Originally launched with the Limited Edition Lancero Collection, the La Aurora 120 Aniversario Lancero is effectively re-launching in the U.S. market this summer. In the original batch, the brand made several Lancero size cigars available — five total. This time around, it’s getting a standalone release and will hog all the attention, and rightly so.
The La Aurora 120th is absolutely delicious. Brimming with cinnamon, gingerbread, anise, baked dough, cedar, and toasty flavors, it’s a medium to full-bodied cigar that’s relaxing, almost sanctimoniously so. It’s a Dominican puro, featuring a Habano 92 wrapper, with Corojo, Olor, and Piloto Cubano fillers.
Every time I get a chance to have one, I take it. You should, too.
La Aurora says the Lancero has a “sweetness that enters the fold with a sweet cocoa and creamy coffee bean, soon evolving into a smooth vanilla finish.” It eventually “transitions to dry fruit and rich tropical notes, with subtle hints of wild honey and rich earth.”
La Aurora 120 Aniversario Lancero is a limited release
Limited to 750 boxes on its initial run, the 120 Lancero will be available to buy from retailers sometime mid-summer. The MSRP is about $18 per cigar. That puts the box of 20 at about $360. That’s pretty much the same price as the core 120th Anniversary line.
Why a Lancero? I was wondering the same. Not in a bad or mocking way, just curious why this particular format. La Aurora’s Master Blender, Manuel Ynoa, has the deets.
“Entrusted to only our most seasoned rollers, the lancero is a format I have come to love due to the challenge in crafting each blend.”
“Blender and Roller must work hand in hand to ensure a flawless product, and this collection defines the La Aurora brand and the quality for which it stands.”
He also explains that the flavor and experience change a little, and why.
“Furthermore, the lancero necessitates less filler, and as a result, each blend takes on a life of its own that differs in nuanced ways from the other formats in the line, making for a truly unique experience to share with others.”
Lancero cigars tend to be a pretty popular format amongst hardcore cigar enthusiasts, and the way Ynoa explains it, I can see why. Either way, I’m excited and interested in trying the new size, which really isn’t a different blend at all, but will still provide a unique experience because of the way it’s crafted.
Briley has over 16 years in the publishing and content marketing business. He's been writing about cigars for nearly half that in various forms. What makes him a tour de force is he also smokes them.
Source: La Aurora
