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La Aurora 115 Anniversary: flavour profile and cigars like it

La Aurora 115 Anniversary is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Brazil. The tasting notes in our sources point to cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Epic Maduro and Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Maduro).

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

La Aurora 115 Anniversary cigar
Single cigar. www.laaurora.com.

What does La Aurora 115 Anniversary taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperEcuador
BinderBrazil
FillerDominican Republic, Cibao Valley;Nicaragua;Brazil
StrengthMedium to full as published by laaurora.com.do
BodyNot published
Made inDominican Republic
Made byLa Aurora S.A.
FactoryTabacalera La Aurora S.A.
SizesToro 5.75×54

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

  • comedycigarsmusic.com: 2.5 of 4, Toro,5.75x54 (2022)In our words: Mild coffee and sweetness changed little. The burn needed several corrections, and the ash flaked heavily.

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About La Aurora 115 Anniversary

The line. Announced atInterTabac 2018. The regular recipe reached the2019IPCPR show after the separate limited editions. cigarsnobmag.com

Cigars like La Aurora 115 Anniversary

  1. Epic MaduroClosest matchBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  2. Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Maduro)Also fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  3. La Aurora 1985 MaduroAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  4. A.J. Fernandez Enclave BroadleafAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullMore earth and leather, about the same strength.
  5. Alec Bradley Magic ToastOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named La Aurora 115 Anniversary as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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