La Palina Goldie Laguito No. 1

15. La Palina Goldie Laguito No. 1

La Palina

  • Country of Origin: U.S.A.
  • Factory: El Titan de Bronze
  • Wrapper: Ecuador (Habano)
  • Binder: Ecuador
  • Filler: Dominican Republic & Nicaragua
  • Length: 7 Inches
  • Ring Gauge: 38
  • Vitola: Lancero
  • MSRP: $23 (Box of 10, $230)
  • Release Date: August 2021
  • Number of Cigars Released: 1,000 Boxes of 10 Cigars (10,000 Total Cigars)
  • Original Score: 92

The La Palina Goldie is one of those rare releases that has shown up multiple times on halfwheel’s Top 25 list; in fact, four different vitolas have now won awards since the series—and our Top 25 awards—debuted in 2012.

At 7 x 38, the La Palina Goldie Laguito No. 1 harkens back to the earliest days of the series when it debuted with the 6 x 38 Laguito No. 2. It’s also a reminder of the late Maria Sierra—a master roller who started her career in 1967 at the famous El Laguito factory in Cuba and was one of the first women trained to roll cigars in Cuba—rolled all of the Goldies that were released until she retired in 2017.

The blend has remained the same no matter the vitola, and with the amount of complexity, nuance and balance the Goldie Laguito No. 1 exhibits, it is no wonder it landed at number 15 on our list this year. — Brooks Whittington.