Tasting Matthias Martens: Great, spicy challenge for recreational smokers who know what they are doing
| Origin: | La Galana cigar manufacturer, Cologne |
| Format: | Robusto |
| Length: | 124mm |
| Ring size: | 50 |
| Tobacco origin: | Nicaragua Jalapa Tal / Criollo & Corojo grown from Cuban seed |
| Smoking time: | half an hour |
| Cover color: | Colorado maduro |
| Texture: | light veins, valuable |
| Processing: | very good, pleasantly tightly rolled |
| Cigar, cold | |
| Aroma: | light scent, forest and tobacco |
| Impression: | well rolled, nice cigar |
| Cigar, burning | |
| Aroma: | ancient, woodsy, wide |
| Taste: | slightly bitter, somewhat burnt |
| Sustainability: | “there” from the start |
| burn | |
| Train: | good pulling resistance |
| Shape: | minimal skew firing |
| Ash: | compact |
| Ash color: | light gray with black |
| Ash consistency: | fine-grained |
| Smoke progression | |
| First third: | A lot of smoke with a good draw naturally also means a lot of impressions that are less at home on the fragile, elegant side than on the masculine, rough side. |
| Second third: | the large ring gauge can need temperature, the corners round off. Cigar presents itself more balanced. |
| Third third: | Robusto finale with “bum”, power and nicotine, but still easy to smoke. |
| And finally… | |
| Drink recommendation: | Brandy de Jerez, Solera Gran Reserva |
| Situation: | in the evening, in peace with a book and a brandy |
| Overall impression: | You have to like the initial impetuousness. Overall, a great, spicy challenge for recreational smokers who know what they are doing. |
Tasting Anwer Bati: Classic cigar with an exemplary structure and excellent draw
A little thinner than the classic Robusto, the La Galana Robusto creates a powerful and expressive smoking experience that one would expect from such a size. However, at the same time you can taste an unusual subtlety of taste and sophistication. The La Galana Robusto is a classic cigar with an exemplary structure and excellent draw and burning quality. (The structure is responsible for the draw and the wrapper for the burning quality) It is typically full-bodied (Robustos are without exception either medium to full or full-bodied) and it has a fine, slight spiciness. The pleasant sweetness comes from the quality of the Colorado Maduro wrapper, which has a relatively high sugar content. This cigar is a very enjoyable, relaxing cigar.
