La Gloria Cubana Serie R ~ #5

**badwhale** · 04-09-2009, 11:30 PM

stjohnroe's Review

Smoke La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro ~ #5
Drink(s): Yuengling Boc Beer
Tunes: Jeff Beck (Wired, Blow by Blow, Beck-O-la)

Wrapper: Maduro
Draw: Medium throughout
Burn: Even with small cone throughout, Runs good by itself, wavy burn but no problems.
Misc: 90-120 minute smoke, Nose exhale exhibits medium-mild burn.

Pre-light: Very dark wrapper almost Oscuro. Nice tobacco scent. Very firm to touch. Sandy texture. Non-lit flavor - none.

Light: Good. Medium draw.

1st 3rd: Medium body. Oily flavor. Taste a lot of "oily" not overwhelming though, but dominant. Also earthy flavors. Not much aftertaste. Wavy wrapper burn, but staying even

Ash: Wavy scaly look with little smoke trail imperfection (see pic). Light gray, holds on nice out to 1 1/2"

2nd 3rd: Oily, Earthy still dominant flavors with tastes hitting on top of the tongue. Touch of spice now & something else... woodsy there. There's a tiny wrapper imperfection about 1/4" away I'm dealing with now (wrapper flaw.)

3rd 3rd: Moving into the home stretch. Oily, woodsy, earthy still there. Smooth & a more medium to full body now

Overall impression: Good, but I wish I only got a 5 or 10 spot of these, instead of a box Score: Mid 80's

**Artyman1200** · 04-10-2009, 07:19 AM

I think these are pretty good. I too have had wavy burn lines and the draw is sometimes a little tight. Pretty much a straight maduro flavor the entire way through. Thanks for posting the pics. Try the DC No 4 maduro, it's a step up. Did you actually only smoke half of it?

**bigwhiteash** · 04-10-2009, 07:23 AM

Nice review my Friend!

That curly ash pic is cool!

**badwhale** · 04-10-2009, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by Artyman1200

I think these are pretty good. I too have had wavy burn lines and the draw is sometimes a little tight. Pretty much a straight maduro flavor the entire way through. Thanks for posting the pics. Try the DC No 4 maduro, it's a step up. Did you actually only smoke half of it?

No, you can ask BWA. I finished the nub in a pipe.

Will

**Artyman1200** · 04-10-2009, 07:58 AM

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**mrtr33** · 04-10-2009, 09:07 AM

Nice review. I've had this vitola recently

, although I normally go for the #6. I have to agree with everything you mentioned. This was the first cigar that took me 2 hours to smoke.

On the other hand, I'm not very fond of the rest of the LGC series. I've had a few different vitolas of both the regular and natural blends of their regular line, and they just aren't my cup of tea.