At the 2015 Procigar Festival, La Aurora showed off the latest entry in its Puro Vintage line, which had not seen a release since 2013. Dubbed the Puro Vintage 2006 111 Aniversario, the release was produced to commemorate the company’s 111th year in business. While the three previous releases in the line have historically been made up of just one vitola, this newest incarnation actually features three different sizes: Preferidos (5 x 54), Robusto Gordo (5 x 54) and Salómon (6 1/2 x 50/60). All three cigars were available in master cases, with each vitola packaged separately in boxes of 18 cigars. Only 500 master cases were produced, with each package carrying an MSRP of $1,000, or around $18.50 per cigar. Blend-wise, the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2006 111 Aniversario cigars are composed of an Ecuadorian HVA wrapper covering a Brazilian binder and filler tobaccos from the Dominican Republic’s Ciabo Valley, Brazil and Nicaragua. As has been the case in previous releases in the Puro Vintage line, all of the tobacco used in the blend comes from one harvest, in this case from 2006. While there were three different vitolas released in Puro Vintage 2006 111 Aniversario line, only the Salomon size was sold separately and outside the master ...
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