ThatGuy3510
Alpha-nerd
Ok, so I decided to give my reviews a catchy (read: corny) name, and since I do most of my smoking/reviewing on my front porch in a lawn chair...let me know what you guys think.
La Aurora 100 Anos Original Release
Size: 5x46 corona
Blend: Dominican corojo wrapper w/ Dom. corojo filler
Picked this and 4 more up from my B&M about 4 months ago, mostly by accident. I was talking with the guy who works part-time about Nestor Miranda and La Aurora in general, when he said "Hey, I think I've got something you might like..." and lo and behold, he shows me a whole box of these hiding in the back. I couldn't resist (especially because of the sweet deal he cut me on them). Enough story, now to the good stuff...
Appearance/Pre-light: The wrapper on this stick is a very pretty red-brown, and smells strongly of earth and cedar. Having not had much experience with corojo (I'm a broadleaf kinda guy), I wasn't really sure what to expect. It's slightly bumpy, and the head looks a little rough, but I'm cutting that off anyway so no big. Cold draw had not much flavor, just some faint grass.
1st Third: Took a little extra to get lit, mostly due to the wind that picked up as soon as I sat down. Great initial taste of mild coffee, cedar, and a faint hint of black pepper. I was worried for just a second, because it appeared that one side just wouldn't get burning, but a little fire fixed it right up. Draw is nice, not too much resistance.
The flavors are very light on my palate, good flavors that are distinct, but not heavy and thick, say like a T-52.
2nd third: Flavors have become toasty, with a bit of a grassy twang. There a substantial amount of smoke for a vitola of this size, and is a very pretty white. The ash is white-ish gray, and holds pretty well (~1.5" or so). The construction is definitely top-notch, burn is sharp and solidly in line.
(Eleven days into no-shave November :razz
Final Third: I got a little distracted at this point and let it go out, but it lit again easily enough. I was immediately hit with a cinnamon spicy-sweetness that was just plain delicious. The draw tightened up a bit but wasn't too bad. At ~2" the cinnamon faded into a sweet tobacco flavor that continued til the end.
The last inch kinda fell apart, however. The cigar started tunneling badly, and the flavors turned very hot and bitter...I had to put it down a little early...
Final Thoughts: This was a great cigar, for about 90% of it. I was very impressed with the construction and quality of flavors. I tried to not let the last little bit turn off my liking, but for ~$16 I would've wanted to enjoy the whole stick. That may have been an aging issue. I'd definitely like to try some fresher ones. Still, if you can get your hands on some of these, do it!
Score: 90 (A-)
Time: 1:15
Thanks for reading, brothers!
La Aurora 100 Anos Original Release
Size: 5x46 corona
Blend: Dominican corojo wrapper w/ Dom. corojo filler
Picked this and 4 more up from my B&M about 4 months ago, mostly by accident. I was talking with the guy who works part-time about Nestor Miranda and La Aurora in general, when he said "Hey, I think I've got something you might like..." and lo and behold, he shows me a whole box of these hiding in the back. I couldn't resist (especially because of the sweet deal he cut me on them). Enough story, now to the good stuff...
Appearance/Pre-light: The wrapper on this stick is a very pretty red-brown, and smells strongly of earth and cedar. Having not had much experience with corojo (I'm a broadleaf kinda guy), I wasn't really sure what to expect. It's slightly bumpy, and the head looks a little rough, but I'm cutting that off anyway so no big. Cold draw had not much flavor, just some faint grass.
1st Third: Took a little extra to get lit, mostly due to the wind that picked up as soon as I sat down. Great initial taste of mild coffee, cedar, and a faint hint of black pepper. I was worried for just a second, because it appeared that one side just wouldn't get burning, but a little fire fixed it right up. Draw is nice, not too much resistance.
The flavors are very light on my palate, good flavors that are distinct, but not heavy and thick, say like a T-52.
2nd third: Flavors have become toasty, with a bit of a grassy twang. There a substantial amount of smoke for a vitola of this size, and is a very pretty white. The ash is white-ish gray, and holds pretty well (~1.5" or so). The construction is definitely top-notch, burn is sharp and solidly in line.
(Eleven days into no-shave November :razz
Final Third: I got a little distracted at this point and let it go out, but it lit again easily enough. I was immediately hit with a cinnamon spicy-sweetness that was just plain delicious. The draw tightened up a bit but wasn't too bad. At ~2" the cinnamon faded into a sweet tobacco flavor that continued til the end.
The last inch kinda fell apart, however. The cigar started tunneling badly, and the flavors turned very hot and bitter...I had to put it down a little early...
Final Thoughts: This was a great cigar, for about 90% of it. I was very impressed with the construction and quality of flavors. I tried to not let the last little bit turn off my liking, but for ~$16 I would've wanted to enjoy the whole stick. That may have been an aging issue. I'd definitely like to try some fresher ones. Still, if you can get your hands on some of these, do it!
Score: 90 (A-)
Time: 1:15
Thanks for reading, brothers!
