LeeMack912 Random Thoughts | La Gloria Cubana 8th Street Cigar Review | @LeeMack912 | S10 EP 56
LeeMack912 Random Thoughts | La Gloria Cubana 8th Street Cigar Review | @LeeMack912 | S10 EP 56.
According to halfwheel.com
"If I were to be given the opportunity to visit a time and place in cigar history, I know that the El Credito factory in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood during the cigar boom of the early-to-mid 1990s would be near the top of the list.
The factory was opened in 1968 by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Sr., who had emigrated to the United States from Cuba in 1959. In Cuba, Perez-Carrillo was a tobacco buyer for Cuban Land Leaf Tobacco Co., an American company that would buy Cuban tobacco for resale. He also served as a senator in Cuba, representing Pinar del Río and winning elections in 1954 and 1958.
In addition to being a noted cigar maker, he is also the father of Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr., who joined his father at El Credito not long after it opened, though mainly on a part-time basis as he was still in school. Following his father’s passing in 1980, the younger Perez-Carrillo would take over the operations of the company and shepherd it through several chapters of its history.
In particular, El Credito became well-known for being the go-to spot in Miami to get cigars during the boom, including the La Gloria Cubana brand. While the Cuban-made La Gloria Cubana brand dates back to 1885, the non-Cuban version was launched by Perez-Carrillo in 1972, but really became known during the boom, when stories of people showing up with suitcases to fill started circulating and persist to this day.
In 1999, the El Credito Cigars company, including the La Gloria Cubana brand, was sold to Swedish Match AB—which eventually acquired General Cigar Co.—with production largely moving to the Dominican Republic, where Perez-Carrillo Jr. had already expanded the company’s operations to increase production capacity and keep up with demand. The El Credito factory remained open for several years following the sale, producing cigars and serving as a place for consumers and the public to experience a cigar-making operation. Eventually, the factory was turned into more of a lounge and cigar-rolling demonstration operation before finally closing, with the space becoming a retail cigar shop and lounge.
For the latest La Gloria Cubana limited edition, the brand returned to Miami, and about as close to the El Credito factory as it could get, crossing the street to the El Titan de Bronze factory to produce the La Gloria Cubana 8th Street.
“La Gloria Cubana is one of Calle Ocho’s biggest success stories and it’s a brand my team and I have long admired,” said Sandy Cobas, owner of El Titan de Bronze, via a press release. “When we were approached about collaborating on this special project, we jumped at the chance. ‘Eighth Street’ is our way of paying tribute not only to La Gloria Cubana, but also to the Cuban expatriate cigar rollers who continue to practice their craft in Miami, keeping the traditions of their homeland alive.”
The cigar is a 6 x 50 toro that uses an Ecuadorian habano wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The blend was developed by Cobas along with Justin Andrews, business development manager of Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s (STG) North American Branded and Rest of World divisions.
“La Gloria Cubana Eighth Street is proudly made in the USA and honors the roots of this legendary brand,” said Andrews in a press release. “For this special project, we blended to a classic La Gloria profile which means the cigar has a lot of personality, is well-balanced through its many transitions and delivers a rich, long finish. This is an elegant and complex cigar that every fan of La Gloria Cubana will want to experience.”
The cigar is limited to 5,000 boxes of 10 cigars, a total production of 50,000 cigars. Pricing is set at $21.99 per box and $219.90 per box.
This isn’t the first time that the STG-owned La Gloria Cubana brand has had cigars made in Miami; in 2008, the brand released the Artesanos de Miami, which was made at El Credito prior to its closure. It is also not the first time that STG has worked with El Titan de Bronze, as In 2021 the factory produced the Cohiba Serie M, with a second vitola released in 2022.
Cigar Reviewed: La Gloria Cubana 8th Street
Country of Origin: U.S.A.
