La Gloria Cubana Rabito de Cochino
beatnic
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Anyone know anything about this cigar? I was told it was new. Going to a La Gloria event Friday. Mike Giannini is supposed to be there.
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The name is a Spanish term used inside some factories to refer to a pigtail cap. This new cigar has a pigtail cap and an uncut tuck - which allows you to taste the wrapper when lighting. It is also shorter and thicker than the typical lancero measuring 6 1/2 x 42. Cute little plexiglass covered box. Have't tried one yet. I'll let them rest a bit.
Anyone who would like to do a professional review, pm me. I might be able to part with one.
I'm sure some of the older, descriptive Spanish terms are useful in conversation, but terms change with time. In fact, the word tobacco comes from the Mayan language and it refers to the pipe that the indians would stick up their noses when they smoked the plant. And as to your original comment, I merely cut and pasted from the companies email. Here, you have a major cigar manufacturer breaking all of your rules.
Finally, I hate talking with a Spanish accent. LOL
I'm not here to argue with you Doc. I just saying that from my paradigm, the entire business is moving away from traditional Cuban practices. Now, I'm going to the mancave and smoke me a nice sun-grown, Cameroon wrapped, Nicaraguan leaf filled 5"X50. Descriptive enough?
Also, I hope my argumentative, and generally snotty demeanor online has come across as anything less than that. I have no beef, nor do I want beef. Just discussion! Nothing personal, etc. I know my preferences and opinions are often at odds with, well, even the majority on this forum at times. Just my opinions, and you are entitled to yours as well, and frankly, the fact that we have differing opinions is a good thing and makes things interesting. If everyone felt the same way about everything, this place would be boring as hell.
And don't get me wrong, I do think that new trends and sizes should be embraced because they attract new consumers and excite the older ones, but my thing is that if they deviate from a traditional size (by more than a little bit), just make up a new name for that new size like Nub has done, or like my favorite LGC size, the Glorias Extra.
Anyway, like I said, that was a cool article and Good to know what the traditional measurements are for traditional sizes. I didn't know alot of that. Thanks Doc.
List of factory names and common names for vitolas