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La Aurora in the Dominican Republic make two cigar ranges under the name Principes. One is a machine made short fill sold in boxes of five and also available in chocolate and vanilla variants and this one which is a hand made cigar that comes in Petit Corona, Corona, Short Robusto, Robusto and Toro. It also comes in a maduro or a Connecticut wrapper. The petit corona comes in at 11.2cm with a ring size of 35.
The first two of these I smoked had a distinctly sweet wrapper that made them very attractive to a newbie like me but this one was completely different.
It was very nicely wrapped with no imperfections but it seemed firmer packed than usual with very little bounce when squeezed. Pre-lit it drew air freely with a hint of earth in the taste.
I spoiled myself and lit it with a cigar match and it lit up very easily and started to burn very evenly, the exhaled smoke had that hint of sweetness I remembered but the overall taste of the cigar was woody but mild. This was the first time I have actually tasted a woody cigar.
The little buggar started to burn unevenly at about the half way mark and went out. When I relit it, it continued to burn unevenly and after the next ash drop I noticed a hollow through the centre. It started to get warm for the last third and the taste changed to peppery so I bailed out at about the twenty minute mark. I've got another two of these as well as a corona and a toro so it will be interesting to see how they turn out.
Principe 1.jpgPrincipe 2.jpgPrincipe 3.jpgPrincipe hole.jpg
The first two of these I smoked had a distinctly sweet wrapper that made them very attractive to a newbie like me but this one was completely different.
It was very nicely wrapped with no imperfections but it seemed firmer packed than usual with very little bounce when squeezed. Pre-lit it drew air freely with a hint of earth in the taste.
I spoiled myself and lit it with a cigar match and it lit up very easily and started to burn very evenly, the exhaled smoke had that hint of sweetness I remembered but the overall taste of the cigar was woody but mild. This was the first time I have actually tasted a woody cigar.
The little buggar started to burn unevenly at about the half way mark and went out. When I relit it, it continued to burn unevenly and after the next ash drop I noticed a hollow through the centre. It started to get warm for the last third and the taste changed to peppery so I bailed out at about the twenty minute mark. I've got another two of these as well as a corona and a toro so it will be interesting to see how they turn out.
Principe 1.jpgPrincipe 2.jpgPrincipe 3.jpgPrincipe hole.jpg
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