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La Gloria
Cubana
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History
The La Gloria Cubana brand was created in 1885 by the Sociedad
Cabanas y Castro, then bought twenty years later in 1905 by
Jose F. Rocha, who manufactured the brand from his factory at
364 Miguel Street in Havana. After Rocha's death in 1954, the
Cifuentes family bought both La Gloria Cubana and Bolivar from
Rocha's former company. Production was moved to the Partagas
Factory, where it's still produced today, and became very
popular as an export brand.
After the Revolution, it seems that production of La Gloria
Cubana ceased for several years, until around 1965 when the
brand was apparently resurrected at the Partagas Factory. It
is produced in smaller quantities than other brands and
maintains its popularity with connoisseurs, the Medaille d'Or
No. 2 being a particularly prized vitola.
La Gloria Cubana also produces two machine-made cigarillos:
the Mini and the Purito.
Vitolas in the La Gloria Cubana Line
The following list of vitolas (sizes) within the El Rey del
Mundo line lists their measurements in English and metric,
their vitolas de galera (factory name), and their conventional
name in American cigar slang.
Hand-Made Vitolas
TaiÃ??Ã?Âno - 7" x 47 (178 x 18.65 mm) Julieta, a churchill
Medaille d'Or No. 1 - 7 1/4" x 36 (185 x 14.29 mm) Delicado
Extra, a long panetela
Medaille d'Or No. 2 - 6 3/4" x 43 (170 x 17.07 mm) Dalia, a
lonsdale
Medaille d'Or No. 3 - 6 7/8" x 28 (175 x 11.11 mm) Panetela
Larga, a slim panetela
Medaille d'Or No. 4 - 6" x 32 (152 x 12.70 mm) Palmita, a
panetela
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