La Gloria Cubana MdO#4 ETP ENE 17 (S46RW)

[RDB]

The skinniest skinny. I’m hoarding the ones I have, but this seemed a good occasion.

The obviously great thing about this cigar is the unique tobacco. No other smoke tastes like it. Savoury, fatty flavours (guancialle, cheese rinds) pop in and out. There’s a toasted fennel note. It’s a salami cigar! But also a baked yellow fruit sweetness, like tarte tatin. Fascinating.

On the other hand, construction is really inconsistent. Often they are plugged. This one managed to tunnel, despite being the thickness of a pencil. In a box of 25 you’re lucky to have more than half behave well. That makes them expensive at current hen’s teeth secondary pricing. Roll on a new production run...

[BuzzArd]

Those look good.  Thanks for the review.