Monday, May 18, 2026

LA Gloria Cubana Cigars Intencion in Review

BRAND: La Gloria Cubana
BLEND: Intencion

WRAPPER: Mexican San Andres
BINDER: Indonesian
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Honduran

FORMAT: Gran Robusto (554)
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Full
SPICE: 4/5

NOTES:
Bridge Mix | Fajita Seasoning | Pumpernickel Toast

Thems the notes, italicized. Winks and a nudge of brown sugar, leather, compost, mesquite. Not transitional, but not static. Slow evolvings, changes in perspectives. Notes entrench, darken, round-out, maybe catch the throat a tick. Interplay. Also, it still tastes like it tastes but now I'm tasting from here.

Quite a toothy, sand-papery shaft. Seams could be tighter; maybe not really. Veiny. A veiny shaft. Maybe I'm getting Snickers more than bridge Mix? Nah. Grow up! Draw starts a hair snug, loosens some but there is still a good resistance. Puffs let loose clouds, and coat lips. Chewy. Dark not somber.

TASTE: A-
DRAW: B+
BURN: A-
BUILD: B+

FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79

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