La Gloria Serie N

[Emjaysmash]

Smoking one now. No draw problems, but I've had to relight it 3 times so far, and major burn issues.

Flavor is decent, but not as good as other nicaraguan puros.

Originally Posted by ninjavanish

I can assure this is not the case.

Sorry to hear that you're having issues with these though. I've smoked almost an entire box of the JSB and several of the Glorioso and rojo sizes without any issues.

One thing to note is that it is not actually a maduro wrapper. It's Oscuro which is allowed to ferment even longer than maduros giving it that blackish color. It doesn't have any dye on it at all. The black color coming off on your hands is simply what happens when the cigar is too moist. This could also account for the plugging issues and the uneven burn.

Not trying to knock your local shop but have you tried a stick from another locale? Perhaps it's something to do with the particular conditions inside the humidor they've been stored in.

The good thing about Oscuro wrappers though is that they tend to be tough meaty guys that can take a lot of abuse. One of the downsides however is that being that tough they tend to sometimes burn unevenly... especially if they catch a little too much humidity. (Same problem I used to have the the Serie R Maduros.)

Try leaving one out for a couple of hours before you smoke it. See if that helps... and if not. Shoot me a PM and let me know.

I did leave it out for about 2 hours, didn't seem to do much. I purchased a lot of other singles from the same shop, they didn't have the same issues. I know the Serie R's needed to be almost bone dry to burn correctly, could be the same issue here.

I ended up chucking it when I got to the final third, it developed some harshness I wasn't fond of, and kept going out.

Originally Posted by Emjaysmash

Smoking one now. No draw problems, but I've had to relight it 3 times so far, and major burn issues.

Flavor is decent, but not as good as other nicaraguan puros.

Same. When I got to the final third I had to keep re-lighting, and it got harsh. Finally gave up and chucked it.

[neoflex]

I think these will improve with a bit of down time. The burn problems seem to be pretty common leading me to believe these were shipped very wet.