La Aurora 115th Anniversary

Rating: 7.6/10

Enjoyed: June 6, 2026

An Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper — medium-brown with darker mottling and a slight oily sheen — over a Brazilian binder and Dominican, Nicaraguan and Brazilian fillers, rolled at La Aurora in the Dominican Republic. Hay, earth, leather and sweet cedar on the nose; the palate opens with cedar, earth, grass, cinnamon and citrus, moving through caramel-cream sweetness, lemon zest and roasted nuts before leaning into leather, oak and sweet spice in the final third. A lingering finish of black-pepper heat with persistent cinnamon and wood.