Broadleaf wrapper · Strength not published
La Gloria Cubana Serie R: flavour profile and cigars like it
La Gloria Cubana Serie R is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. It has a Maduro Broadleaf wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown and Cain Maduro.
What does La Gloria Cubana Serie R taste like?
- cedar and wood
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Sumatra; Connecticut Broadleaf for Maduro variants |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Dominican and Nicaraguan |
| Strength | No published rating |
| Body | Medium to full-bodied |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | General Cigar Company |
| Factory | El Credito Factory within General Cigar Dominicana |
| Sizes | No. 8 Natural or Maduro 7×70 · No. 7 Natural or Maduro 7×58 · No. 6 Natural or Maduro 5.875×60 · Belicoso 5.75×56 · No. 5 Natural or Maduro 5.5×54 · No. 4 Natural or Maduro 4.875×52 · No. 3 4.5×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigaraficionado.com: 89 points, No. 6 Grande, 5 7/8 x 60 (2024)In our words: The review found sweet tobacco with a woody, cedary core.
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
The line. Serie R began in 1997 around large ring gauges. The No. 8 arrived in 2022. cigaraficionado.com
The brand. The non-Cuban brand has Miami Little Havana roots. El Credito now operates in the Dominican Republic. STG owns General Cigar. STG lists La Gloria Cubana in its cigar portfolio. lagloriacubana.com
Cigars like La Gloria Cubana Serie R
- Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun GrownClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to full
- Cain MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Full
- Oliva Serie V MelanioAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium
- La Aurora CameroonAlso fitsCameroon wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic.
- Alec Bradley Magic ToastOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore cocoa and coffee.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named La Gloria Cubana Serie R as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.