Rafael Gonzalez

Lonsdale Extra

Medium

Medium🇨🇺 CubaOld WorldLonsdaleUSD 35

The Lonsdale Extra is a slightly larger and bolder variation on the Rafael Gonzalez Lonsdale theme — a touch more ring gauge than the classic Coronas Extra, adding body and complexity. Considered by connoisseurs to be the brand's most complete vitola, developing the medium Vuelta Abajo character to its fullest over a long, slow 90-minute burn.

Tasting notes: Cedar, cream, light leather, floral, almonds, mild pepper, tobacco sweetness.

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Vitals

Origin

🇨🇺 Cuba

Strength

Medium

Vitola

Lonsdale

Length

6.625"

Ring Gauge

MSRP

USD 35.00

Made in

🇨🇺 Cuba

Construction

Handmade, Long filler

Old World

Crafted in Cuba — the birthplace of the handmade premium cigar. Centuries of terroir, Habanos tradition, and a strictly regulated industry define every leaf.

Leaf Composition

Wrapper

Vuelta Abajo Criollo

Colorado Claro

🇨🇺 Vuelta Abajo, Pinar del Río, Cuba

Binder

🇨🇺 Vuelta Abajo, Pinar del Río, Cuba

Filler

🇨🇺 Cuba

All Vuelta Abajo tobacco. Wider ring gauge Lonsdale. Fuller expression of the Rafael Gonzalez blend.

Flavour Profile

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Producer baseline

Flavour axis	Producer baseline (0–5)
Body	0.0
Dark Fruit	0.0
Bright Fruit	0.0
Herbal	1.5
Spice	1.5
Sweet	3.0
Vanilla	1.5
Caramel	0.0
Cocoa	0.0
Nutty	3.0
Cedar	1.5
Earth	0.0
Leather	3.0
Finish	0.0

The Brand

Est.1928HQHavana, CubaFactoryPartagás Factory (Real Fábrica de Tabacos Partagás), Havana, CubaPart ofHabanos S.A.

A Havana-based cult brand with an unusually strong following in the United Kingdom, where it has been imported since the 1920s. Rafael Gonzalez is known for its classic Lonsdale vitola heritage — the brand's house style is mild-to-medium, elegant, and approachable without sacrificing the complexity expected from a Cuban. The brand's bands carry a note recommending smokers to 'allow the cigar to cool before lighting a second time', a charming artifact of early 20th-century cigar marketing.

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