La Aurora Corojo 1962 Churchill
La Aurora
Product Information
- Manufacturer
- La Aurora
- Group-Stage Record
- 2-1
- Overall Tournament Record
- 2-2
- Result
- Value 16
- Final Placement
- Value 16
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The Churchill format maintained steady airflow and allowed the Corojo profile to develop gradually. La Aurora 1962 Corojo Churchill completed group play with victories over Micallef White Robusto and Liga Privada Papas Fritas. Its group-stage loss came against Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Natural. Its tournament concluded against Rocky Patel The Edge Corojo Robusto in the Value 16. Its combination of traditional corojo character, strong flavor progression, reliable churchill construction distinguished it within the 2026 Value Cigar Championship and produced an official Ashology score of 27.5 / 30.
Competition Matchups
Ashology™ Assessment
Official evaluation across six categories — maximum Ashology™ Score 30 / 30.
- star Traditional Corojo character
- star Strong flavor progression
- star Reliable Churchill construction
- star Value 16 advancement
The La Aurora Corojo 1962 Churchill is a 7 × 47 Dominican-made cigar featuring a Dominican Corojo wrapper, an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder, and Dominican and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos. Its mild-to-medium-bodied profile opens with cedar, earth, leather, and lively red pepper. Coffee and natural sweetness broaden the middle as the long Churchill format allows the Corojo character to develop gradually. Oak, earth, and pepper become more pronounced near the finish. Traditional, flavorful, and reliably constructed, it delivers strong progression and long-format value.
Ashology™ Smoking Experience
- Cold Draw
- Cedar, red pepper and leather with a steady resistance.
- First Third
- Corojo spice, cedar and earth create a lively opening.
- Second Third
- Coffee, leather and natural sweetness improve depth and balance.
- Final Third
- Oak, earth and red pepper become more pronounced.
- Construction
- Dependable draw, strong smoke production and steady combustion.
- Finish
- Long, warming and spice-driven.
- Ashology Assessment
- A traditional Corojo cigar that advanced from Group F through flavor intensity and dependable construction.
Final Verdict
Evaluated through the Ashology™ Evaluation Process, La Aurora 1962 Corojo Churchill earned Value 16 recognition through traditional character, construction and long-format value.
Tasting notes reflect the cigar and vitola evaluated during the 2026 Cigar of the Year competition. Flavor, strength and burn performance may vary based on storage conditions, age, vitola and individual palate. Tobacco products are intended only for adults of legal smoking age.
