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La Gloria Cubana Serie R
La Gloria Cubana Serie R is built on an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper with a Nicaraguan binder and Dominican/Nicaraguan fillers; known for its large ring gauges, the line sits in the medium‑to‑full lane with coffee, dark chocolate and spice as recurring signatures and both natural and maduro variants available.
Sizes
- No.8 MAD (7.0" x 70)
- No.8 NAT (7.0" x 70)
- No.7 MAD (7.0" x 58)
- No.6 5 7⁄ (8.0" x 60)
- No.6 MAD 5 7⁄ (8.0" x 60)
- Belicoso 5 3⁄ (4.0" x 56)
- No.5 5 1⁄ (2.0" x 54)
- No.5 MAD 5 1⁄ (2.0" x 54)
- No.4 4 7⁄ (8.0" x 52)
- No.4 MAD 4 7⁄ (8.0" x 52)
- No.3 4 1⁄ (2.0" x 50)
Strength
Medium‑Full
Wrapper
Ecuadorian Sumatra (natural); Connecticut Broadleaf on maduro options
Binder
Nicaraguan
Filler
Dominican / Nicaraguan long filler
Serie R is La Gloria’s big‑gauge, hearty‑flavored approach: oversized frontmarks riding on a Sumatra top leaf and a Dominican/Nicaraguan filler backbone. The natural release tends toward coffee, cocoa and cedar with a dry spice that builds later; maduro and Black/Estelí offshoots push darker chocolate, earth and roasted‑coffee notes while retaining the series’ signature voluminous smoke. Strength and texture often land in the medium‑full to full range depending on vitola and wrapper, and while construction reports vary, the recurring theme is a muscular stick that trades in coffee/chocolate/pepper DNA and plenty of mouthfeel rather than subtlety.
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Articles & Reviews
Cigar Review | La Gloria Cubana Serie R –
This review takes a retrospective approach, comparing a modern Serie R maduro to older memories and focusing on the cigar’s dominant coffee note, developing clove and black pepper. The write‑up is candid about construction and burn issues encountered, making it informative for smokers curious about variability across lots and how the cigar performs in hand.
General Cigar Co. – La Gloria Cubana Serie R Black Maduro – Cigar Reviews | Beer Pairings
Casas Fumando’s review profiles the Serie R Black Maduro from cold draw to finish, noting an initial sweetness that yields to a sour, earthy middle and a pronounced pepper backbone. The piece emphasizes the stout construction, the oily dark wrapper character and how the Broadleaf maduro intensifies the line’s darker roast and spice traits.
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La Gloria Cubana Serie R No. 8 Cigar Review
La Gloria Cubana Serie R Natural Cigar Review
#NS: Classic Edition: La Gloria Cubana Serie R No. 4
