La Gloria Cubana (Cuba) Medaille d’Or No. 3

A beautiful panatela with a great draw for this size cigar. Burned perfectly, and had a creamy and earthy flavor. Smoked slowly, it is an excellent milder bodied cigar.

I have to say, this is one amazing smoke! Presentation is wonderful, from the varnished 8-9-8 presentation to the meticulous hand rolling job. As others have said, I expected there to be some draw problems, but there were none. I only wish Belicosos or Robustos smoked this well. Great creamy mild flavor that gets a bit stronger towards the end. Great with a cup of joe in the morning. Glad I bought a box!

3 perfect tiny little caps! i brought this to Vegas trying to catch my wife feeling frisky (luring her away from here black and milds...) well it never happened. so i smoked it and im lucky it didnt snap in half. THinner then a pencil with perfect draw.
The constuction alone gets this cigar to heaven but in taste it could use more then 2 years rest, it was very strong (catching me off).

Talk about complete construction. A really perfect burn and some sweet, deep flavors. Panatelas are not hugely popular now but they are a joy to those who appreciate them. A great cigar.

Presented in perfectly rolled cigars in a great varnished cabinet box. Burns perfectly with a creamy taste and bit of salt on the last 1/3. Very enjoyable and perhaps overlooked by many as the size looks so crazy. Odd shape vitola, yet really cool and quite a looker. Can’t wait to get more. Recommended to the smoker who’s tired of the regular stuff and has evolved to the pantela.

I smoked this cigar with much pleasure. The draw was perfect altough it's very thin. Ofcourse it's not a cohiba but it was worth it's price. GRTZ

An odd vitola for most U.S. based smokers, and not one you'll fire up on the links if you have hang-ups about your public image, just as Elk Twin said. All that aside, this is a nice cigar. Burn was perfect, yielding a compact, dark ash. Taste was mild, but deep. To my palate, it had "woodsy" rather than "nutty" tones. Creamy, but not as sweet as I expected, though there were odd moments when a honey-like flavor came through. It gave all the smoke it had to give generously, though I found myself wanting more. This was not a fault on the cigars' part--just my gluttony. It lasted quite a long time, burning slowly, and I, too, was able to smoke it down to the nub before it didn't want to cooperate any more. I'm left with the impression that its on the expensive side--about $7.00 a stick for me--but I know this is just my greed for more smoke speaking. Perhaps after smoking a few more I'll lose this slight prejudice.

Looking at this one I could see that it was well rolled and had good heft. The burn was razor sharp all the way to the last inch. Good, cool, mild cuban taste. I expected a tough draw but it was not. I smoked it to less than 1/2 inch and enjoyed it.

Smoking one of these is like riding a moped: it's fun, but you don't want your friends to see you doing it. Too long and slender for most, this cigar still delivers a nice Cuban flavor and burns very well.

A good looking cigar with good draw, good mild flavor all the way to the end. Whitout sorprises. Easy smoking.