Byron Aristócratas Double Corona

Byron Aristócratas Double Corona is the 8 x 52 double corona in the Byron 21st Century line.

Byron is made by Selected Tobacco, the house of Nelson Alfonso, the Cuban artist credited with the Cohiba Behike branding, and the whole brand is rolled at Tabacos de Costa Rica in Santiago de Puriscal. Byron was founded in Havana in 1850, as the packaging reads, and named for the English poet Lord Byron, an avid cigar smoker; Cigar Aficionado traces it to Alfonso's own ancestors, and Byron says the family recovered the name in 1998. Byron says its cigars rest for years after rolling, against the roughly 60 days it calls typical. Cigar Coop describes the 19th, 20th and 21st Century lines as one for each century the brand was active, each paying homage to that century's Cuban cigars; this is the Serie Siglo XXI.

Our distributor, Cigar Coop, halfwheel and Cigar Aficionado list an Ecuadorian wrapper over a Dominican binder; Byron's own site gives a Peruvian binder for the Elegantes, Honorables and Aristócratas. Our distributor lists Peruvian and Nicaraguan filler. The boxes are black piano lacquer, and the cigars wear a black Byron script band over a blue “RESERVA” band.

The Aristócratas is the longest 21st Century size, an 8 x 52 double corona, its name written in script on the box. Byron rates it medium and says it rests four years after rolling. Cigar Coop's 2014 size list gave the Aristócratas as 6 x 60; Byron's current catalogue gives 8 x 52.

• Size: 8 x 52 Double Corona
• Wrapper: Ecuadorian
• Binder: Dominican
• Filler: Peruvian and Nicaraguan
• Strength: Medium
• Origin: Tabacos de Costa Rica, Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica
• Box: 25 cigars

Offered by the single, the five-pack or the box of 25.

Aristócratas Double Corona FAQ

What does Byron 21st Century taste like? Byron has not published tasting notes. Cigar Coop found natural tobacco, nougat, fruit, cedar and baker's spice in the Elegantes, and Cigar Aficionado found cinnamon spice, toast, cappuccino and a hint of rye in the Honorables.

Is this the Aristócratas 10-Year Aged? No. halfwheel covered a separate, limited Aristócratas 10-Year Aged release; this page is the regular 21st Century Aristócratas.

Where is Byron made? At Tabacos de Costa Rica in Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica, where Selected Tobacco rolls the whole Byron brand. United Cigars distributes it in the United States.

Where can I buy the Aristócratas Double Corona in Yuma, Arizona? In the walk-in humidor at Sun of a Gun Cigars & Spirits, 1651 S Arizona Ave in Yuma, or right here online. Call 928-276-3500 to ask what is on the shelf today.

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Brand

Byron

Line

Byron 21st Century

Vitola

Double Corona

Length

8 inches

Ring gauge

52

Wrapper

Ecuadorian

Binder

Dominican

Filler

Peruvian and Nicaraguan

Strength

Medium

Country of origin

Costa Rica

Factory

Tabacos de Costa Rica, Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica

Format

Single, 5-Pack, Box of 25

Box count

25

Tasting notes

Nougat, cedar, cinnamon, toast and cappuccino (critics' reviews)

Ships from

Sun of a Gun Cigars & Spirits, Yuma, Arizona