La Aurora 1495 Series

Picked this up from my CI CotM club. First thing that caught my eye was the lion on the band, and the weight of this medium sized stick. Also, in case you were wondering, 1495 is when Columbus sailed to the Dominican Republic....DR = cigars.

La Aurora 1495 Series 5"x50 Robusto

Construction:

From the first time you look at it, the toothy, marbleized Ecuadorian-grown wrapper catches your eye. Some veins and invisible seams make this stick look good, but a good wrapper doesn't mean anything if you don't have good filler, and this one does. Inside this one is a blend of Dominican Corojo and Dominican-seed Nicaraguan-grown ligero that just makes your mouth water. Top it off with band that shows an impressive lion mark and you have one solid smoke.

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Smoke:

The cold draw sported some slight hints of spice and raisins, which surprised me as most of the upper-tier smokes are strong with that flavor. Once lit though, the raisin and spice flavors come up front and blanket the pallet. Shortly behind that, the Corojo kicks in and brings up the cracked pepper and grass flavors. Subtle but still noticeable is the traces of earth, leather, and wood.

Overall, I enjoyed this stick. My only problem was that I tried to pair it with my scotch......spicy and scotch don't mix well. This stick was much better with a strong coffee or a medium beer. I'm not sure I would go out specifically looking to buy these, but wouldn't be upset if I got these in a sampler or as a gift.

Keep Smokin'!

Mick