La Gloria Cubana

Natural

Flavor remind me of Big for an flavor note old-school definitely a classic

Only had to one so far that wasn't over packed. Thank goodness for the perfect drawing tool

Smoked it because the wrapper has been slowly cracking open for some time now. Definitely required a draw enhancer to be smokable. Besides that, once the draw picked up, it was quite a pleasant, mild cigar.

Better with a decent draw. Last on needed perfect draw tool to be smokable

Great little cigar. Very similar to full size. Firm draw

Excelent old school cigar. Bold and Medium, but not overpowering flavor. Strong pepper on retrohale. A favorite.

Nice to see Cigar Aficianado rank two of my longstanding favorites - LaGloria Clasico and Brick House Natural - in their 2022 Top 25. The La Gloria will always be a sentimental favorite as it was the first "real" cigar I smoked. An uncle handed me a Wavell, said "try this" (instead of the convenience store dog rockets I'd buy enroute to fishing), and it was as if the clouds had parted. Had not smoked one for several years, but seeing it on the list brought back some fine memories of trips with my uncle down to Calle Ocho to pick up a bundle at El Credito, as well as the recogition that I'd never had a bad one. Still a well constructed, flavorful smoke that informed my preferences more than I realized. Medium to full bodied, yet is one of the few cigars that delivers when described as "creamy", particularly in the second third.

Very mild, dry, and not much flavor

Started harsh and didn't mellow out very much. Quite disappointed. Had to touch up a few times.

Really good

Toro size? Very strong rich chocolate and a bit of pepper on the cold draw. Fairly soft pack. Tightish draw. Light body. Medium strength.