La Gloria Cubana Gran Legado Arrives

The newest La Gloria Cubana arriving at American cigar shops is made only by workers who have at least 15 years of experience.

That cigar is the La Gloria Cubana Gran Legado, a 7 3/4 x 62 salomon that uses a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper over high-priming filler tobaccos from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The higher primings come from leaves that are towards the top of the tobacco plant, these leaves tend to be smaller in size though more potent in flavor and strength.

Each cigar has an MSRP of $14.99 and production is limited to just 1,900 boxes of 10 cigars. STG’s Forged Cigar Co. distributes La Gloria Cubana in the U.S.; the cigars began shipping on July 8.

The company says that this cigar pays tribute to the workers who make La Gloria Cubana. The non-Cuban version of the brand is rolled at the massive General Cigar Dominicana factory, though there’s a separate rolling room that is referred to as El Credito, a nod to the brand’s history.

“La Gloria Cubana Gran Legado confirms that our people matter as much as our tobacco,” said Corey Beardsley, brand manager for La Gloria Cubana, in a press release. “These artisans are family, and we work together to make each high-quality cigar with pride and passion.”

The signatures of the person who made each cigar are found on a special secondary band.

Update — General Cigar Co. has clarified the size and MSRP.