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LFD Andalusian Bull: A Full-Bodied Trophy

Name: LFD Andalusian Bull: A Full-Bodied Trophy
Item: Andalusian Bull
Rating: 91
Author: Elena Cruz

Reviewed cigar

La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull

Brand: La Flor Dominicana
Wrapper: Ecuadorian
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Size: 6.5 inches × 64 ring
Strength: Full
Origin: Dominican Republic
Price: $17–22
Smoking Time: 90 min

July 29, 2026

By Elena Cruz

Last updated: July 29, 2026

Construction

Draw

Flavor

Burn

Value

Overall / 100

Who should buy

Seasoned full-bodied palates who also want real complexity
Collectors marking a celebration or special occasion
Smokers with the tolerance for a 90-minute powerhouse

Who should skip

Beginners or anyone sensitive to serious nicotine
Smokers wanting a casual, everyday or quick cigar
Value buyers put off by scarcity and steep markups

A powerhouse that earns its trophy status

Litto Gomez released the Andalusian Bull in the summer of 2016, a salomon based on an old cigar mold he found in Belgium and named for the Andalusia region of his birth. It took Cigar Aficionado's number two spot for 2016 with a score of 96, and it has been one of La Flor Dominicana's most sought-after and hard-to-find releases ever since. The blend is an Ecuadorian wrapper over Dominican binder and filler, and it is full - full strength, full body, classic LFD power. I care most about complexity, and remarkably, this cigar has it in spades alongside the muscle.

The reason to chase one is the combination of power and refinement. Pepper, earth, dark chocolate, espresso and a late dried-fruit sweetness, all layered rather than blunt, wrapped in expert construction that burns evenly despite the demanding figurado shape. When a full-bodied cigar is also genuinely complex, that is rare, and the Bull delivers it.

The honest reservations are real. The nicotine is serious - this is not a beginner cigar or a casual afternoon smoke. And the value equation is complicated: at the roughly sixteen-dollar MSRP most consider it worth the occasion, but real-world scarcity and secondary-market markups push the price well up and dent that math. If you want comparable full LFD power at a lower cost, the Ligero Chisel runs around eleven dollars in the house's signature shape. For another full, dark, spicy figurado at a friendlier price, the La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Belicoso sits near nine. And as a comparably priced full-bodied benchmark, the Padron 1926 Serie No. 9 is richer and more polished if less raw.

Where it fits is the special-occasion slot for a seasoned, full-bodied palate - a cigar for a celebration, a long evening, a moment you want to mark. It is emphatically not an everyday smoke or a beginner's cigar. But if you can find one at a fair price and you have the tolerance for its power, the Andalusian Bull is one of LFD's finest and a genuine trophy in the humidor.

Pre-light & Cold Draw

A proper salomon - tapered at the head, closed at the foot, swelling to a thick belly in the middle, wrapped in a dark, oily Ecuadorian leaf. There is a matador on the band and a mold history behind the shape: Litto Gomez based it on an old cigar form he found in Belgium. It is a striking, hefty thing in the hand. My cold draw, once I clipped the tapered head, gave pepper and dark earth. Firm, dense, expertly rolled. At around sixteen dollars MSRP this is a special-occasion cigar, and it announces that before you light it.

First Third

Lighting the closed foot takes patience, and once it opened up the Bull came out swinging - black pepper and a deep, savory earth filled the palate immediately. This is La Flor Dominicana, a house known for power, and the cigar does not ease you in. The narrow foot means the first stretch is intense and concentrated, the smoke building as the burn widens toward the belly. Even here the complexity is obvious: under the pepper sit cedar and the first suggestion of cocoa. Full-bodied from the jump.

Second Third

As the burn reached the thick middle, the cigar hit its stride. Dark chocolate and espresso came forward, leather filling the base, the pepper still present but now part of a layered whole rather than the whole show. This is the payoff for the price - genuine complexity riding on serious power. The draw stayed excellent for a figurado, the burn impressively even given the shape, the ash firm and dense the way LFD rolls. The nicotine, though, was building steadily, and I felt it.

Final Third

The final third brought a dried-fruit sweetness up against the earth and pepper, the strength peaking at genuinely full across about ninety minutes. This is not a relaxed smoke - it demands a full stomach and your attention. That is the crux of the debate around it: the flavor and complexity are near-universally praised, but the power is polarizing, and the scarcity and markups sting. I found it worth the occasion, though I would not reach for it casually. It is a trophy cigar, and it smokes like one.

Pros

Rare combination of full-bodied power and genuine complexity
Expert construction - even burn and firm ash despite the salomon shape
Layered pepper, earth, chocolate and late dried-fruit sweetness

Cons

Serious nicotine - not for beginners or casual sessions
Scarce, with secondary-market markups well above the ~$16 MSRP
A 90-minute commitment that demands attention

Frequently asked questions

Is the Andalusian Bull too strong for me?

If you are not already comfortable with full-bodied cigars, yes. The nicotine is serious and it builds steadily across ninety minutes, so I felt it even with a full stomach. This is a cigar for a seasoned palate, not a casual afternoon.

Is it just powerful, or is there more to it?

That is what makes it special to me. The power is real, but so is the complexity, with pepper, earth, dark chocolate, espresso and a late dried-fruit sweetness all layered rather than blunt. A full cigar that is also this nuanced is rare.

Why is it so hard to find and so expensive?

It has been one of LFD's most sought-after releases since it took Cigar Aficionado's number two spot for 2016. At the roughly sixteen-dollar MSRP it is worth the occasion, but real-world scarcity and secondary-market markups push it well up and dent the value.

Is there a cheaper way to get this kind of LFD power?

The Ligero Chisel runs around eleven dollars in the house's signature shape and delivers comparable full LFD muscle. For another full, dark, spicy figurado at a friendlier price, the La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Belicoso sits near nine.

How does it stack up against the Padron 1926 No. 9?

The Padron 1926 Serie No. 9 is richer and more polished, if less raw, at a comparable price. The Bull trades some of that polish for a more primal, powerful character. Which you prefer comes down to whether you want refinement or muscle.

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