2020 was a quieter year for AJ Fernandez Cigars. For the past ten years, AJ Fernandez Cigars had utilized the IPCPR Trade Show to introduce many of its major releases. While AJ Fernandez didn’t introduce a new brand, line, or blend in its portfolio in 2020, the company has rounded out a couple of areas […]
Cigar News: AJ Fernandez Adding 6 x 60 New World Connecticut
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This October, AJ Fernandez Cigars will add a 6 x 60 Gordo size to its New World Connecticut line. It will be the fifth size to be offered in the New World Connecticut line. The blend features a U.S. Connecticut wrapper over a Mexican San Andreas binder and fillers from Brazil and Nicaragua. The 6 […]
Cigar Review: San Lotano Dominicano Toro
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In 2018, word came of a project called the San Lotano Dominicano. This is a collaboration between two power players in the cigar industry – AJ Fernandez and Jochy Blanco. Both Fernandez and Blanco have developed companies that span the ecosystem of cigars. Each owns factories and farms. In addition, each has his own cigar […]
Cigar News: AJ Fernandez New World Tins Now Available
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AJ Fernandez Cigars’ New World Tin offering, a product that was first launched at Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2020 is now making its way to retailers. The New World tins will contain six of the 4 x 36 New World Cigars. The tins will also be available in five-count display sleeves. The cigar is a […]
Cigar News: AJ Fernandez Belles Artes Maduro Figurado to be a Part of 2020 TAA Exclusive Series
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For the second year in a row, AJ Fernandez Cigars will release an exclusive cigar to the retailers of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). At a virtual meeting held in place of the annual TAA Convention, it was announced that the AJ Fernandez Belles Artes Maduro will be a part of the 2020 TAA […]
Cigar News: Cigar Marketplace and AJ Fernandez to Debut New World Tins at TPE 2020
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Cigar Marketplace has announced its first exclusive offering. It will be a new 4 x 36 size of the popular AJ Fernandez New World line packaged in tins where distribution will be handled exclusively by Cigar Marketplace. The new offering will be launched officially at the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2020. The New World tins […]
Agile Cigar Review: AJ Fernandez New World Redondo (TAA Exclusive)
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Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar News: AJ Fernandez Cigars to Distribute Viva La Vida Cigars
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AJ Fernandez Cigar Company will now distribute the cigars made by Artesano Del Tabaco, the company that sells the Viva La Vida cigar brand. Artesano Del Tabaco is the cigar company owned by Billy and Gus Fakih, best known as the former owners of New York City’s Cigar Inn. Earlier this year Artesanos Del Tabaco […]
Cigar News: AJ Fernandez Días de Gloria Heads to Retailers
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AJ Fernandez Cigar Company has announced it is shipping its latest brand Días de Gloria to retailers. Días de Gloria was recently launched at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. Días de Gloria is a Nicaraguan puro that pays homage to pre-revolutionary Cuba. Its consists of aged tobacco from four of AJ’s oldest farms in Estelí: […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: AJ Fernandez Cigars
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As we have seen over the past three years, AJ Fernandez and his factory have been partnering with many leading companies and cigar brands. The list is quite impressive: Altadis, General, Miami Cigar and Company, Espinosa Cigars, La Palina, Southern Draw, Foundation Cigar Company, and many others. In addition, his farms supply many companies and […]