La Gloria Cubana is a premium cigar brand whose non-Cuban version grew out of the El Credito factory that Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Sr. reopened in Miami’s Little Havana; his son Ernesto Jr. built it into a national name before selling the company in 1999. Today it belongs to Scandinavian Tobacco Group, is distributed in the US by Forged Cigar Co., and most of the line is rolled at the El Credito factory within General Cigar Dominicana in Santiago, Dominican Republic. The brand describes both cigars listed here as medium to full-bodied. Start with the La Gloria Cubana Serie R Natural, an Ecuadorian Sumatra-wrapped Dominican cigar with typical notes of spice, earth, cedar and nutty sweetness; if you prefer a darker smoke, try the Serie R Maduro, whose Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper typically brings cocoa, earth and spice.
La Gloria Cubana Cigars
La Gloria Cubana is a cigar brand originally established in Cuba in 1885 and reborn in America after Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Sr. reopened his El Credito Cigar Factory in Miami’s Little Havana in 1968, with his son Ernesto Jr. later propelling the brand to icon status during the cigar boom of the 1990s. Now produced mostly in the Dominican Republic under the Scandinavian Tobacco Group, La Gloria Cubana offers lines like the Serie R (Ecuadorian Sumatra or Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper over Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers), the all-Nicaraguan Serie R Esteli, and Los Gloriosos, an Ernesto Perez-Carrillo collaboration with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, with typical notes of earth, spice, coffee and chocolate.
La Gloria Cubana Cigars
Frequently asked questions about La Gloria Cubana Cigars
Who makes La Gloria Cubana cigars and where are they made?
The non-Cuban La Gloria Cubana traces back to the El Credito factory that Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Sr. reopened in Miami's Little Havana; his son Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. grew the brand and sold the company in 1999. It is now part of Scandinavian Tobacco Group, distributed in the US by Forged Cigar Co., and most of the line is made at the El Credito factory inside General Cigar Dominicana in Santiago, Dominican Republic. A separate La Gloria Cubana brand is made in Cuba.
How strong are La Gloria Cubana cigars?
The brand describes the two La Gloria Cubana cigars listed at Oxford Cigar Company, the Serie R Natural and the Serie R Maduro, as medium to full-bodied; our product pages describe them as full-bodied. Other La Gloria Cubana lines vary, so check each product's description for its stated strength.
What is the difference between La Gloria Cubana Serie R Natural and Serie R Maduro?
Both are medium-to-full Dominican cigars (our product pages describe them as full-bodied); the main difference is the wrapper. The Serie R Natural uses an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper and typically shows spice, earth, cedar and nutty sweetness. The Serie R Maduro uses a Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper over Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers and is typically darker and earthier, with cocoa and spice. The Natural is a good first pick; choose the Maduro if you prefer a richer, darker profile.
Where can I buy La Gloria Cubana cigars?
Oxford Cigar Company carries a selection of La Gloria Cubana on its La Gloria Cubana category page: https://oxfordcigarcompany.com/la-gloria-cubana-cigars/. Free US shipping on orders $50+.