Factory: El Titan de Bronze
Wrapper: Ecuador (Habano)
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Dominican Republic & Nicaragua
Length: 6 Inches
Ring Gauge: 50
Vitola: Toro
MSRP: $21.99 (Box of 10, $219.90)
Release Date: October 3, 2022
Number of Cigars Released: 5,000 Boxes of 10 Cigars (50,000 Total Cigars)"
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According to halfwheel.com
"If I were to be given the opportunity to visit a time and place in cigar history, I know that the El Credito factory in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood during the cigar boom of the early-to-mid 1990s would be near the top of the list.
The factory was opened in 1968 by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Sr., who had emigrated to the United States from Cuba in 1959. In Cuba, Perez-Carrillo was a tobacco buyer for Cuban Land Leaf Tobacco Co., an American company that would buy Cuban tobacco for resale. He also served as a senator in Cuba, representing Pinar del Río and winning elections in 1954 and 1958.
In addition to being a noted cigar maker, he is also the father of Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr., who joined his father at El Credito not long after it opened, though mainly on a part-time basis as he was still in school. Following his father’s passing in 1980, the younger Perez-Carrillo would take over the operations of the company and shepherd it through several chapters of its history.
In particular, El Credito became well-known for being the go-to spot in Miami to get cigars during the boom, including the La Gloria Cubana brand. While the Cuban-made La Gloria Cubana brand dates back to 1885, the non-Cuban version was launched by Perez-Carrillo in 1972, but really became known during the boom, when stories of people showing up with suitcases to fill started circulating and persist to this day.
In 1999, the El Credito Cigars company, including the La Gloria Cubana brand, was sold to Swedish Match AB—which eventually acquired General Cigar Co.—with production largely moving to the Dominican Republic, where Perez-Carrillo Jr. had already expanded the company’s operations to increase production capacity and keep up with demand. The El Credito factory remained open for several years following the sale, producing cigars and serving as a place for consumers and the public to experience a cigar-making operation. Eventually, the factory was turned into more of a lounge and cigar-rolling demonstration operation before finally closing, with the space becoming a retail cigar shop and lounge.
For the latest La Gloria Cubana limited edition, the brand returned to Miami, and about as close to the El Credito factory as it could get, crossing the street to the El Titan de Bronze factory to produce the La Gloria Cubana 8th Street.
“La Gloria Cubana is one of Calle Ocho’s biggest success stories and it’s a brand my team and I have long admired,” said Sandy Cobas, owner of El Titan de Bronze, via a press release. “When we were approached about collaborating on this special project, we jumped at the chance. ‘Eighth Street’ is our way of paying tribute not only to La Gloria Cubana, but also to the Cuban expatriate cigar rollers who continue to practice their craft in Miami, keeping the traditions of their homeland alive.”
The cigar is a 6 x 50 toro that uses an Ecuadorian habano wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The blend was developed by Cobas along with Justin Andrews, business development manager of Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s (STG) North American Branded and Rest of World divisions.
“La Gloria Cubana Eighth Street is proudly made in the USA and honors the roots of this legendary brand,” said Andrews in a press release. “For this special project, we blended to a classic La Gloria profile which means the cigar has a lot of personality, is well-balanced through its many transitions and delivers a rich, long finish. This is an elegant and complex cigar that every fan of La Gloria Cubana will want to experience.”
The cigar is limited to 5,000 boxes of 10 cigars, a total production of 50,000 cigars. Pricing is set at $21.99 per box and $219.90 per box.
This isn’t the first time that the STG-owned La Gloria Cubana brand has had cigars made in Miami; in 2008, the brand released the Artesanos de Miami, which was made at El Credito prior to its closure. It is also not the first time that STG has worked with El Titan de Bronze, as In 2021 the factory produced the Cohiba Serie M, with a second vitola released in 2022.
Cigar Reviewed: La Gloria Cubana 8th Street
Country of Origin: U.S.A.
Factory: El Titan de Bronze
Wrapper: Ecuador (Habano)
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Dominican Republic & Nicaragua
Length: 6 Inches
Ring Gauge: 50
Vitola: Toro
MSRP: $21.99 (Box of 10, $219.90)
Release Date: October 3, 2022
Number of Cigars Released: 5,000 Boxes of 10 Cigars (50,000 Total Cigars)"
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iROBUSTO
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Elk Mills, MD 21920
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