La Aurora 2003 Gran Reserva corojo preferido

ikkaariainen · 09-14-2013, 05:22 PM

Beautiful cigar, well constructed with tight packing and a very reasonable draw, beautiful almost flawless milk chocolate color wrapper, surprisingly full bodied - this cigar has given up very little oomph to aging and I suspect still has a very long humidor life left. Extremely well balanced, no off notes detected anywhere, a little bit of a slow start but very soon established earthy tones of tilled earth / terroir, coffee, leather and mocha with some mushroomy almost musty undertones. No real detectable spice or pepper anywhere and this may be the age of the cigar coming through. A little sour at one point until I realized it was being impacted by the brined olives I was enjoying. Burned a little hotter then expected at the taper at the end. Overall just an excellent smoke, definitely a worthy high end limited production contender for some medium to long term humidor space especially if you appreciate a full bodied earthy smoking experience. Expensive but worth the $ for what it is. Definitely NOT an every day smoker. Leisurely burn time ~ 1 hour. Definitely recommend this.

pnoon · 09-14-2013, 05:41 PM

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ikkaariainen · 09-14-2013, 08:46 PM

Thank you - glad to have found the site / forums...

09-14-2013, 05:22 PM	#1
ikkaariainen Hickory NC cigar club Join Date: Sep 2013 First Name: Izzy Location: Hickory NC Posts: 10 Trading: (0)	La Aurora 2003 Gran Reserva corojo preferido Beautiful cigar, well constructed with tight packing and a very reasonable draw, beautiful almost flawless milk chocolate color wrapper, surprisingly full bodied - this cigar has given up very little oomph to aging and I suspect still has a very long humidor life left. Extremely well balanced, no off notes detected anywhere, a little bit of a slow start but very soon established earthy tones of tilled earth / terroir, coffee, leather and mocha with some mushroomy almost musty undertones. No real detectable spice or pepper anywhere and this may be the age of the cigar coming through. A little sour at one point until I realized it was being impacted by the brined olives I was enjoying. Burned a little hotter then expected at the taper at the end. Overall just an excellent smoke, definitely a worthy high end limited production contender for some medium to long term humidor space especially if you appreciate a full bodied earthy smoking experience. Expensive but worth the $ for what it is. Definitely NOT an every day smoker. Leisurely burn time ~ 1 hour. Definitely recommend this.

09-14-2013, 05:41 PM	#2
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: La Aurora 2003 Gran Reserva corojo preferido Welcome to Cigar Asylum. __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden

09-14-2013, 08:46 PM	#3
ikkaariainen Hickory NC cigar club Join Date: Sep 2013 First Name: Izzy Location: Hickory NC Posts: 10 Trading: (0)	Re: La Aurora 2003 Gran Reserva corojo preferido Thank you - glad to have found the site / forums...