Miami, FL – In 1997, Fernando Leon of La Aurora Cigars traveled to New York City with Nestor Miranda from Miami Cigar & Company. This was the first time the head of La Aurora traveled to the United States for a cigar event. The location was Cigar Inn and they were hosted by the Fakir […]
Cigar Preview: La Aurora Cien Anos Maduro
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, IPCPR 2012, La Aurora, Miami Cigars
La Aurora Cien Anos Maduro At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars unveiled the special limited production La Aurora Cien Anos Maduro cigar. Last month, La Aurora announced the return of the La Aurora Cien Anos. The Cien Anos was a limited edition cigar that was launched in 2003 to commemorate the 100th […]
Cigar Preview: La Aurora Preferidos Diamond
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, IPCPR 2012, La Aurora, Miami Cigars
La Aurora Preferidos Diamond At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars unveiled its latest release into its Preferidos line – the La Aurora Preferidos Diamond. The Preferidos Diamond features a black tube and becomes the sixth entry into this series. The other entries are distinguished by their color tube they are packaged in. […]
Cigar Preview: Fernando León Family Reserve by La Aurora
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, Guillermo Leon, IPCPR 2012, La Aurora, Miami Cigars
Fernando Leon Family Reserve La Aurora Cigars officially unveiled the Fernando Leon Family Reserve at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The Fernando Leon Family Reserve is named after La Aurora President Guillermo Leon’s father, Don Fernando Leon. According to the Miami Cigar and Company’s blog (who distributes La Aurora), the Fernando Leon Family Reserve is […]
Cigar Review: La Aurora Cien Años
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, La Aurora, Miami Cigars, Nice to Have
La Aurora Cien Anos Last month, La Aurora Cigars issued a press release announcing the return of the La Aurora Cien Anos. The Cien Anos was a limited edition cigar that was launched in 2003 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of La Aurora Cigars. There was a limited run of 400,000 cigars that were created. […]
Press Release La Aurora Cien Anos Returns
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, La Aurora, Miami Cigars, Press Release
MIAMI, FL – Established in 1903, La Aurora is the oldest cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. In 2003, the company celebrated Cien Anos, 100 years in the business. To mark this milestone of great cigars, the Cien Anos was released, a cigar that is still talked about today. The cigar was the #1 rated […]
Press Release: America’s Top Sommelier Tabs Preferidos #2 as Favorite Cigar
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments La Aurora, Miami Cigars, Press Release
Miami, Florida – June 6th, 2012 – In a recent article in the Sommelier Journal, America’s top wine expert, Alexander LaPratt tabbed the La Aurora Preferidos #2 as his favorite cigar. The article which appears in the May 31st, 2012 issues and spans pages 87-90 breaks down the art of Cigar Service, which many sommelier’s […]
Press Release: Merlion by La Sirena Coming Ashore!
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, La Aurora, La Sirena, Miami Cigars, Press Release
For Immediate Release Merlion by La Sirena Coming Ashore! Miami, Florida – May 04, 2012 – In what one can term Beauty & The Beast; La Sirena and La Aurora have teamed up to create a new cigar, Merlion.. The name Merlion comes from a mythical creature that is half lion and half mermaid, the […]
Cigar Draft 2012
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments Alec Bradley, Cigar Draft, Emilio, Espinosa, Fuente, Illusione, La Aurora, La Palina, Miami Cigars, Misc, My Father, Oliva, Padron, Perdomo, Room 101, Tatuaje, Viaje
The concept of our Cigar Draft is simple. We take a look at some of the new cigars that are in the pipeline. If all of these new cigars were released at once, which ones would be the first to reach for? A lot of variables play into this – the reputation of the company/blender, […]
Assessment Updates: La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004 and Punch Rare Corojo 10th Anniversary
William Cooper Uncategorized 1 Comment 88-90, Assessment Update, General, La Aurora, Miami Cigars, Nice to Have, Punch
We add a third category to cigars that qualify for Assessment Updates (#3) 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) A re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. […]