La Gloria Cubana
Serie R
Strength: FullBackordered
About this cigar
An imposing 7-by-70 parejo from the Dominican-made Serie R line, the No. 8 combines an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and Dominican-Nicaraguan filler. Its exceptionally broad format distinguishes it as a long, substantial expression of the established blend.
Tasting notes
earthcedarblack pepperleatherpepper
Available sizes
1 option1 backorderedSelected size
No. 8
7" × 70 · Box of 15
Backordered
$235.00$15.67 / cigarTax & shipping includedAdd
Pairs well with
aged rumbourbonespressotawny portsingle-malt Scotch
At a glance
- Wrapper
- Ecuador
- Made in
- Dominican Republic
- Strength
- Full
- Sizes
- 1 available
In plain English
What to expect
Smoothness
Bold
Strength
Full
Powerful and intense — best once you have some experience.
Flavour
earth · cedar · black pepper · leather
Tasting profile
How it tastes
Primary
earthcedarblack pepperleatherpepper
Secondary
coffeecocoasweet spiceespressobaking spicenatural sweetness
What each note tastes like
Sweetness5/5
Cocoa, dried fruit, molasses
Spice5/5
Pepper and warmth on the finish
Creaminess1/5
Soft, smooth, milky texture
Earthiness5/5
Soil, leather, forest floor
Wood3/5
Cedar, oak, toasted timber
Read from this cigar's own tasting notes, strength and wrapper — not a published score.
Earth & leatherearth · leather
Dry, savoury depth — the backbone most aged tobacco is built on.
Wood & cedarcedar
Clean, resinous notes that come forward as the cigar warms up.
Pepper & spiceblack pepper · pepper · sweet spice · baking spice
The tingle on the retrohale; usually strongest in the first third.
Cocoa & coffeecoffee · cocoa · espresso
Roasted, faintly bitter sweetness that builds through the middle.
Sweetnessnatural sweetness
Sugars from the wrapper and long-leaf filler; often on the lips.
Blend & origin
How it is built
- Wrapper
- Ecuador · colorado-maduro
- Binder
- Nicaragua
- Filler
- Dominican Republic
- Made in
- Dominican Republic
- Released
- 1999
- Sizes (length × ring)
- 7" × 70
Explore this blend
Where it sits in the collection
Ecuador wrapper · made in Dominican Republic · full in strength · pairs with aged rum, bourbon, espresso
Aging & storage · Guidance
How to keep it
General humidor guidance for this cigar, based on its wrapper, strength, ring gauge and packaging.
Storage
Hold the box at 65–70% relative humidity at 65–70°F (18–21°C). Steady humidity matters far more than the exact number — swings are what crack wrappers.
Rest after delivery
Thicker ring gauges hold shipping moisture longest — give these boxes three to four weeks in the humidor before the first one.
How the wrapper develops
Dark, fermented wrappers deepen with time: the sweetness rounds out and the sharper edges of the finish soften over the first year.
Aging window
Full-bodied blends reward patience: a year or two of quiet aging typically trades raw power for depth.
In the box
Age them in their own box where possible — the cedar keeps the cigars marrying together instead of taking on the flavour of everything else in the humidor.
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