La Gloria Cubana Tainos 2008? (CRW)

[FireDigger]

This is my first review in a long time, so bear with me.

I got this LGC Tainos back in 2008 as a single from an online retailer. It has been in my wineador all these years.

Prelight, this cigar had a nice shiny wrapper with some slight tooth. I dryboxed it for a day in my 3-cigar leather pouch. After a punch cut, the draw was perfect with prelight aromas of tea and floral notes.

I lit the cigar with a table lamp. The initial flavors were tea and floral notes which is especially pleasant on a retrohale. These flavors were very light and pleasant for the first half of the cigar.

At the halfway point, there were slight tingling on my tongue with some cedar notes coming through.

Towards the end, I started double-puffing which led to aromatic woods. Right before I finished the cigar, there were slight mint and roasted chestnut notes.

Overall, this was a very elegant cigar. It was not very strong or dynamic, but it was very enjoyable nevertheless. Final smoking time was 1:20, 9/10.

I smoked this on my back porch.

You can see the oily wrapper.

You can see the age of the cigar through the back of the band.

Again, the wrapper was a pleasant sight.

[teamrandr]

Thanks for sharing.  Cool bonsai and also like the old Robert Burns box. 

[TheGipper]

Very nice.  Almost exactly the notes I used to get with these (when I still had some).  Like a walk in a garden with a cup of warm tea in hand.

Still one of the more regrettable deletions, I think.

[Chucko8]

Cracking photos. Thanks for sharing

[FireDigger]

21 hours ago, teamrandr said:

Thanks for sharing.  Cool bonsai and also like the old Robert Burns box. 

Ha thanks! I just got that plant about two weeks ago. I don't have a green thumb, but want to give it another go after my last bonsai died a year or two ago. I typically keep it indoor without direct sun. I only brought it out for the smoke. I picked up the Robert Burns box from an antique shop. I use it to keep my cutters, lighters, matches, etc for when I smoke.

[FireDigger]

18 hours ago, TheGipper said:

Very nice.  Almost exactly the notes I used to get with these (when I still had some).  Like a walk in a garden with a cup of warm tea in hand.

Still one of the more regrettable deletions, I think.

What you said in bold is a very good summation of this cigar! Thanks!