Cigar atlas · Medium to full
La Aurora Puro Vintage: flavour profile and cigars like it
La Aurora Puro Vintage is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuador Havana wrapper over Dominican, Nicaraguan and Colombian (all harvested 2016) filler. Published tasting notes mention cedar, bread, caramel, chicory, coffee and cocoa.
On our flavour map it leans toward cedar and wood, with cocoa and coffee behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Cohiba Siglo VI and Davidoff Yamasá.
What does La Aurora Puro Vintage taste like?
- cedar
- bread
- caramel
- chicory
- coffee
- cocoa
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador Havana |
|---|---|
| Binder | Brazilian |
| Filler | Dominican, Nicaraguan and Colombian (all harvested 2016) |
| Strength | Medium to full |
| Made by | La Aurora S.A. (Dominican Republic) |
| Sizes | Salomon 6.5x50/60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
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Cigars like La Aurora Puro Vintage
- Cohiba Siglo VI71% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium · CubanMore earth and leather, less cedar and wood, a step milder.
- Davidoff Yamasá68% flavour matchYamasá (Dominican Republic) · MediumMore pepper and spice, less caramel sweetness, a step milder.
- AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes Maduro65% flavour matchBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, less cedar and wood, same strength.
- Montecristo No. 363% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanMore pepper and spice, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
- Montosa Maduro63% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · MediumMore cocoa and coffee, less cedar and wood, a step milder.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.