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Review: La Aurora 1495 Sumo Short Robusto

For those of you that don’t know… A vitola that was originally only sold in Europe, the La Aurora 1495 Sumo sizes are now being released in the U.S. Guillermo’s new love is this 4 x 58 format. He is introducing it everywhere. This short format cigar packs a lot of flavor and has a nice [...]

Review: La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004 (Prerelease)

Today we will be taking a look at a prerelease cigar from La Aurora who because of their exclusive American distributor Miami Cigar Cigar & Co., fall into this weeks category. Many of you may be familiar with a cigar that came out in 2008 called the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2003, a 7 1/2 x [...]

Review: León Jimenes Prestige Robusto (Prerelease)

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 [...]

Review: La Aurora Cien Años Lancero

If asked what blend is the collective pride of La Aurora, Cien Años. Not much thought required. While the Don Fernando is without a doubt my favorite cigar to come out of the La Aurora’s factory, Cien Años would be my opinion for the company’s choice itself. It makes sense, the line created to honor [...]

Review: Guillermo León by La Aurora Lancero

I’ll be honest, I’ve tried to write this intro a few times. Nothing really stuck. After a few failed attempts, I’ll stick with what has worked before. Much like I did with the La Aurora 107 Lancero, after the jump I’ll try to tell the story of a rather unique cigar that was graciously created [...]

Review: La Aurora 107 Lancero

Where to start? I’ve already reviewed the La Aurora 107 Lancero once before and written have a few more posts on it, most noticeably here. What started as some people somewhat joking around on Twitter turned into a few-hundred boxes of one of the most notable Lancero releases of recent memory. It was almost a [...]

Review: Guillermo León Robusto (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… During the IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans last year, La Aurora released a brand new line of cigars, named after the President of the company, Guillermo León…In fact, he had this to say about the release: “Obviously, this cigar is personal for me. It is part of [...]

Review: La Aurora Broadway Series

Today we will be taking a look at a cigar made exclusively for New York State, the La Aurora Broadway Series. In recent months New York was hit with a 75% tobacco tax creating panic and disappointment for a lot of retailers and consumers. In a state like New York, which is a huge market [...]

Review: Guillermo León Belicoso (Prerelease)

[Editor's Note: This is a review of a Prerelease cigar that was released at the IPCPR Show in New Orleans a few weeks ago. Most of the time, we in the blog community are only given one sample of any cigar that is released at the show, and so most of the reviews in this [...]