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Thread: La Gloria Cubana ~ Medaille d’Or No.2

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    Default La Gloria Cubana ~ Medaille d’Or No.2

    Smoke: La Gloria Cubana ~ Medaille d’Or No.2
    Drink: Smuttynose ~ Robust Porter
    Tunes: Hector Lavoe ~ La Voz
    Date Smoked: 10/11/12

    Wrapper: ISOM
    Binder: ISOM
    Filler: ISOM
    Draw: Light to medium
    Burn: great
    Misc: n/a

    Pre-light: Colorado – claro shade wrapper. A little lumpy with medium veings. Nice triple cap. Light musty tobacco scent. Light oil and sweet tobacco and a little spice on the cut prelight taste.



    Light: Pretty easy. Light to medium draw.

    1st 3rd: Medium body. Sweet tobacco. Nutty and woodsy notes dominant right now. Great mix of subtle flavors. Really nice off the bat.



    Ash: Medium gray and dark gray layers. Tiny ash bubbles. Holds on for about 1 ½”



    2nd 3rd: Woodsy and pleasant. Nice nutty ring. Almost no oil bitterness. Sweet tobacco. Somewhat of an unsweetened tea aftertaste reminiscent of LFD ligero. Just a slight bit of tooth, but mostly medium body and absolutely relaxing and delicious.



    3rd 3rd: Mostly the same profile. Very nice. Picking up a bit with a little spice and oil. Still nutty and woodsy dominant and a nice draw. Just great.



    Overall impression: I nubbed it. Instant new favorite. Really nice.

    Thanks VCMark for this opportunity!
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    Nice review, I haven't tried this vitola yet - I really dig those Wavells. You've got the wrapper/filler/binder origins incorrect though, I think they are Dominican/Nicaraguan.

    ETA: Nevermind on the origins, the band is different.
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    That flaccid ash. Mmmmmm.

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    Looks like a great cigar, but could you point me to a video review? I'm not a big reader.

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    Default Tasty smoke

    Awesome review, love this cigar had it in Nicaragua a few years ago and just as I was halfway back to Houston I remembered that I had forgotten a pack I had bought...Love that Yuengling brewery to, one of my favorites.

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    Smuttynose rings a bell and some taste buds---Isn't that a micro brewery in Portsmouth, NH ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by tonygraz View Post
    Smuttynose rings a bell and some taste buds---Isn't that a micro brewery in Portsmouth, NH ?
    Yes it is!
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