La Gloria Cubana Esteli White Miami 'Dark Toro' – CLUB EXCLUSIVE

At one time, to experience "The Glory of Cuba," you had to live in or travel to Little Havana where people would line up for hours waiting to taste a cigar that was a phenomenon. Now La Gloria Cubana is a favorite of cigar smokers everywhere. The brand, popularized by Ernesto Perez-Carillo, was actually started by his father while, as a young adult, Ernesto traveled the world making a living as a jazz musician. Ultimately the family business beckoned and he returned home to Miami to embrace his heritage. Since then, production has moved to the Dominican Republic where the majority of the brand’s cigars are produced, but the smoke we bring you this month was handmade at El Titan De Bronze™ Cigar Mfg in Little Havana, Miami, Florida. Family owned and operated, El Titan De Bronze was named after Antonio Maceo Grajales who was second in command of the Cuban Army of Independence in the mid to late 1800s. Men under Maceo's command began to name him "The Bronze Titan" because of his exceptional physical strength and resistance to bullet and blade injuries.

The La Gloria Cubana Esteli White Miami 'Dark Toro' in your shipment today is exclusive to you, our members; you will not be able to find the stogie anywhere else! All of the cigars that hail from El Titan De Bronze are made with “Level 9” rollers who all worked at world-renowned factories all over Central America, this smoke included! Starting from the inside out you’ll find lush long-filler tobaccos from secured by a Nicaraguan Habano binder and finished with an Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper leaf that has been extra fermented. Once lit, you’ll find bold, creamy notes of coffee and earth with hints of black tobacco and sweet pepper on the finish. Full bodied, pair this smoke with a El Cafecito Cocktail, a shaken cocktail with dark rum, coffee liquor, Licor 43, simple syrup and chocolate bitters.