La Gloria Cubana Serie D no 5 ER Espana DIC 17 (RELERW)

[Bucky McSwensen]

Floral sweet flavors from the get go.  Sweet honey, grassy hay flavors.  Almost like an extra super mild cohiba.  Very floral after taste with each puff.  Huge difference in smoke flavor vs lingering flavors.  This is an aspect I rarely get but love.  It makes me enjoy smoking and not smoking equally and really makes me savor the flavors. 

Second third milds out further.  Still good, not bland but the big flavors have all got subtle.

Final third gets really tanic and a little bitter.  Floral wood notes like someone sprayed potpourri in a wood shop and someone threw white pepper in my face.  This isn’t the best finish but reaffirms that there is some more aging left to go.  I was a little worried about the mild midpoint but now jesus it swung back to the opposite direction.  Nubbed it and enjoyed it thoroughly but look forward to it going from a unique quick smoke to something more special.

I value this stick at $8

Cost ratio = 0.73