727. La Aurora Preferidos Hors D’age 2018

Bought from Cubano in Linköping, Sweden.

Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder: Ecuador
Filler: Brazil, Nicaragua & Dominican Republic
Origin: Dominican Republic

Factory: La Aurora S.A (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 30 count jars.
Release: 2018
Availability: Limited Production

Size: 6×58, Toro Gordo

Wrapper: Milk chocolate brown, silky smooth with small veins.

Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Cedarwood.

1st third: Starts with a rich cedarwood, 65% milk chocolate, hazelnuts, toasted bread and floral note.

2nd third: Notes of roasted almonds, cane sugar and white pepper added.

Burn: Burns a little uneven but with a firm and stable white-ish ash.

Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue with a light draw.

3rd third: Gets heavier with a dark rich earthy note that overpowers the other flavours.

Duration: 17:25-18:45, 1h 20min.

Conclusion: A full bodied cigar with a medium to full strength profile. A complex flavour profile, with a nice crescendo.

Result: In my book this is an 92 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André

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