kockroach
BoM August 2010/2011
Tuesday night in New Orleans during IPCPR, La Aurora had a cocktail party to launch their newest cigar, named after Guillermo Leon, the Vice President of the company. They handed out a four pack box of the cigar, which contained one each of the four sizes available. Included in the box was a Corona (5.5 x 42), a Gran Corona (6 x 47), a Belicoso (6.25 x 52) and a Gran Toro (6 x 58). While at the event, I took the time to smoke the corona, which I enjoyed...but it was hard to tell how good it was after a day of smoking. Afterall, the Guillermo Leon is a medium body cigar....at best.
Now, with a clean palate, I took the time to review the Gran Corona (I originally thought it was a Corona Gorda). The wrapper is a nice light brown and oily. The construction overall was good, although the were a few small noticeable veins, in the wrapper and showing through from the binder. The triple cap was slightly off-center, but it wasn't an issue.
After cutting with my Palio, the pre-light draw tasted of wood/dry leaves and a little spice. Upon lighting, the first third of the cigar was dominated by heavy cream and dry leaves/wood. There were hints of honey, spice and cinnamon on the back-end.
The creaminess calmed down slightly as it moved into the second third. Although still showing a dry leaf/wood flavor, the honey, cinnamon and spice were more pronounced.
The final third showed even more diminished cream, but still had the prevalent flavor of wood. The honey, cinnamon and spice were still there as well, but not as intense as in the second third.
Overall, I was very impressed with this cigar. I think it would be a great cigar to have to start off the day. Although it is supposed to be medium in strength, it barely gets there IMO, but the flavors are very strong. The burn was fairly straight, and if you look at one of the pics, you can see some of the veins burning that I mention earlier.
Overall burn time was 1:50.
Now, with a clean palate, I took the time to review the Gran Corona (I originally thought it was a Corona Gorda). The wrapper is a nice light brown and oily. The construction overall was good, although the were a few small noticeable veins, in the wrapper and showing through from the binder. The triple cap was slightly off-center, but it wasn't an issue.
After cutting with my Palio, the pre-light draw tasted of wood/dry leaves and a little spice. Upon lighting, the first third of the cigar was dominated by heavy cream and dry leaves/wood. There were hints of honey, spice and cinnamon on the back-end.
The creaminess calmed down slightly as it moved into the second third. Although still showing a dry leaf/wood flavor, the honey, cinnamon and spice were more pronounced.
The final third showed even more diminished cream, but still had the prevalent flavor of wood. The honey, cinnamon and spice were still there as well, but not as intense as in the second third.
Overall, I was very impressed with this cigar. I think it would be a great cigar to have to start off the day. Although it is supposed to be medium in strength, it barely gets there IMO, but the flavors are very strong. The burn was fairly straight, and if you look at one of the pics, you can see some of the veins burning that I mention earlier.
Overall burn time was 1:50.
