Cigar atlas · Medium to full
La Gloria Cubana Esteli: flavour profile and cigars like it
La Gloria Cubana Esteli is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, earth, pepper and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Silencio Riviera and Black Works Studio NBK.
What does La Gloria Cubana Esteli taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan Jalapa |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduran Jamastran |
| Filler | Honduran Jamastran and La Entrada |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by cigar.com |
| Body | Full-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Scandinavian Tobacco Group Estelí, S.A. |
| Factory | STG Estelí |
| Sizes | Robusto 4.5×52 · Toro 5.5×54 · Gigante 6.25×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- blindmanspuff.com: 93 points, Robusto, 4½ x 52 (2019)In our words: The panel found nuts, leather, wood, coffee, and rising spice.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About La Gloria Cubana Esteli
The line. Estelí debuted at the 2018 IPCPR trade show. blindmanspuff.com
The brand. This is distinct from the Cuban Habanos brand. The non-Cuban brand grew from Miami’s El Credito. cigaraficionado.com
Cigars like La Gloria Cubana Esteli
- Silencio RivieraClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Black Works Studio NBKAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Oscar Valladares The Oscar HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
- Sencillo BlackAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Rocky Patel DBSOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named La Gloria Cubana Esteli as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.