La Gloria Cubana 8th Street Cigar: Flavor and Craftsmanship Explored.
La Gloria Cubana 8th Street Cigar Review… featured in The Blaze Report.
Brand Profile:
La Gloria Cubana is set to release a cigar developed in collaboration with the family-owned El Titán de Bronze Cigar Factory.
Created to honor La Gloria’s roots in Miami’s Little Havana district, the limited-edition release called “Eighth Street” was developed in collaboration with Justin Andrews and blended by the team at El Titán de Bronze.
Justin Andrews said, “La Gloria Cubana Eighth Street is proudly made in the USA and honors the roots of this legendary brand. For this special project, we blended to a classic La Gloria profile which means the cigar has a lot of personality, is well-balanced through its many transitions and delivers a rich, long finish. This is an elegant and complex cigar that every fan of La Gloria Cubana will want to experience.”
Sandy Cobas, owner of El Titán de Bronze said, “La Gloria Cubana is one of Calle Ocho’s biggest success stories and it’s a brand my team and I have long admired. When we were approached about collaborating on this special project, we jumped at the chance. ‘Eighth Street’ is our way of paying tribute not only to La Gloria Cubana, but also to the Cuban expatriate cigar rollers who continue to practice their craft in Miami, keeping the traditions of their homeland alive.”
The full-bodied smoke is made with a blend of Dominican and Nicaraguan tobaccos and a Nicaraguan binder that are enrobed in a rich, Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper. The cigar delivers a robust smoking experience, with notes of espresso, leather and spice.
La Gloria Cubana Eighth Street is crafted at the El Titan de Bronze factory on Calle Ocho (Eighth Street) in Miami’s Little Havana district. The cigars are presented in 10-count, wooden boxes and only 5,000 boxes have been made. This special release will ship to retailers on October 3rd and will be distributed by Forged Cigar Company.
Vitola (Size):
5 1/2” x 52
Wrapper:
Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade
Binder:
Mexican
Filler:
Colombian, Dominican Olor, Nicaraguan Jalapa, Broadleaf
Pairs Perfectly With:
glenmorangie triple cask reserve single malt scotch whisky.
Crafted by Scotland’s most awarded distiller, Dr. Bill Lumsden, the new Triple Cask Reserve brings together the classic fruity notes of Glenmorangie with gentle spice to create a deeply harmonious whisky.
Photo and Review credits: M. “Joe” Gooch
The Blaze Report:
Appearance:
Firm in the hand with an easy draw. Rich looking light brown aromatic and smooth wrapper with a sweet floral and honey pre-light aroma on this very creamy looking cigar. A feel and look and shape that felt great in the hand.
1st Third:
Once lit, this cigar provided hints of sweetness with a creamy texture to the smoke with some cedar and toast notes. An easy draw cigar that produced a very consistent and complex blend of earth and spice flavors right from the start.
2nd Third:
Mostly even burn with a very sturdy gray ash, mildly complex, with a mild medium body, very easy to smoke. Some of a good amount of spicy, creamy textured stopped developing while smoking down the Shade. Some underling flavors of wood made their way to the palate and through the nose. There’s a mild body, which picked up to a mild-medium nicely balanced well with the flavorful character of the cigar.
Final 3rd:
The aroma was full and rich with sweet and spicy cedar notes, which also carried over to the taste and stayed present most the way through. Rich with some nice spiciness through the nose along with a creamy texture on the palate. Nice full flavored smoke through to the palate and nose.
The Grade
Final Thoughts:
Creaminess was a consistent trait as were the smooth peppery spices. Nutty like notes developed as the cigar was smoked. Started off with very nice complexity and fall off later into the 2nd but flavored and characters offered a medium-plus body and flavors. The burn was slow and even with a medium plus body. Overall well-balanced with earthy, spicy aromas long and smooth finish.
- Was this cigar a good buy? Yes
- Did you enjoy the aroma of the cigar while smoking? Yes
- Did the taste transition as you smoked it? Yes
- Does it have complexity? Yes a mild complexity
- How consistent was the strength level? Rich Notes
- What makes this cigar different or special? Aroma
- Did the cigar produce spice? Yes
- Did the flavors match the description? Yes
- Did the strength match the description? Yes
- Would you smoke this cigar again? Yes
Final Grade
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