La GLoria Cubana

[fetterjohn]

When I say very old cigar review...I mean "Very Old Cigar Review". This particular cigar of focus was gifted to me by a very generous and wealthy cigar collector who shall remain nameless! This was purchased from an auction in a large bundle.

The cigar was an N/C La Gloria Cubana double corona (48 x 7) with a natural wrapper...that is reported to be at least 20 years old (the cigar, not the wrapper).

The wrapper was kinda beat up...but I fixed that with some wrapper repair gum!

Other than that...after the cut, it drew well and had a great, sweet taste to the unlit monster.

Lit it and it was amazing...very smooth and noticably mild but with some pepper on the tongue. It was like smoking a perfectly aged cuban. I swear the wrapper was Cuban...it just had that great taste to it. It also had that green spotted effect to the wrapper. Throughout the cigar it went from tame to spicy / sweet and never got harsh or hot.

The burn the entire experience was razor sharp and never started to cone.

The last 1/3 of the cigar just got better...more flavorful with a bit more spice...the changes were wonderful. It was a somewhat sweet cigar, as I was warned that it was. Kinda' like smoking a sugar infused cigar with just the right amount pepper and spice to make it perfect. This was truelly a great gift and shows that back-in-the-day, LGC really had his shit together!!!

If I could get my hands on more of these...I would love them (hint hint!! :whistling: ).

-Fetter

 

[Ginseng]

Sounds like a great experience, Fetter.

I didn't know there was a market for vintage non-Cuban cigars but you learn something new every day.

Congrats on the fantastic experience.

Wilkey

 

[Diselfitter]

Fetter... that is great, it is not often I ever hear about some one having an Aged N/C anything.. well not with that much age to it. It sounded like a great experience.

I am hoping to one day have a stash of aged N/C's I am going to have to wait about 15 more years.. lol

Deez

 

[CoventryCat86]

Fetter... that is great, it is not often I ever hear about some one having an Aged N/C anything.. well not with that much age to it. It sounded like a great experience.

I am hoping to one day have a stash of aged N/C's I am going to have to wait about 15 more years.. lol

Deez

Well, you have a whole lot more patience than I do! :laugh: I can't keep ANY cigars long enough to age them!

 

[atuck]

Well, I don't think that the guy you got this cigar from is "wealthy". I think that he is just an obsessive compulsive cigar WHORE!! :laugh: Besides that, I thinks he shops at Walmart.

I smoked one of these while I was in Maui recently. It was a smaller one, about 6 x 46 I would say. Knowing that they are sweet cigars I decided to smoke on after a breakfast of french toast in order to subdue the sweetness a bit. The 20+ yr old cigar turned out to be an absolutely fantastic smoke. Some great flavors came through. It was rather complex as well. To be honest, I was not expecting too much from this old cigar but was very pleasantly surprised by it. A very peaceful experience as I sat and watched the waves on the beach in the early morning with a great cup of coffee.

I look forward to trying another one soon. I will try one of the larger ones next time.

Nice review, by the way, Fetter. :thumbs:

 

[fetterjohn]

Well, I don't think that the guy you got this cigar from is "wealthy". I think that he is just an obsessive compulsive cigar WHORE!! :laugh:

Maybe I should have said OLD AND WEALTHY... :whistling:

I want some more!!!!!!!!!!