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Weekly News (November 19, 2012)

 Editor’s Note: (The) Contest coming. Promise. Enjoy the holidays. Guillermo León by La Aurora 15 Minute Break Next Month — Story here. Tatuaje Exclusive Mission Pipe CQ1 in January — Details here. Viaje Holiday Blend 2012 Candy Cane Emerges — Picture here. Gran Habano Expands Gran Reserva Line — Details here. Herrera Estelí Ships — 150 [...]

IPCPR 2012: La Aurora And Miami Cigar & Co.

Last year, I said, “too much.” This year? It was much of the same. There were a lot of products, although this year was noticeably heavier on the Miami Cigar & Co. side of things. The caveat is—much like Rocky Patel—most of these lines were either extensions to series or limited editions. In the end, [...]

Weekly News (July 9, 2012)

Editor’s Note: For the first time in almost three months, the 2012 cigar release list has been updated. Unfortunately a PHP error was preventing the updating, something that required moving servers, which we did in the middle of last week. While more than 250 entries were either updated or added over the weekend, there’s still [...]

Press Release: Cien Años Returns

July 3, 2012 (Miami, FL) — Established in 1903, La Aurora is the oldest cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. In 2003, the company celebrated Cien Anos, 100 years in the business. To mark this milestone of great cigars, the Cien Anos was released, a cigar that is still talked about today. The cigar was [...]

Weekly News (June 25, 2012)

Editor’s Note: After a few weeks of craziness, we seem to be catching up. There are a few technical changes being introduced to the site, if you have any issues, please contact us. Brooks posted the first new Icons of Cigars™ portrait on halfwheel, one of Steve Saka of Drew Estate. In addition we are [...]

News: La Aurora 100 Años Returns For 2012

La Aurora’s famed 100 Años (Cien Años) blend is back. Miami Cigar & Co, the exclusive distributor for the Dominican company, made the news a bit over a week ago, but details have remained sparse. Returning are the Belicoso, Churchill and Robusto noticeably leaving the Corona absent. Miami Cigar & Co. has yet to confirm [...]

Review: La Aurora 100 Años W. Curtis Draper 125th Robusto

On April 13, 2012, La Aurora Cigars’ Guillermo León appeared for an event at W. Curtis Draper in Washington D.C. to celebrate Draper’s 125th year in business. To commemorate the occasion, La Aurara released a special cigar, a 5 x 50 Robusto in the 100 Años blend. Charlie covered the details of the 100 Años [...]

News: La Aurora 100 Años W. Curtis Draper 125th

Miami Cigar & Company’s Facebook page showed off pictures of the second of the four scheduled 125th anniversary cigars for W. Curtis Draper scheduled to launch later this week. 2012 marks the fifth year in a row La Aurora has created a limited edition for W. Curtis Draper’s anniversary, this time a 5 x 50 [...]