Quick Smoke: La Aurora Broadway Series Sumo Toro

Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief verdict on a single cigar of “buy,” “hold,” or “sell.”

When it came out December 2010, I really liked the Broadway Series blend, which La Aurora launched as an exclusive smoke for New York tobacconists to help them combat the onset of onerous cigar taxes. So I was excited to find a Sumo Toro (5.75 x 54) in one of my humidors, which I likely received as a sample sometime in January 2011. The cigar is absolutely wonderful today with the Ecuadorian Sumatran, Nicaraguan, Dominican, and Peruvian tobaccos combining to produce a bready texture accented by notes of almond, white pepper, and a creamy sweetness. If you live in New York, or whenever your travels bring you to the Big Apple, definitely pick up a few Sumo Toros if you come across them. The price of $12.25 (taxes included) is high yet completely justifiable.

Verdict = Buy.

–Patrick A

photo credit: Stogie Guys