Saturday, March 9, 2019

La Galera 1936 Box Pressed El Lector

Today we have the La Galera 1936 Box Pressed El Lector.  This dark brown habano wrapped cigar has a sharp box press and has invisible veins and seems.  It comes in at 6 X 54.  After lighting, the draw is excellent producing large amounts of smoke.  The draw flavors have a spicy leather.  The retro-hale continues the spicy note and adds in a sweet earth.  The finish sees the spicy and earthy notes combine with the leather.  The flavors stay on the palate for a while but fade before the next draw.  The cigar is at a mild to medium in body.  The burn through the first inch and a half was perfect!

Two inches down and some light roast coffee notes join in on the draw flavors.  The retro hale remains fairly spicy and the sweet earth is still there a well.  The finish has the light roast coffee combine with the leather.  Every few puffs the leather and light roast coffee fight each other for domination.  When they combine its a weird spicy and sweet flavor that I am having a hard time placing a name to.  Its not the best flavor but it is quite unique.  Most of the time the leather note wins the fight.  The body is at a medium and has not wavered from that mark.  The draw and burn remain excellent.

With just over an inch left I sat the cigar down in the ashtray for the last time at the 1 hour and 4 minute mark.  The cigar started to get warm and mushy near the end and a chard earth flavor dominated.  It was quite unpleasant so I decided to call it quits.  The body never went over medium until that last few puffs I took of the cigar.  The construction of this cigar was perfect.  Great burn, great draw!  The flavors were a little boring and there were a few times I thought the flavors were getting ready to amp up but just went back to the same spicy leather, light coffee, and earth.  Overall a good cigar but it left me wanting more in the flavor department.


Price: $ 8.00
Appearance: 10/10
Draw: 20/20
Burn: 20/20
Flavor: 14/20
Complexity: 14/20
Burn Time: 10/10

Overall Score:  88 / Good Cigar



















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