Norfolk Cigar Examiner Ashley Van Hoose with La Gloria Cubana's Ricky Rodriguez

Coach Dean Smith told Michael Jordan during his freshman year at UNC, “Michael, if you can’t pass, you can’t play.”

Teamwork is everything to La Gloria Cubana. They’ve made it their mission to focus on the collective conscious of the brilliant minds in the industry to pioneer the brand. And the proof is in the proverbial pudding. Success with lines such as the Serie R (and soon the Serie N) as well as the amazing Artesanos Line have launched Team La Gloria Cubana to rock star status.

I had the incredible honor of sitting down with one of Team La Gloria Cubana’s varsity players, Ricky Rodriguez. Responsible for the superb dual-wrapped Artesanos de Tabaqueros, Ricky has all the makings of becoming a cigar legend and has already proven you don’t need a popular family name to make fantastic smokes. Here’s a little from our time together… To read the full interview click here.

Melissa Osika and friends attended the GCC Anniversary Event at Dana Hotel’s Vertigo Skybar in Chicago and wanted to share some of the shots with La Gloria Cubana Team Member, Ricky Rodriguez and Cigar Sage Benji Menendez. Check out the photos below.

CigarAsylum.com review from “thebayratt”
Here is another new cigar straight out of IPCPR. I think this cigar should hit the shelves very soon (October).
Size: 5.5X54
Wrapper: Capa Oscura. This cigar is black as dirt! Deep dark Black!
Filler: Nicaraguan “proprietary”. They won’t tell where from even when we asked!
Binder: Nicaraguan “proprietary”. Once again, not too much info on [...]

Ashley Van Hoose from examiner.com talks about the Serie N.
I’m not sure what they put in the water over there at La Gloria Cubana but let me just say, they are on FIRE this year! Still rolling with the success of their Serie R and Artesanos line, look for my article on the amazing La [...]

Ashley Van Hoose from examiner.com talks about the Artesanos de Obelisco.

They say “third time’s a charm.” Luckily for La Gloria Cubana, Artesanos de Obelisco, the third installment in the Artesanos collection, is no exception.This cigar embodies everything a memorable smoke requires: Quality, innovation, and perhaps the most underestimated ingredient of them all- inspiration. Researching the Artesanos [...]

Versacorp reviews the Serie N on the BOTL “Brothers of the Leaf” forum.
Have you tried the La Gloria Cubana Serie N? Let us know what you think.

Below is Cigar Obsession’s review of the Artesanos de Tabaqueros by Brian Glynn.
“This 6×50 stick offers dual wrappers and the band at the foot end marking the transition between the first and 2nd third with connecticut and sumatran wrappers. It has a mottled rustic apperance, with a couple large veins, several smaller and a smooth [...]

Check out the review below from Stew of “The World According to Stew” Reviews the Artesanos de Tabaqueros
Hello everyone, today I am bringing you a special new release from the folks at General Cigars. I’ve heard a lot of god things about this strange-looking stick and I figured I would find out for myself. So [...]

CigarFan.net reviews the Artesanos de Tabaqueros
A few weeks ago La Joya de Nicaragua’s Cabinetta surprised me by demonstrating that not all dual-wrapper cigars are trumped-up fashion plates. In that case both wrappers have distinct and useful functions, and I am finding that again with La Gloria Cubana’s new Artesanos de Tabaqueros. To read more click here: http://cigarfan.net/2010/06/24/la-gloria-cubana-artesanos-de-tabaqueros/