Gloria de Leon Review

Gloria De Leon
Made by: Curivari
Country: Nicaragua
Vitola: 6 3/4 by 54

The last Curivari I review was a solid everyday cigar. Great robust and traditional flavor notes. This is another cigar from the company, so I expect another cigar holding to the quality of the Achilles. Let’s see what this cigar has to offer with a Gloria de Leon Review.

Prelight

The first thing to notice on this cigar is the masterful way it is rolled. Beautiful triple cap, and even pack not overly firm. Visible seams and a thick sturdy wrapper. Small veins and a minimal amount of them. The foot is giving off a leather and cashew note, it does smell well balanced. There is a subtle note that is harder to pick out but I believe it maybe the mineral/salted nut flavor. Clean cut no cap issues, there was a bit of loose tobacco though. Very easy prelight draw and a very clean flavor the leather is noticeable as is a mixed pepper tingle.

1/3

Something I didn’t pick up while looking at this cigar is the tooth. There is a good amount of it, and there is a lot of smoke being produced with a thick creamy mouthfeel. The main flavor is a salted cashew with a undertone of cedar and a leather finish. The pepper is not very noticeable without retrohaling at this time. Very consistent cigar as I am making my way through the first third there has been no changes to the profile. Medium bodied and low strength at this time. There is a slight white pepper blended very smoothly into the flavors that is enhancing the woodsy note in between the nuttiness and the leather. Very even burn, no construction issues. As the first third comes to an end the cedar, cashew, and white pepper are well blended on the front and a dry leather is the finish.

2/3

As the second third begins the cedar is coming up in the mix of blended flavors on the front and the leather continues to round out the profile. And just as I was getting use to that the salted cashew can back up over the cedar. This is a cigar that blended notes are fighting for dominance on the front, while the familiar finish stays consistent. Still medium body and low strength as I am reaching the end of the second third. The tooth is visible in the ash, but the creamy thick smoke hasn’t really played a large role in this cigars profile.

3/3

The body has risen slightly as this cigar is starting to come to an end but not enough to call a medium full. Medium body and I would put the strength at a low to medium now. The leather note is still rounding out the profile but the white pepper and the cedar notes have risen back up over the cashew. The flavor playground has been active the whole cigar with the main changes being on the front. No major switch-ups though, this cigar has been a consistent smoke with slight changes providing sufficient transitions to hold the smokers attention. The cigar continued this flavor battle to the nub where the white pepper had come up over the cedar and the salted cashew. The cedar was still detectable and it had acquired a hint of oak. The salted cashew was harder to detect at this point in the cigar.
Smoke Time: 1 hour and 35 minutes

Conclusion: 83

Not overly impressed, but it was a solid consistent and well-made cigar. Good burn time great mouth feel. Could have used more complexity and transitions. I will be doing 2 other Curivari blends this week, it will be interesting to see how they all stack up. This makes a good cold weather cigar much like the Achilles I have previously written on.

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