La Gloria Cubana MDO4 ULA OCT 13 SvHC red

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In a perfect world, I’d have an equal representation of all sizes so I could do a fun head to head.  The truth is that, aside from a few oddball gifts or trades, I don’t have that many fat cigars.  
So I figure, since I have few cigars these days, might as well stack the deck with a favorite.  
About 2 years ago, a friend was getting rid of a lot of his collection.  While I wasn’t able to buy the super rare stuff he had because it was spendy, I got a few boxes of Principes, PLPC, RASCC and MDO4.  Small stuff from 2013-2015 that I thought was great.  And it truly has been superb.  

The most beautiful day in Los Angeles.  And, while it may be a controversial statement, I can say that I think the La Gloria Cubana is my favorite cigar.  Of course it’s easy to rhapsodize on things that are elusive.  But for whatever reason, it just works.  I honestly can’t think of another cigar that smokes well young and matures so well.  This one was a champ.  Opening was sweet and perfumes.  But settled quickly into a powerhouse of flavor.  
 

 

Smoke production was fantastic and, as long as I remembered to smoke slowly, if rewarded me with a cool but complex flavor.  I love these cigars.  I actually intended to follow this review with something huge, but I couldn’t do if.  This cigar was perfect.  A wonderful component of the afternoon.  Also, the conversation and martini were superb.