While picking out some cigars at The Royal Leaf, I was talking with manager/friend James Appello and I saw his go to cigar in the humidor and decided I had to finally give one a try. This being the La Galera Maduro! I also bought some other goodies I’ll be doing a review on soon!
The Cigar
- Origin – Dominican Republic
- Wrapper – San Andres
- Binder – Dominican
- Filler – Dominican
- Vitola – Robusto
- Size – 5×50
- Strength – Medium-Full
Source: Cigar.com
Cold Draw/First Draw
The cold draw on this cigar gave me some fruity flavors, as cold draws often do. I then lit it up and man, that first draw hit me! Amazing tastes covered my taste buds as I got hints of that fruitiness and cocoa. I also could immediately identify what I would say is a dark maduro tobacco taste. Hopefully that makes sense to you.
First Third 2/2
This first third did not let me down! After getting the amazing first few draws it only got better. I got hints of chocolate in this section as well as that dark maduro tobacco taste. When I took sips of water or exhaled I was left with the taste of what oak wood smells like when burning.
Middle Third 1.85/2
This section lost the chocolate and I was left with the dark maduro tobacco taste I’ve been mentioning. I got hints of the fruity flavor popping up every now and then as well. My burn and ash were very consistent, helping to make this a very enjoyable smoking experience.
End of Cigar 1.7/2
I had a great finish with this cigar as well, there was no harsh taste and I still had that burning oak wood pop up on my palette. It was very smooth all the way until the nub!
Overall Thoughts
I’m really glad that I gave this cigar a smoke, big thanks to James for helping me decide to give this one a try. This is definitely one I would keep as a regular in my humidor, it is always going to bring you a solid and enjoyable smoke. If you try one be sure to let me know what you think of yours, long ashes to you!
Ratings
1/1 Pre-light
1/1 Construction/Apprearance
1/1 Overall Lighting/Burn Process
5.55/6 Smoking Experience
1/1 Personal Enjoyment/Value
9.55/10 Overall
~ Connor Coles
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