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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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. […]
Assessment Updates: Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve and Para Japón
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Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 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. Today, we assign numeric ratings to two previously assessed cigars that are distributed […]
Cigar Review: La Aurora 107
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, La Aurora, Miami Cigars, Nice to Have, Review
La Aurora 107 Two years ago, La Aurora unveiled the La Aurora 107 cigar. This cigar was released to celebrate La Aurora’s 107th anniversary, thus the cigar was appropriately named. This cigar received a high amount of fanfare from cigar enthusiasts nationwide and many had it as one of their top cigars for 2010. I […]
Cigar Review: La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 85-87, La Aurora, Miami Cigars, Nice to Have, Review
La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004 The La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004 is the second of the Puro Vintage limited release series from La Aurora cigars. This has been a long awaited follow-up release to the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2003. In addition to being a salomon vitola, the distinguishing factor with the Puro Vintage line […]