884. La Aurora 115th Aniversário Gran Toro

Bought from Club Mareva Beirut, Lebanon.

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

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

Factory: La Aurora (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2019
Availability: Regular Production

Size: 6×60, Gordo.

Wrapper: Chestnut brown, oily and smooth texture with tiny veins.

Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Light wood and milk chocolate.

1st third: Starts with notes of butted toasted bread, light floral sweetness, milk chocolate, nutmeg and cedarwood.

2nd third: Notes of medium roasted coffee and walnuts added to the mix. With the milk chocolate notes turn more to a cacao.

Burn: Burns sharp with a firm and stable white ash.

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

3rd third: Stays the same from previous parts.

Duration: 23:00-00:35, 1h 35min.

Conclusion: A full bodied cigar with a medium strength profile.

Result: In my book this is a 90 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André