Broadleaf wrapper · Full
La Gloria Cubana Serie R Estelí Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it
La Gloria Cubana Serie R Estelí Maduro is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is full. It has a Maduro Broadleaf wrapper and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth and herbs.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Padron 60th Anniversary Natural and West Tampa Devil Crab.
What does La Gloria Cubana Serie R Estelí Maduro taste like?
- earth and leather
- hay and herbs
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Full as published by cigarworld.com |
| Body | Full-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | General Cigar Co., historical launch manufacturer |
| Factory | STG Estelí |
| Sizes | No. 54 6×54 · No. 60 6×60 · No. 64 6.25×64 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- leafenthusiast.com: 8.5 of 10, No. 54, 6 x 54 (2016)In our words: The reviewer noted dark roast, leather, earth, steady combustion, and modest complexity.
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 Serie R Estelí Maduro
The line. General Cigar shipped this Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro extension in July 2016 for U.S. brick-and-mortar retailers. cigarjournal.com
The brand. The non-Cuban Serie R Estelí Maduro launch was reported as a General Cigar release. The 2016 Maduro extension used the Estelí format for brick-and-mortar retail. cigarjournal.com
Cigars like La Gloria Cubana Serie R Estelí Maduro
- Padron 60th Anniversary NaturalClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- West Tampa Devil CrabAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- Drew Estate Liga Privada No. 9Also fitsBroadleaf wrapper · FullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Kristoff CameroonAlso fitsCameroon wrapper · MediumA step milder.
- Aganorsa Leaf MaduroOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named La Gloria Cubana Serie R Estelí Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- cigarjournal.com/la-gloria-cubana-launches-serie-r-esteli-maduro-and-serie-r-black-maduro
- developingpalates.com/reviews/cigar-reviews/team-cigar-review-la-gloria-cubana-serie-r-esteli-maduro-no-fifty-four
- leafenthusiast.com/cigar-review-la-gloria-cubana-serie-r-esteli-maduro
- cigarworld.com/cigars/la-gloria-cubana/serie-r-esteli-maduro
- cigars.com/cigars/handmade-cigars/la-gloria-cubana-cigars/la-gloria-cubana-serie-r-esteli-maduro
- atlanticcigar.com/la-gloria-cubana-serie-r-esteli-maduro-no-sixty-60