{"id":1474,"date":"2012-07-11T17:44:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T21:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2012-07-18T15:14:24","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T19:14:24","slug":"la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro TAA Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"<table><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emersonscigars.com\/cat\/1311\/La-Flor-Dominicana-TAA-Exclusive.aspx\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/LFD_TAA.jpg\" alt=\"LFD TAA\" title=\"LFD TAA\" width=\"338\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/LFD_TAA.jpg 338w, https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/LFD_TAA-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><\/table>\n<p>The Tobacconist Association of America was founded in 1968 with the goal of providing an open forum of communication and problem solving for tobacconist. The requirements to become a member of the TAA are so rigorous that only select shops in the nation meet the criteria. One of the benefits of being a member of this exclusive organization is access to limited release cigars. One of these exclusive cigars is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emersonscigars.com\/cat\/1311\/La-Flor-Dominicana-TAA-Exclusive.aspx\">La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro<\/a>. While the traditional Airbender is readily available in other cigar shops, The Maduro variety of the cigar is a very limited release. The Torpedo size of the Air Bender Maduro is only available to members of the TAA making it a very exclusive cigar. Since Emerson&#8217;s Cigars is a member of this illustrious organization, we are able to get our hands on the delicious La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro.<\/p>\n<table><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1490\" title=\"LFD TAA\" src=\"http:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd1.jpg\" alt=\"LFD TAA\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/table>\n<p>Pre-light notes: From the beginning, this cigar earns the right to be an exclusive. The Brazilian Maduro wrapper immediately entices the smoker with its dark chocolate shade. The construction of the cigar is perfect with minimal veins and no soft spots. Upon cutting the Air Bender Maduro and testing the draw, I am greeted with an easy draw and\u00a0subtle note of pepper\u00a0and dark chocolate.<\/p>\n<table><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1491\" title=\"LFD TAA\" src=\"http:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd2.jpg\" alt=\"LFD TAA\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/table>\n<p>First Third: Upon lighting the cigar my\u00a0taste buds are\u00a0immediately hit with the La Flor signature of strong pepper notes. The pepper notes in the beginning wake up my\u00a0taste buds so\u00a0that I will be able to truly enjoy the subtle complexities that are sure to come out of the cigar. After the initial pepper shock, I begin to pick up earthy and coca\u00a0notes\u00a0with a\u00a0slight dark chocolate finish\u00a0on the retohale. The ash is solid with a beautiful shade of grey\u00a0 and the burn is nice and even.<\/p>\n<table><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1492\" title=\"LFD TAA\" src=\"http:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd3.jpg\" alt=\"LFD TAA\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/table>\n<p>Second Third: By this point, the notes of pepper have dissipated out of the cigar leaving me with a very rich, smooth and complex smoke. The\u00a0earthy and coca trends that presented themselves\u00a0at the end of the first third have become more pronounced.\u00a0The flavors of the cigar have also become more concentrated, which can be attributed to the torpedo shape of the cigar.<\/p>\n<table><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1493\" title=\"LFD TAA\" src=\"http:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd4.jpg\" alt=\"LFD TAA\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd4.jpg 400w, https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lfd4-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/table>\n<p>Last Third: The flavor profile of the final third of the cigar is very similar to the second third. All of the flavors found in the second third of the cigar are found in the final portion of the cigar.<\/p>\n<p>Overall the LFD Air Bender Maduro is a superb full bodied cigar that deserves to be a TAA exclusive. The cigar contained all of the qualities that have made La Flor Dominicana a staple in most\u00a0 humidors; while the Brazilian Maduro wrapper makes it stand out from the rest of the line as a unique smoking experience.<\/p>\n<p>The La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro is available at all five Hampton Roads Emerson&#8217;s locations, as well as online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emersonscigars.com\/cat\/1311\/La-Flor-Dominicana-TAA-Exclusive.aspx\">emersonscigars.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tobacconist Association of America was founded in 1968 with the goal of providing an open forum of communication and problem solving for tobacconist. The requirements to become a member [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[166,167,168,17,22,27,40,43,150,148],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro TAA Exclusive - Emerson&#039;s Cigars Online Cigar Lounge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro TAA Exclusive - Emerson&#039;s Cigars Online Cigar Lounge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Tobacconist Association of America was founded in 1968 with the goal of providing an open forum of communication and problem solving for tobacconist. The requirements to become a member [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Emerson&#039;s Cigars Online Cigar Lounge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/emersonscigars\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-07-11T21:44:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2012-07-18T19:14:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/preview.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"250\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jeff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@emersonscigars\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@emersonscigars\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jeff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/\",\"name\":\"La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro TAA Exclusive - Emerson&#039;s Cigars Online Cigar Lounge\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-07-11T21:44:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-07-18T19:14:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/82339b237248d2448961ab68909202b7\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro TAA Exclusive\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Emerson&#039;s Cigars Online Cigar Lounge\",\"description\":\"The Official Blog for Emerson&#039;s Cigars | 5 Locations in Hampton Roads and online at EmersonsCigars.com\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/82339b237248d2448961ab68909202b7\",\"name\":\"Jeff\",\"description\":\"Customer Service Manager and Cigar Expert for EmersonsCigars.com | Smoking cigars since 2008 | His passion for the cigar industry began with a Padron Serie 1926 #35. His favorite cigars include Padron, La Flor Dominicana, Tatuaje, Avo, and Davidoff.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.emersonscigars.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/author\/jeff\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro TAA Exclusive - Emerson&#039;s Cigars Online Cigar Lounge","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro TAA Exclusive - Emerson&#039;s Cigars Online Cigar Lounge","og_description":"The Tobacconist Association of America was founded in 1968 with the goal of providing an open forum of communication and problem solving for tobacconist. The requirements to become a member [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/","og_site_name":"Emerson&#039;s Cigars Online Cigar Lounge","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/emersonscigars\/","article_published_time":"2012-07-11T21:44:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2012-07-18T19:14:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":"630","height":"250","url":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/preview.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jeff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@emersonscigars","twitter_site":"@emersonscigars","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jeff","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/","url":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/","name":"La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro TAA Exclusive - Emerson&#039;s Cigars Online Cigar Lounge","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2012-07-11T21:44:00+00:00","dateModified":"2012-07-18T19:14:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/82339b237248d2448961ab68909202b7"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/la-flor-dominicana-air-bender-maduro-taa-exclusive\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro TAA Exclusive"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/","name":"Emerson&#039;s Cigars Online Cigar Lounge","description":"The Official Blog for Emerson&#039;s Cigars | 5 Locations in Hampton Roads and online at EmersonsCigars.com","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/82339b237248d2448961ab68909202b7","name":"Jeff","description":"Customer Service Manager and Cigar Expert for EmersonsCigars.com | Smoking cigars since 2008 | His passion for the cigar industry began with a Padron Serie 1926 #35. His favorite cigars include Padron, La Flor Dominicana, Tatuaje, Avo, and Davidoff.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.emersonscigars.com"],"url":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/author\/jeff\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1474"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersonscigars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}