LA AURORA 1495 CIGAR EVENT

On Wednesday November 18th, 2009 from 12pm - 5pm Barclay Rex hosted a cigar event featuring the La Aurora 1495 cigar distributed by Miami Cigar.  On hand was the cigar make Jose Blanco creator of the 1495 cigar.  La Aurora is one of the oldest cigar companies in the Dominican Republic.  Founded in 1903 the company makes cigarettes, beer (such as Presidente), and, naturally, hand made cigars. I was able to smoke both the 1495 and the Escogido. The event featured the La Aurora Escogido and the 1495 cigar.  The Esgido cigar is not sold in any cigar shop but is given out at cigar events and when people take a tour of the La Aurora factory in the Dominican Republic.

PRE-SMOKE

The Escogido cigar measures in at 5" with a 50 ring gauge, and is comprised of  Dominican filler, Dominican binder tobacco and wrapped in a Cameroon wrapper.   The cigar when held under the nose eluded a pleasant sweetness with a hint of chocolate.

The 1495 series cigar is comprised of  tobacco from five different countries to create this classic size five inch 50 ring gauge.  The tobacco comes from Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic (which is the source for the binder and one of the filler tobaccos).  This blend is what makes the 1495 cigar a complex yet well balanced smoke and shows the skill that goes into the blending process.  The cigar when held under the nose eluded a hint of chocolate.

THE BURN

Once lit the Escogido cigar had a hint of dark chocolate and a nice spiciness on the tongue. It had a nice even burn and maintained a nice grey ash that hung on for approximately an inch and a half.  The cigar maintained the spiciness all the way through.

Smoked the 1495 and like the Escogido also had a hint of chocolate and a nice spiciness on the tongue.  It too has a nice even burn throughout and also maintained a nice grey ash.  The spiciness was present throughout.

Overall I would recommend the 1495 cigar for the experienced smoker that's looking for a change from their regular smoke.  It is a good value for the price.

The next upcoming event is the Larry Homes, Gerry Cooney meet and greet event on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 from 7pm - 9pm taking place at Barclay Rex located at 75 Broad Street, New York.