La Aurora Untamed|Saturday Stogies

Wrapper: Connecticut Broad leaf
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican (3 different), Nicaraguan
Robusto: 5 x 50
Price: n/a

Wrapper is very dark and chocolaty. It is very rough and toothy on the outside with a pretty tight pack. Chocolate is definitely the main flavor coming off of the cold draw.

 

First third is giving off a black pepper that we always love and surprisingly the chocolate that we expected is a bit muted off the start. Very earthy and full bodied and the strength is at a medium. This is a vivid oak aroma in the smoke and the draw is very nice and smooth.

 

In the second third the chocolate aspect is is starting to pull through a little bit. It’s becoming more pronounced and it is almost like a sweet chocolate. Lots of toasty earth. Very chewy smoke. No touch ups needed or construction issues.

 

Final third is reminiscent of the first two with the earthy notes and the random sweet chocolate notes. We end up keeping consistent with the full body and medium strength.

 

Final thoughts on the “Untamed”:

We really enjoyed the cigar starting off at a lower end of full strength and slowly migrating to medium on  its way down. It was a great way to blast off the palate. Very good construction and no need to touch up after the first light. Definitely picking up some more of these for another weekend smoke.

Long Live the King | Saturday Stogies

Caldwell is an awesome brand and this cigar is something that we have been waiting to review. The cool thing about Cadwell is that on every box they display the actual blend percentages and makeup of their cigars. Many companies out ther don’t really do that. They only give a brief over view of just binder filler and wrapper. We really like their artwork as well on all of their other blends which makes us always want to pick up a box. Now for the review!

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The Breakdown:
“The Heater” Corona Gorda
Size: 5.57 X 46
MSRP: $9.00
Capa: Corojo Dominicano – 2008
Banda: Corojo Dominicano – 2009
Tripa: Corojo Ligero Dominicano 50% – 2006
Tripa: Viso Pelo De Oro Peruano 10% – 2008
Tripa: Habano Ligero Nicaraguense 40% – 2007

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The Wrapper:
The wrapper is is smooth but a little rough at the same time. The wrap is seamless but the veins are a little more bulgy than other cigars. The color of the wrapper is a medium brown/ cinnamon color and the cigar is very firm. On the first cold draw there is a taste of dark chocolate and hints if espresso and sweet cedar.

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First Third:
The first third starts off pretty smokey in flavor. It is medium bodied and the chocolate from the cold draw is coming through vaguely. The burn line is a little bit wobbly and needed one touch up to get it in line. The aroma has lots of earthiness and woodsy aromas.

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Second Third:
Second third comes in with a lot of leather and is still very smoky. The burn is on track and going smooth now with no signs for touching up in the future. Smoke output is still moderate and there is a really punchy black pepper is the retrohale. The strength in this third is in the high range of medium.The body is balancing on a medium full.

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Final Third:
The final third carries through with the deep earthiness and leather. A bright cedar is popping in and out. Thers is no spice. This cigar is ending on a medium body and a medium strength.

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Overall:
Overall the cigar was very deep throughout. There was no real sweetness and this cigar really has a true, grown from the earth flavor. We very much enjoyed the flavor of the musty leather, earth, and the hints of cedar. Another great part of this cigar was that the strength and body bounced around and teased your pallet throughout the entire smoke. The burn in the first third was a little bit goofy but after the touch up it was fine, probably nothing structural, might have just an error on our end. Overall a top notch cigar to try out.