La Gloria Cubana Serie R #5

Smokin Gator · 10-27-2008, 03:17 PM

I was gifted this stick in a PIF.

Nice afternoon on the back porch. Temp about 75... low humidity for FL. Started off with a water then switched to a Beam on the rocks about half way through.

Nice Maduro wrapper. Small veins with a bit of a rough look. Firm to the touch. Cut clean and had a pleasant not to tight draw. A bit of canoeing right from the start but one touch up and it was fine. The first third was a nice mix of sweet fruit and soft leather and strong coffee. Reminds me of the Graycliff 1666. The light colored ash was a bit ragged but stayed firm until I knocked it off at about a solid inch and a half. The second third the leather was more pronounced and it definitely showed more strength. I noticed my fingers are stained!! Going into the last third the leather is still there but not as prominent. Picking up a really nice oaky wood taste. Final third stayed pretty much the same as it started. I would definitely smoke these again.

10-27-2008, 03:17 PM	#1
Smokin Gator Just plain insane! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Swamp Posts: 6,237 Trading: (106)	La Gloria Cubana Serie R #5 I was gifted this stick in a PIF. Nice afternoon on the back porch. Temp about 75... low humidity for FL. Started off with a water then switched to a Beam on the rocks about half way through. Nice Maduro wrapper. Small veins with a bit of a rough look. Firm to the touch. Cut clean and had a pleasant not to tight draw. A bit of canoeing right from the start but one touch up and it was fine. The first third was a nice mix of sweet fruit and soft leather and strong coffee. Reminds me of the Graycliff 1666. The light colored ash was a bit ragged but stayed firm until I knocked it off at about a solid inch and a half. The second third the leather was more pronounced and it definitely showed more strength. I noticed my fingers are stained!! Going into the last third the leather is still there but not as prominent. Picking up a really nice oaky wood taste. Final third stayed pretty much the same as it started. I would definitely smoke these again.