian Bull\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/la-flor-dominicana-double-ligero\"\u003eDouble Ligero\u003c\/a\u003e, or read our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/la-flor-dominicana-cigars-for-sale-double-ligero-andalusian-bull-more\"\u003eLa Flor Dominicana buying guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-chisel-natural","title":"La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Chisel Natural","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eLa Flor Dominicana Air Bender Chisel Natural\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 6½ x 54 with La Flor Dominicana's chisel head. Cigar Aficionado scored it 94 points and placed it No. 10 on its Top 25 of 2010, and it returned to the list at No. 20 in 2021 with 92 points for sweet cocoa, spicy licorice and savory leather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAir Bender began as an event-only cigar and became a regular line in 2010; Litto Gomez made the Chisel with a higher-priming ligero leaf of Habano seed grown in Ecuador, over estate-grown Dominican binder and filler. La Flor Dominicana calls it full-bodied, smooth and refined, and it is rolled in Tamboril, Dominican Republic. 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Cigar Aficionado rates it full.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLa Flor Dominicana made the Air Bender Maduro regular production in 2015, switching the wrapper from the Brazilian leaf of earlier limited editions to an Ecuadorian Habano in a maduro shade. Underneath is La Flor Dominicana's estate-grown Dominican binder and filler; the company offers Air Bender in natural and maduro and calls it full-bodied, smooth and refined. 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