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la aurora preferidos platinum

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the 3rd of the five i am reviewing

the tube


i love the shape of these,they are so much fun to smoke!
nice and firm with a cocoa and tobacco smell


quick cut with my xikar guillotine,a few seconds with the bugatti torch,and it lit right up.
peppery leather tasting coffee in the first few puffs


still kinda spicy tasting with a coffee leather mix, and the tobacco is sweet tasting


cloudy out today,feels like rain. i left the cigar laying on the counter overnight,still in it's tube,and have had no issues with the wrapper so far.


pepper has toned down a little,and it's actually starting to get a bit creamy.
great draw,pretty decent burn with lot's of smoke.
a cool smoking cigar with a medium strength feel to it so far


pepper has turned to more of a nutty spice,coffee has faded a bit,leather has gotten creamy,tobacco still has a sweetness to it.
burn is near perfect now,smooth and easy draw is producing plenty of smoke that gives a little coffee flavor on the retrohale.
light grey flaky ash fell at about 2 inches


getting really creamy now. leather with light spice,sweet nutty tobacco flavor.
i'm only tasting the coffee as an after taste now.
still drawing and burning great


last couple of inches and the tobacco has picked up a cedar flavor,still sweet tasting though.
nice creamy leather taste,with the same light spice too


a great draw and burn all the way to the nub.
same tasty flavors holding true,with the spice turning a little more peppery at the end.
Zilla,i don't think you should be fooling around with that voodoo stuff...


thanks for reading,hope you enjoyed the review!
 

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Very nice review and pic's Ron, thanks for sharing "the complete" experience!

Just wondering, do you know what Zilla would like for Christmas?
 
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Great review!

I really like the looks of these. I may have to pick a few up at some point and try them out.
 
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Great review Ron & Pics.......question - Zilla a fan fave, collectors items, or just an old chum?? :thumbsup:
 
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I had originally missed this review and wanted to chime in. This is my favorite out of the line and I think you hit it dead on. Defiantly worth a try.
 
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