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 […]
Cigar News: AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes Maduro Lancero to Launch at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, AJ Fernandez Cigars will add a 7 x 40 box-pressed lancero offering to its Bellas Artes Maduro line. According to a report by Cigar Aficionado, the Bellas Artes Maduro Lancero will be a limited offering and the company has produced 2,000 ten-count boxes. It’s the fifth […]
Cigar News: AJ Fernandez Días de Gloria to Launch at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, AJ Fernandez Cigar Company will have a full launch of a new line known as “Días de Gloria.” The name translates to “days of glory”. According to a report by Cigar Aficionado, the name pays homage to the period of Cuban history prior to the 1959 […]
Cigar News: San Lotano Dominicano Arrives in Stores
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After some delays, AJ Fernandez and Jochy Blanco’s collaboration, the San Lotano Dominicano has arrived in stores. It’s a cigar produced at Blanco’s Tabacalera Palma in the Dominican Republic (the first time an AJ Fernandez cigar has been produced in that country). It’s distributed by AJ Fernandez cigars and is a part of the San […]
Cigar Review: AJ Fernandez New World Cameroon Selection Toro
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Late in 2018, AJ Fernandez Cigars released its fourth blend under its New World line, the New World Cameroon Selection. As the name indicates, it features a Cameroon wrapper and is the first Cameroon wrapper to be released in the AJ Fernandez Cigars portfolio. The first New World was introduced in 2014 in the form […]
Cigar News: AJ Fernandez New World Redondo to be TAA Exclusive
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AJ Fernandez Cigars is set to deliver its first TAA Exclusive Series cigar. At the TAA Convention scheduled at Casa de Campo March 17-21 in the Dominican Republic, the AJ Fernandez New World Redondo will make its debut. Details of this announcement were first reported by Cigar Aficionado earlier this week. The Redondo is different […]
2018 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #4: Ramon Allones by AJ Fernandez Toro
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“This cigar is going to tell its very own story. If you want a bold and flavorful cigar, this is the cigar for you.” Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro Medio Tiempo Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaragua Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Tabacalera Fernandez Toro: 6 x 52 Price: $13.00 Review: Ramon Allones by AJ Fernandez Toro (9/6/18) Appearances […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 79 – Tim Wong, Pier 28 Premium Cigars 10pm EST 7pm CST
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Prime Time’s December to Remember Rolls on. This week we welcome Tim Wong of Pier 28 Premium Cigars as our special guest. Tim will be in the Ventura Cigar Company studios! We will talk about Tim’s journey in the cigar business – and he wears many hats. Of course we will focus on his role […]