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Mikes in Bay Harbour is the best source far and away for La Gloria Cubana.

Oscar Bourchin...the boss emeritus of the company is tight with El Credito in Miami and the Dom Rep. Mikes is actually run by some religious Israelis....hence closed Saturdays and Holy Days.

Lew at JR's in Statesville NC is the best on about everything else but for 5 or 6 years I've only smoked La Glorias or a handful of Cubans. Everything else tastes like grass...weedy. I used to like many Fuentes, Punch, Hoya Excalibur, Partagas, Padron all in particular. I sometimes smoke Bauza as well...another Oscar Bourchin connection. The La Gloria seconds called El Credito after the factory are decent and about 60% the price of the first label. Holt's is best for them. Mikes hardly sells them so as not to compete with the prices they can give on La Glorias. I think you can walk in to the Miami El Credito shop and buy too but I'm not sure they do mail order except wholesale.

I used to like the AF Don Carlos series too. Licencinados was ok too.

Now, I'm too far gone. I on occasion will smoke a Lars Teten but don't tell anyone please. And at deer camp, I'll pull out a pouched twist cigar for a quickie or a DeNobli.

I'm calling all those pubbies manana.