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(Description provided by General Cigar)
Crafted exclusively by a select group of La Gloria Cubana’s most experienced rollers and bunchers at the renowned El Credito Cigar Factory in Santiago, D.R., Gran Legado embodies passion and dedication to the brand.
Only artisans with 15+ years of experience have contributed to the release, and the limited edition vitola honors their legacy and experience. For the first time in La Gloria Cubana history, each cigar bears the signature of the team member who created it.
“La Gloria Cubana Gran Legado confirms that our people matter as much as our tobacco. These artisans are family, and we work together to make each high-quality cigar with pride and passion,” said Corey Beardsley, Brand Manager for La Gloria Cubana.
La Gloria Cubana’s blenders hand-selected higher primings of Nicaraguan and Dominican tobacco, then wrapped it in a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro to create the unique Gran Legado. The resulting 7.25 x 63 figurado offers a rich smoking experience with notes of toffee, leather, cocoa, and sweet tobacco.
La Gloria Cubana Gran Legado is presented in ten-count boxes. Only 1,900 boxes were produced, and they’re available now at retailers nationwide; cigars started shipping July 8th.
La Gloria Cubana Gran Legado (7.25 X 63); SRP per cigar $14.99.
The cigar is dark and well made. It has a heavy feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was firm so I used the PerfecDraw tool to open the draw. The initial flavors at light up were citrus, raisin, and dark chocolate. There was black pepper rated at 7 to 7 1/2. Pretty good start.
At the first third (1 hour 12 minutes) the ash was still intact and very dense. I had the same notes but now there are also some raw almond notes right after the raisin. The finish is raisin and dark chocolate with good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied. The flavors are nice. I rated the first third 93.
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As I moved through the second third (2 hours 24 minutes) some black coffee notes are now in the mix. The dark chocolate is quite prominent and the raisin is reduced. The citrus notes are pretty much gone. The cigar is still medium bodied. The finish is dark chocolate with very good lingering black pepper. I rated the second third 91.
The cigar lasted an amazing 3 hours 19 minutes. In the final third I had a lot of dark chocolate, black coffee, and hints of raisin. The cigar is now medium to full bodied. The finish is dark chocolate with very good lingering black pepper. I lost a lot of the sweet notes. I rated the final third 89. This isn't a bad cigar but it just didn't hit me as I had hoped. You might want to give them a try if you have a spare 3+ hours to spare.
Overall Score: 91
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