La Galana Petit Toro and the adventure

La Galana Petit Toro and the adventure is meant in a positive way. Because this „little bull“ is a wonderful way to spin adventurous thoughts. Marvellous, simply marvellous. Do you already know La Galana? Life artist and positive thinker Annette Meisl is the creator of a cigar world that the world needs. In her cigar parlour La Galana in Cologne you enter a completely different world. The world of relaxation. Your brain airs out so much that it's almost perverse. There's one more thing: in the „Conclusion“ chapter is the programme Cigars ZEN with Annette Meisl. Watch the programme, you'll be amazed by Annette.

A cigar test is subjective

Note: How a cigar tastes is influenced by personal taste preferences, taste memories, the form of the day, what you have eaten or drunk beforehand. Even the lighting in the room has an influence on the flavour you experience. The notes described here therefore do not necessarily correspond to your own impressions.

Fact Sheet La Galana Petit Toro

• Format: Petit Toro (length: 115 mm / ring gauge: 54)
• Tobacco:
  • Wrapper: Honduras
  • Umbrella leaf: Honduras
  • Filler: Honduras
• Price: Status April 2021
  • CHF 8.10 / box of 25 CHF 186.30
  • EUR 7.00 / 25 BUNCH OR BOX EUR 175.00
• Buy a cigar:
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Personal impressions of the pleasure

First half

• Tongue, palate: very slightly sweet / lots of cocoa bittersweet / pleasantly acidic / wood
• Retronasal: Lots of roasted flavours of strongly burning light wood
• R+ ZiZo vacuum technology: HALLOOOO!!!!! A full load of roasted flavours of espresso beans. Holy moly!!!
• Umami: juicy / meaty / roasted
• Strength 2/5

Second half

• PENG! INCREASE IN EVERYTHING!
• Strength 2/5

What is „retronasal“?

Retronasal cigar enjoyment enhances the flavour. What it is, why it works and how to do it please read here. Take a look at the ZiZo vacuum technology in particular. Incredible enhancement of cigar enjoyment!

What is the „R+ ZiZo vacuum technology“?

This is the consummate pleasure of a cigar. Hard to describe. I'll try. Here's an example: a baby sucking on a dummy. Try this technique with a cigar. Very little smoke gets into the mouth. But it passes over the tongue and goes straight through the nose. I tried it with about 10 cigars before I mastered it. Please be very careful with this technique when practising: the smoke hit the back of my larynx several times. That was really bad. But now that I can do it, it's a perfect technique for enjoying a cigar.

What is umami?

This means „savouriness“, „spicy“, „essence“, „meaty“. This mixture of taste sensations is perceived on the centre of the tongue. You can find a good article about this on Wikipedia. 

Non Cuba cigars and the important acclimatisation process

Acclimatisation recommendation: 3 days in the humidor with cellophane.

The fact is: you don't know when the cigar was imported and how long it rested with the importer. You also don't know how long the resting phase was at the retailer. Cigars are in shock after being transported from the tropics to Europe. They have to acclimatise first. The industry is sales-orientated. The cigars have to be sold quickly. Therefore, they may not taste as they should.

If you buy single copies

Place the cigar with the cellophane in the humidor. If your cigar does not have cellophane: Put them in tubos and then in the humidor. Or you can put the individual cigars in a Zippo bag and put a small Boveda inside. You then seal it and place it in the humidor. Cigars that are stored open without cellophane or a box lose their flavour very quickly. This is demonstrated in this article with experiments.

Conclusion La Galana Petit Toro and the cigar Zen

I don't like light cigars. They taste too monotonous to me. La Galana is different. The tobacco from Honduras is excellent. The blend for this little bull is very successful. The balance between sweetness, bittersweet and a little acidity is very well balanced. The roasted flavours, which you can taste in the middle of the tongue and also when you enjoy this cigar retronasally, are a real treat for me.

Little fat man, that's what you could call the cigar (or me, but I'm losing weight wonderfully at the moment...).

Do you want to get to know Annette? Do you want to experience what an incredibly positive person she is? Then take some time to watch the programme Cigar Zen with Annette Meisl. You'll be amazed!