La Gloria Cubana Tainos from '08ish (NRW)

[Notsocleaver]

Honestly, the first thing I thought of when I read nemesis cigar was Monte 2, but I just reviewed that one a few weeks back. As I dug through the singles desktop I found a forgotten 'white whale'. The excitement I felt after tracking down a couple of these LGC tainos was only matched by my disappointment when I smoked my first one. Boring airball. Nothing like going through the effort of tracking down a HTF cigar that wasn't worth finding. So the second cigar sat in my humidor for years. I don't really consider myself a collector, but with cigars like this, I'm not going to smoke them just to smoke them. Rather, they just sit around and maybe if someone says 'I've never had a Tainos before, I'd sure like to try one' I can hand them one and make their day. Or maybe one day some one says 'smoke your nemesis cigar'.

Wrapper has a bit of tooth and a decent sheen to it. Draw is good on the clip with soapy notes on the cold draw. I try to dive in with an open mind but soap is a bad sign. As the cigar opens I'm hit with floral notes. More elder-flower than lavender. The second note is a bit of coffee and shortbread. My beloved MdO#4 are more jackfruit and graham cracker, and while I can taste some similarity, and can see they belong to the same marca, its just not as pleasant in my book. I love fruit notes but dislike strong floral notes

As we progress the floral and shortbread vary in intensity. When the floral takes a backseat, I enjoy the cigar more. At the midpoint we gain a little more burn brown sugar sweetness, which is nice. Its still not terribly complex for a Churchill sized cigar.

As the cigar draws to a close the burn goes a little off. In the last inch or so I pick up an odd medicinal note, like that smell you get when you open a pack of band aids. Not awful, just weird. Not something I've noted in a cigar before, but classic in some scotch whiskey. Over all, it wasn't awful, but I'm not crying that its my last one. I give it an 88. I've made my peace with the LGC Tainos and If I never see one again that's okay. Though at this rate I've sure the RE edition is coming in 2020.

[Baccy]

Should have sent it to me! I've been trying to get my hands on some LGC Tainos for years, lol. From what I understand the Tainos are from a different blend than the MdO line which would explain the difference you observed here. Nice review too...

[Notsocleaver]

32 minutes ago, Baccy said:

Should have sent it to me! I've been trying to get my hands on some LGC Tainos for years, lol.

I knew that line was going to be coming from someone once I posted.

I actually thought I had a line on a 5er at one point, but when they came in the mail they ended up being MdO#2s. I wasn't even mad.

[PabloJr]

Anyone have any Tainos to spare? Asking for a friend....(Me)

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