La Aurora - 100 Anos - Lancero

[JCK]

Tonight's fireside cigar is the La Aurora 100 Anos Lancero. I picked up a pair of these last Wednesday from Tobacco World in Marietta, GA.



This is a rustic looking lancero with a splotchy Colorado wrapper. The bumps from filler and binder can be seen through the wrapper.





The cigar smells barnyard sweet of hay and tobacco. If the cigar burns anything like the way it smells, this is going to be a treat. A quick clip and test of the draw shows this is an easy drawing Lancero, another plus!

Quick toasting of the foot produces a sweet rich tobacoo aroma that brings a smile to my face. What started with great promise dips a little in the first few draws. The cigar feels a little flat, like it wants to open up with some great flavor but does not. Hopefully this will change a little longer into the smoke. The cigar is starting to canoe a bit. I'm going to let it go and see if the burn corrects itself.





The burn corrected itself. I dropped the ash early on this at less than half an inch. This cigar still feels like it wants to open up, but has not yet. It still feels a little flat or hollow in terms of flavor delivery. The cigar starts to open up about two inches into the smoke. It's taking on some grassy notes, reminiscent of a fresh rolled cigar. It's burning straighter. The sweet hay I picked up on the pre-light scent is starting to shine through in the flavor profile. There is a little bitter harshness to the cigar every once in awhile that detracts from it's better qualities.



The cigar was far from smelling of ammonia, but everything about this smoke tells me it needs more time to mature. Might be a better smoke in a year or two. At the halfway point and that harshness is still lingering. The flavors are good, but the harshness still detracts. The burn has gone ragged again, but not a big deal.





The cigar didn't change much in the last half. Gonna sacrifice this one to the fire gods with an inch left. It's getting tedious/boring to smoke.

[madurolover]

Ji, you hit it head on. The 100 Anos really shine after a year or two of rest. I absolutely love them after that time. I am very depressed that they are going away.

The Lancero is one I have been looking for but none of the local shops have them yet.

[ca21455]

Great review and pics Ji!

[smokin nightly]

Nice review Ji...Love the pics, and the fire looks so inviting!

[JCK]

Originally Posted by smokin nightly

Nice review Ji...Love the pics, and the fire looks so inviting!

Thanks Mark, it's becoming my favorite place to enjoy a cigar these days.

[SkinsFanLarry]

Very nice review and pic's Ji!

I remember trying them when they originally were released, I smoked a couple robusto's and that they were very good. Wish the B&M I bought them from had carried the Lancero.