AJ Fernandez Cigar Company has announced an exclusive size for Bellevue Kentucky’s The Party Source of its New World line, the New World Oscuro Short Churchill. The New World Oscuro Short Churchill TPS Exclusive is a 6 x 48 Short Churchill. While the majority of the New World Oscuro line is box-pressed, the Short Churchill […]
Kris Kachaturian, the long-time partner of AJ Fernandez, has passed away. Kachaturian was partners with Fernandez until the end of 2015. At that time, Kachaturian would depart the company and the premium handmade cigar business. During his time at AJ Fernandez Cigar Company, the company moved more toward growing in the brick & mortar space. […]
Southern Draw has released a new vitola to their popular Jacob’s Ladder line called the Ascension. The Ascension is a belicoso fino that has been aging since 2016 and was made by AJ Fernandez Cigars. The Jacob’s Ladder line is named for the son of Robert and Sharon Holt, Ethan Jacob Holt, of Southern Draw […]
AJ Fernandez Cigars Company was one of the cigar companies that “held the line” and didn’t focus on introducing new products. While some may be disappointed one can also look at it as a positive sign. For years, many companies like Padrón, Oliva, and Arturo Fuente have not introduced new product and have had excellent […]
Smoke Inn has announced its next installment of its popular MicroBlend Series will come from AJ Fernandez Cigars. The project is called Anonymous by AJ Fernandez, and it’s the first time a MicroBlend features a Cameroon wrapper, and it’s also the first MicroBlend to be released in two vitolas. “I am excited and honored […]
This month, you may notice AJ Fernandez’s New World Puro Especial will have a new look. The cigar isn’t changing, but the company has begun rolling out a new band and box design. The idea with the revamped design was to have a consistent scheme with the other three blends under the New World brand, […]
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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
This past week, AJ Fernandez Cigars began shipping a new 7 1/2 x 55 Double Corona size of its New World Oscuro line. It will be the seventh size to be offered in the original New World. News of the new size was first announced this past summer on the 2020 Prime Time Virtual Trade […]
This past week, AJ Fernandez Cigars began shipping a new 7 x 50 Churchill size of its New World Connecticut line. It will be the sixth size to be offered in the New World Connecticut line. Operations Director Omar Fernandez announced the new edition on Prime Time Episode 168, The blend features a U.S. Connecticut […]
On Prime Time Episode 168 we welcome Omar Fernandez, Director of Operations for AJ Fernandez Cigar company! We will talk AJ Fernandez Cigars and learn about Omar’s journey in the cigar business. In our Live True segment, we’ll explore Omar’s career in professional baseball. Finally, in our Deliberation Segment, Aaron has published his 2020 edition […]
