The oldest manufacturer of Dominican tobacco, La Aurora has piqued the interest of smokers everywhere by selecting one specific year's crop as one of the most noteworthy and memorable. The La Aurora Reserva Especial 2008 is a medium-bodied Dominican figurado featuring an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper and binder that holds a hearty mix of meticulously aged Dominican, Brazilian and Nicaraguan fillers, including the coveted 2008 tobacco spotlighted in its title. Notes of cedar, earth, and roasted almonds swarm your palate, accompanied by a slight spice to balance it all out wonderfully. Truly the epitome of smooth complexity, the La Aurora Reserva Especial 2008 certainly deserves your undivided attention.