La Gloria Cubana Medaille d'Or No. 1


  • 2:27:58 PM

    Wrapper: Oily/smooth

  • 0 min

    Band: Satisfactory

  • 2 min

    Seven and a half years in my humidor should be enough aging for this elegant, slender cigar.

  • 2 min

    Wood

  • 2 min

    Herbs/spices

  • 2 min

    Cream

  • 3 min

    Wood

  • 3 min

    Sweet

  • 4 min

    Vegetal

  • 9 min

    Wood

  • 9 min

    Vegetal

  • 9 min

    Sweet

  • 10 min

    The draw is rather tight so I'm not getting as much smoke as I would like. Flavors are great though.

  • 24 min

    Sweet

  • 24 min

    Sweet

  • 24 min

    Animal

  • 30 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 37 min

    Sweet

  • 54 min

    Sweet

  • 54 min

    Herbs/spices

  • 55 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 56 min

    Cream

  • 62 min

    Sweet

  • 63 min

    On the whole, there is a lot of fruity freshness in this cigar, and not a whole lot of leather. Not your average Cuban profile.

  • 72 min

    Herbs/spices

  • 76 min

    Earth

  • 82 min

    Cream

  • 82 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 83 min

    Cream

  • 84 min

    With two inches to go, the cigar gets very creamy.

  • 84 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 87 min

    Animal

  • 93 min

    My lips are burning but I don't want to put it away...

  • 93 min

    Very nice cigar, pity about the draw.

  • 94 min

    Draw: Too light/tight

  • 94 min

    Burn: Very good

  • 94 min

    Ash: Good

  • 94 min

    Strength: Medium

  • Result
    Appearance 63
    Construction 67
    Complexity 88
    Dynamics 88
    Strength 50
    Total 71
Production Details

Brand Owner
Habanos S.A.
Factory
(Factory not in database - Cuba)
Wrapper
Cuba
Binder
Cuba
Filler
Cuba
Size
7.3 x 36
Status
Discontinued 2010

Ratings

Score Percentile Rank
71 64 117

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