La Gloria Cubana Wavell
I was inspired by the wonderful value of the LGC Churchill I had in December, (or the value that they would have been had I bought them in Philly.) I decided to go in with someone on a box of these for a friend for Christmas. Luckily I bought them on a Friday, which is Holt's specials day, where they give extra cigars with every bulk purchase. So this was a freebee, and nothing tastes better than a free cigar.
Therefore I smoked it on a bad day, and hopefully that will temper the exuberance that comes with free tobacco.
Construction: It was a little dry, and looking back at the other LGC review, that was a problem with that one too. I might be mishandling them, I should check the humidity level in my humidor. It was so dry that it cracked when I started smoking it. It still burned evenly, and the ash was perfectly white.
Taste: Still great tasting, despite the dryness. Like other LGC's it was pretty medium strength. Shortly after smoking it, I drank a Diet Birch Beer, and all of a sudden it tasted like coffee... very strange.
Stats: This cigar measures 5 inches by a ring gauge of 50. It's made in the US with filler from Nicaragua and the Domincan Republic, binder from Nicaragua and wrapper from Ecuador. Holt's sells them for around $2.75 a smoke.
Overall: I think my friend Dave, (who got the box,) summed it up when he say "Oh yeah, LGC's are reasonably priced again." They're fantastic cigars, usually well constructed, and perfectly priced. Pick some up today.
Posted by: M Heiss at June 3, 2008 4:09 PM