1998 La Gloria Cubana Wavell Maduro

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Cigar Weekly Review



Cigar

1998 La Gloria Cubana Wavell Maduro



Reviewer

Smbauerllc



PRE-SMOKE

Appearance and ConstructionScore: 3 out of 5


•Color

__Double claro 1

__Claro __Natural _X_Maduro __Oscuro

__Dark brown __Brown __Black __Tan __Green


TEXTURE: __Fine _X_Medium__Coarse __Irregular _X_Veiny __Oily

_X_Rich _X_Dark __Smooth __Rough __Leathery


CAP/HEAD: __Smooth _X_Medium__Rough


BUNCH: _X_Hard __Firm__Soft __Lumpy __Loose


Pre-Smoke Comments:

Nice, dark chocolatey wrapper that gives the impression that it had a little oily sheen back in its day.



Had a very tight cold draw and required a little work with the Perfecdraw tool





SMOKE


Burn Score: ___4__ out of 5


BURN: __Even _X_Uneven __Tendency to go out


COAL: _X_Cone __Flat __Crater


ASH COLOR: __Black _X_Dark gray __Gray __White


ASH STRUCTURE: __Flaky _X_Typical __Very solid


PROBLEMS: __Runners __Tunneling __Soft __Split /unraveled





Draw Score: ___3__ out of 5

__Too easy __Easy __Perfect _X_Tight __Plugged



Aroma Score: ___3__ out of 5


AROMA: _X_Faint __Brief __Subtle __Fragrant

__Round __Biting __Overwhelming


BURN IN THROAT: _X_None __Light __Medium__Excessive



Flavor Score: ___7__ out of 10


RICHNESS: __Weak _X_Medium__Ample __Voluptuous


BALANCE: __Perfect __Unequal __X_One-dimensional


STRENGTH: __Bland _X_Mild __Medium__Full __Powerful


BODY: __Empty __Thin _X_Mild __Medium__Generous __Satiating


FLAVOR: __Absent __Weak _X_Modest __Medium__Generous __Strong

_X_Earthy __Herbal __Vegetal __Grassy _X_Woody __Metallic





Taste/Aftertaste Score: ___7__ out of 10


SWEETNESS: _X_None __Light __Medium__Pronounced


BITTERNESS: _X_None __Light __Medium__Pronounced


BURN ON TONGUE: __None _X_Light __Medium__Excessive


SHARPNESS: __None _x_Light __Medium__Pronounced


SALTINESS: _X_None __Light __Medium__Pronounced



Smoke Comments:

Mild, but good flavor. Mellow and fairly smooth. Noticable taste of mustiness I tend to get from 10+ year old cigars. Wrapper had no issues with cracking, flaking or any signs of dryness or brittleness.





SUMMARY

Overall Quality Score: ___7__ out of 10


CHARACTER: _X_Agreeable __Elegant __Pedigreed __Distinguished

__Indifferent __Lackluster __Common __Coarse


BODY: __Empty __Thin __X_Mild __Medium__Generous __Satiating


SCALE: __Dog rocket __Fair __X_Good __Great __Outstanding



Summary Comments:

Overall, not a bad smoke after 23 years. Flavor was mild. But decent tasting.







TOTAL SCORES


Appearance/Construction 5 _3______

Flavor 10 ____7_____


Burn 5 ____4____ Taste/Aftertaste 10_7_


Draw 5 _____3____

Summary 10 _____7_____


Aroma 5 ___3_____

TOTAL 50 ____34_____