Cigar atlas · Medium to full
La Gloria Cubana Spanish Press: flavour profile and cigars like it
La Gloria Cubana Spanish Press is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth and pepper.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa Maduro and Kristoff Ligero.
What does La Gloria Cubana Spanish Press taste like?
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan Jalapa |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexican San Andrean Viso |
| Filler | Brazilian Mata Fina, Dominican Olor, Nicaraguan Jalapa, Dominican Piloto Cubano |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by pipesandcigars.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | General Cigar Company |
| Blender | Yuri Guillen, El Credito production manager |
| Factory | El Credito Factory within General Cigar Dominicana |
| Sizes | Toro 6.5×52 · Gigante 6×60 · Robusto 5.5×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigar-coop.com: 92 points, Robusto, 5 1/2 x 50 (2020)In our words: The review noted tobacco, red licorice, pepper, and earth.
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 Spanish Press
The line. Spanish Press debuted in 2019. It used wooden trays and boxes for a soft press. theaveragejoescigar.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 Spanish Press
- Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa MaduroClosest matchSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
- Kristoff LigeroAlso fitsCriollo wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- El Artista Big Papi by David OrtizAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less earth and leather, a step milder.
- Cain Serie FAlso fitsWrapper style not published · FullA step stronger.
- A. Flores Connecticut Valley ReserveOne step furtherBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named La Gloria Cubana Spanish Press as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.