Established in 1903; La Aurora was the first cigar factory of the Dominican Republic and in 2014 at IPCPR the company released Untamed. The cigar which was dramatically different than anything released by the company before wound up winning the best Dominican cigar from the Dominican Cigar Review. The Dominican Cigar Review panel of experts concluded that due to Untamed’ s perfect balance between flavor, body and superior construction it deserved a 5-star rating and the award […]
La Aurora and Padilla Cigars Reach Amicable Settlement Padilla will change their current logo to avoid any potential consumer confusion with logos used by La Aurora October 5, 2015 – La Aurora, the original factory in the Dominican Republic, and Padilla Cigars have finally signed an amicable agreement in which La Aurora will allow Padilla Cigars to use an alternate version of their current logo, “to reflect a sufficiently abstract version of a lion design […]
How many brand owners in the cigar industry can brag that they graduated from Harvard? The answer is at least one, Jason Holly owner of Viva Republica. The Ivy league graduate unveiled one of his newest cigars at the 2015 IPCPR and today we will look at the Advanced Warfare. Available in two sizes that traditionally don’t do well at cigar shops; Petit (4 x41) and Corona (5.25 x 43). Cigar Review: Viva Republica Advanced Warfare […]
La Aurora presents La Aurora Training Kit Emerald to the international markets in the IPCPR A unique product in the World that is portable and practical cigar tasting seminar which demonstrates again La Aurora’s innovative character Four “grados puros”, a 1903 Edition Emerald Doble Figurado #3, a multiwrapper cigar, a cutter, a lighter, a booklet with the instructions and a DVD with tips to optimize the smoke by Guillermo León, La Aurora president July, 31st […]
Earlier this year we had the chance to smoke the pre-release of the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2006. The limited edition smoke is made from tobacco harvested in 2006 and features an Ecuador Havana wrapper over Dominican binder with fillers from Brazil, Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. According to Manuel Inoa of La Aurora, “I have been looking forward to using this crop for many years now and the anticipation was well worth it. What can I […]
LA AURORA TO UNLEASH UNTAMED EXTREME AT THE 2015 IPCPR IN NEW ORLEANS (Miami, Florida) July 14, 2015 – La Aurora is looking to up the ante at this year’s IPCPR with the Untamed Extreme. The original Untamed which debuted in 2014 received high marks from critics, and ultimately received the honor of a Five Star Rating, and Cigar of the Year for 2014 by The Dominican Cigar Review. La Aurora, known for producing perfectly […]
Last week Jason Wood, Vice President of Miami Cigar & Company rolled through New Hampshire and brought with him some of the new Puro Vintage 2006 for us to smoke. The cigar which will come in 1,500, 18 count boxes will begin shipping sometimes after TAA. Those who know me, know one of my desert island cigars is the original release of the Puro Vintage 2003 back in 2008 which had notes of sunflower seeds that I […]
When a press release came out last week about the Viva Republica Edition Limitada Culebra I literally smacked my head. No one buys these types of cigars or do they? Sure, they may be nice to have one in your humidor as a conversation piece but to smoke a mangled cigar that is under-filled (hey, they have to bend/twist them right?), is crazy. For a history of the Culebra, our friend Doc Stogie Fresh, has a […]
Let’s face it, the cigar industry is built around plagiarism. There are no original ideas, and everyone looks to someone else’s idea and then tries to build on it. That is until Jailbreak by Viva Republica. This is an idea that I believe is as original as they come. A 6 x 58 cigar, with a lancero wrapped in the center. These are essentially two cigars. But it is not just any lancero, it is a […]
This week my former colleague from Miami Cigar & Company, Cody McKeon who is the new sales representative for the company in New England stopped by The Cigar Authority. Also here was one of my closest and dearest friends Hector Paz who serves as the Director of Sales. We hung out, laughed, and went to dinner in the evening. While here he dropped off some samples for us, including today’s cigar which won an award […]