News: La Aurora Rebrands Two Lines Under Reserva Familiar

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Barry Stein of Miami Cigar & Co. tweeted a picture of what are the first two editions of the Reserva Familiar line, or family reserve. Stein told halfwheel the line will encompass the already released Guillermo León by La Aurora line and the rebranded and relaunched Don Fernando line, which will appear at IPCPR. Earlier [...]

Review: León Jimenes Prestige Robusto (Prerelease)

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For those of you that don’t know… Another new release from La Aurora, the León Jimenes Prestige is one of the most interesting releases this year from a historical standpoint. There has been a León Jimenes blend out for quite a while, it was actually introduced in the 1970s, but the idea behind the Prestige release [...]

News: La Aurora/Miami Cigar IPCPR Preview

There are more? Miami Cigar & Co. and La Aurora have already shed light on a host of new releases for the IPCPR show, but there are more. (By my count, MCC/La Aurora and Perdomo are currently leading the arbitrary competition for most new releases at the 2011 IPCPR, but that’s besides the point.) The [...]

Weekly News (June 27, 2011)

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Busy week, slow week, busy week, slow week. Or at least that’s how I’d like to think of it. The reality is the weeks keep getting busier as we now sit (less than) three weeks out from the IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. Companies are beginning to announce the last of their show plans, [...]

News: La Aurora Purchased by Guillermo León

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    Dominican publication El Nuevo Diario put this up yesterday, but this has been knowledge in some circles for a good six months. Guillermo León has purchased La Aurora from its former parent Grupo León. The deal includes La Aurora, León Jimenes and the main factory in Santiago, noticeably not included is the factory [...]

The winner of the five-pack of Flor de las Antillas Lanceros has been announced.