La Aurora Fernando Leon Belicoso Limited Edition is available worldwide in 1,800 boxes of 15 cigars each. Switzerland will receive 80 boxes. If you like strong, full-bodied cigars, you should contact your dealer today and place your order. The tobacco blend and the age of the wrapper are incredible. The pairing: E. Leon Jimenes 110 Aniversario Rum. A dream pairing! In Switzerland, the fine cigar is expected to be available from retailers from 11 March 2022; in the Swiss online shop of Davidoff of Geneva from 10 March 2022.

A cigar test is subjective

Note: How a cigar tastes is influenced by personal taste preferences, taste memories, the form of the day, what you have eaten or drunk beforehand. Even the lighting in the room has an influence on the flavour you experience. The notes described here therefore do not necessarily correspond to your own impressions.

La Aurora Fernando Leon Belicoso Limited Edition — An imposing yet elegant appearance.

Fact Sheet

Format: Belicoso (length: 158 mm / ring size: 52)
Tobacco:
- Wrapper: 13 years matured Corojo tobacco, the origin is not disclosed
- Wrapper: Ecuador
- Filler: Peru, Nicaragua, Dom. Republic and Brazil
Price: Status March 2022
- CHF 20.50 / box of 15 CHF 307.50
- EUR unknown

Personal impressions of the pleasure

Recommended acclimatisation: 4 days with cellophane in the humidor is good / To give the tobacco a little more rest, I suggest an acclimatisation of 5 weeks.

First half

Tongue, palate: Black pepper / incredibly dark walnuts / dark, mossy wood / very dark chocolate (cocoa) / I don't know why I also think of „geranium soil“ (is that still possible?)
RetronasalBlack pepper / roasted flavours of walnuts and wood
R+ ZiZo vacuum technology: BANG! Brain explodes. I need to recover first. Read on in „Second half“.
Umami: juicy / meaty
Strength 4/5, depending on daily form 5/5

Second half

So, I've recovered a bit. So, here's the info for the R+ technique: Imagine you're in a room of about 20 m2. This room is crammed from floor to ceiling with espresso bean bags and very dark, mossy wood. You realise that smoke is rising from a corner because you can smell it. Within 10 seconds, the whole room is ablaze and you can imagine the smell of burning espresso beans and the dark, mossy wood. That was my experience at R+ Technik.
Have I gone mad?
The cigar is constantly evolving. I found the second half a little discordant, but this is not a fault of the cigar, it simply needs a few weeks to acclimatise
A pleasure to the end

Conclusion La Aurora Fernando Leon Belicoso Limited Edition

This cigar is suitable for cigar lovers who can stand the full force of tobacco from five countries. The wrapper is 13 years old and the country of origin is not revealed. Maybe it's even six countries? My guess is Mexico.

I tested three specimens. The first specimen in the morning; strength 5/5. The second specimen one day later after lunch; strength 4/5. The third specimen two days later in the morning; strength 4/5.

I was struck by the strong presence of dark walnuts and lots of wood in all the cigars. The cigars were never astringent. They were very full-bodied, peppery, lots of dark chocolate (cocoa), woody, mossy - a really great tobacco blend.

All three specimens burnt slightly wavy in places, which corrected itself. I had to use the flame to straighten out the crooked burn on all of them. This is nothing dramatic, one should not wait too long with the correction; please be careful so that the cigar does not overheat.

It smoulders for a long time and the ash is compact in places and flaky in others. The last specimen had a crater burn about two centimetres long about halfway through and it tasted strange. However, when this spot was overcome, it tasted the same as before (after degassing) and smouldered as before.

I saw the box in the photo and not live. It looks elaborately constructed; the tray with the cigars can be removed, it all looks very classy.

I think the price of CHF 20.50 per cigar is extremely fair.

The cigar is not a lightweight. Inexperienced cigar smokers must have eaten very well beforehand and always have a non-alcoholic sugar drink ready; it is best to smoke outside so that you can always breathe fresh air. This can help to avoid a nicotine shock.