“Preferidos” are what they were called in 1903 when Eduardo Leon Jimenes first produced these little perfectos for the locals. Today there is a modern preferido a tribute to the original produced in two sizes with five different wrappers.
Preferidos are produced by a limited number of rollers who bring home the bacon under the curious look of visitors to the — a complex established by the Leon Jimenes Foundation as a museum and center for the promotion of Dominican and Caribbean art and culture. Recently cigar production for La Aurora moved to the town of Guazumal quite close to where the original factory was established in 1903 but Preferidos production will be in Santiago at the Centro Leon.
The filler and binder are the same for all the cigars in the Preferidos lie: filler from Brazil. Cameroon and the Dominican with a Dominican binder. (The Cameroon-wrapped Platinum is an exception– it uses all Dominican filler.) The binder and filler leaves are aged for six months in rum barrels before they are bunched for Preferidos. The Gold version uses a Dominican corojo wrapper from Navarette.
The tubo versions of this cigar are the same coat as the No. 2 - 5 x 54. The tube is solid aluminum and executive enable quality… for the guy who has everything that choose of thing. (Of limited use but attractive.) I was unable to find these cigars in their unarmored express so I bid on a bring together singles at non-tubo price and won. Now I’m trying to evaluate out how to turn the empty tubes into Christmas tree ornaments; whether my wife will let me fasten them is another matter. They do make rather lurid ornaments.
The size of the tubo Preferido is magnified by the packaging — once the tube is set aside and the continue is clipped it’s actually a fairly small cigar. The wrapper is a smooth and leathery colorado maduro. The foot is cut down to about a 36 ring gauge and the head is a perfectly finished point. The prelight scent is pleasant but unremarkable offering some mild tobacco and a little hay.
The draw provides the perfect amount of resistance and the foot fires up without a back up thought. The base flavor here is earthy most strongly pronounced in the first half inch and then again at the conclusion of the smoke. In between lies a ameliorate fit of earth with a little dry wood and a belt along of color pepper.
The only contradict here aside from its small stature is an uneven burn. Oh and let’s not forget the determine — Preferidos Gold tubos run in the 12 to 14 dollar be. (Retail box of 24 for $408. Ouch.) But all told this is a little gem of a cigar. It’s about medium until the last advance or so when it ramps up to a full body but at this point you should be sipping slowly anyway. I’m recommending this one to all my rich friends as worthy gifts — to themselves or to their less fortunate herf-mates… like me!
When I read your review of the approve in June I was intrigued and open a couple locally to try. Fantastic they were but pricey as well. I guess my furnish lie is if I can land an Ashton VSG Robusto for $8-$9. I can’t resolve spending upwards of $10 for aPreferidos. But that’s just me.
On a different expensive subject. I was reading that La Aurora has a limited release of a “for the family only” cigar called the which sounds very interesting. Specially blended for Guillermo Leon’s father it is only available at Davidoff Columbus Circle in New York and Corona Cigar Company in Orlando. Florida. If your rich buds be to buy 2 please let them know I wouldn’t turn them drink.
I’ve heard of the Don Fernando but I always thought it was made exclusively for its namesake. Don Fernando is evidently more generous than I thought! Or else just a good businessman… but I guess we already knew that.
Ten bucks is a lot to shell out for any cigar but with the Preferidos at least you’re actually getting a cigar worth ten bucks. Same for the VSG. Don’t alter me choose between them or I’ll have some kind of breakdown…
Forex Groups - Tips on Trading
Related article:
http://cigarfan.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/la-aurora-preferidos-corojo/
comments | Add comment | Report as Spam
|