La Galera Habano El Lector


Reviewed by admin on Oct 30, 2022

  • 2:55:37 PM

    Wrapper: Oily/smooth

  • 0 min

    Band: Very attractive

  • 1 min

    I'm a bit late to the party, this cigar was first released in 2016. Still, better late than never.

  • 3 min

    The cigar looks beautiful with its old-school band: lots of gold and curly lettering.

  • 3 min

    The first flavors are not too shabby eiter.

  • 3 min

    Wood

  • 4 min

    Herbs/spices

  • 4 min

    Vegetal

  • 7 min

    Animal

  • 11 min

    If you want to know how this cigar is made, La Galera has posted a short clip that shows the entire process: https://youtu.be/kslSYtlw_7Y

  • 11 min

    Herbs/spices

  • 11 min

    Earth

  • 14 min

    Vegetal

  • 18 min

    Vegetal

  • 19 min

    Mostly grassy, hay-like flavors at the moment.

  • 25 min

    Animal

  • 30 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 30 min

    Herbs/spices

  • 33 min

    Animal

  • 33 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 36 min

    Animal

  • 40 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 44 min

    Vegetal

  • 44 min

    Sweet

  • 51 min

    Sweet

  • 51 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 55 min

    Animal

  • 59 min

    Sweet

  • 59 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 60 min

    As the cigar nears its end, it becomes very mellow, like a chocolate sweet.

  • 69 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 71 min

    The second part of El Lector was better than the first, which I found rather bland. All in all a pleasant smoke, though.

  • 71 min

    Draw: Good

  • 71 min

    Burn: Very good

  • 71 min

    Ash: Very good

  • 71 min

    Strength: Medium

  • Result
    Appearance 88
    Construction 92
    Complexity 63
    Dynamics 89
    Strength 50
    Total 77
Production Details

Brand Owner
 Tabacalera Palma
Factory
 Tabacalera Palma
Wrapper
 Ecuadorian Habano
Binder
 Dominican Corojo
Filler
 Dominican Piloto Cubano, Criollo 98 and Pelo de Oro
Size
 6 x 54
Status
 In production since 2016

Ratings

Score Percentile Rank
77 38 75

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