Cigar Musings

La Gloria Cubana Serie R No. 6
Size: 5-7/8” x 60
Wrapper: Ecuadoran
Filler: Dominican & Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Country: Dominican

The cigar has a nice looking light brown veiny wrapper. WOW! This cigar has a ton of flavor right after the first light and puff. I am having this cigar after enjoying a small lunch consisting of a homemade taco and chips with salsa. And, my drink of choice today is a Coke. As I am smoking it the flavor seems to mellow out a bit and the burn appears to be a bit uneven. The ash is a grayish black with a hint of a brown color and quite flaky. The ash held up to about an inch. I don’t know why but, lately I have been finding the color of the ash and how long it hangs on pretty fascinating. I have no idea what it all means but, I just like to take note of it. The flavor isn’t has strong as when I first lit the stick but, still a tasty smoke. As I am smoking this large cigar I am finding it difficult to keep lit, keeps going out on me. But then again, I love the taste of good tobacco and end up chomping on the end too much so; I decided to open it up a bit by cutting more of the end off. By looking at the burning end of the cigar I don’t think this one had a tight enough wrap. It looks like the cigar was loosely wrapped that might be why I am having a hard time keeping it lit. I have had this cigar many times before in the past and never had such hard time keeping it lit. I hate to say it, I am getting frustrated with keeping this cigar lit so, I decided to let it go at about half way through my smoke and will grab another cigar.

Fonseca Cubano Limitado Toro
Size: 6” x 50
Wrapper: Honduran
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Nicaraguan & Dominican

Dark brown oily and veiny wrapper but, it looks tasty. Again, WOW!!! This cigar has a lot more flavor that punches you right after the first light and draw, very delicious. I won’t recommend this cigar to the faint of heart. I grabbed this cigar because; it was voted Robb Report Best of the Best 2007 according to the Fonseca Rep who came into the Tobacco Barn to put blue ribbons onto the cigar boxes. The ash is a very flaky, dark gray with some black coloring. This cigar started out with a bang but, is starting to mellow out but, still has a lot of flavor. The burn is uneven; however, I am not having any problems with keeping it lit. I highly recommend this cigar if you like a medium to full bodied.

Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.