The Cigar Coop Year End of Awards are being re-branded as the Prime Time Awards – voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. Today, we wrap up the awards with our selection for 2017 Person of the Year. The Prime Time Award for Person of the Year is awarded […]
A.J. Fernandez Cigar Company has named Selim Hanono as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) “Selim comes with incredible experience and knowledge of our industry. We have full confidence that he will help lead our company and take us to the next level. He will have our full support in order to accomplish our company’s […]
Over the past 18 months, AJ Fernandez has been involved in production for several high-profile iconic brands including Hoyo de Monterrey, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann. Now Ramon Allones can be added to the list, however, this time things are a little different. Not only will Fernandez be handling production of the brand, […]
It was back in 2010 when AJ Fernandez Cigars made its debut at the IPCPR Trade Show launching the San Lotano line. Now seven years later, the San Lotano line had an all-new look at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. The San Lotano brand is named for a Cuban brand made by AJ Fernandez’s grandfather prior […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, AJ Fernandez Cigars showcased a maduro offering under its Enclave brand known as Enclave Broadleaf. Over the years, master blender and company owner AJ Fernandez has become well-known for working with Pennsylvania Broadleaf for other brands. In the case of the Enclave Broadleaf, it uses a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. While Fernandez has also worked with […]
Dateline: July 3rd, 2012 A crazy decision was made to take Cigar Coop to a TRUE 365-day-a-year publication. The idea would be to publish original content every day with “no days off”. I would have considered it a success to pull it off for one year straight. But I am happy to report that yesterday […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show opening July 11, 2017 in Las Vegas, AJ Fernandez Cigars will introduce a third blend under its New World brand, the AJ Fernandez New World Puro Especial. The AJ Fernandez New World Puro Especial is a Nicaraguan puro that consists exclusively of tobaccos blended from several of AJ Fernandez’s farms across the Estelí […]
About four years ago, master blender A.J. Fernandez consolidated his factory operations which were scattered across the city of Esteli to the new, massive Tabcaelera Fernandez. Since then, Fernandez has continued to grow and expanded his operation. This led Fernandez to acquire a new factory located about 50 miles north of Esteli just outside the Totogalpa and […]
On Friday January 20, Cigar Coop named the late Carlos Fuente Sr its 2016 Cigar Industry Person of the Year Award recipient. The Person of the Year Award is awarded to a person(s) in the cigar industry that has made a significant impact over the course of a year or from a lifetime achievement perspective. This year, we […]
A.J. Fernandez Cigars has officially announced the acquisition of La Gran Llave. La Gran Llave was a brand founded by Michael Argenti and Angel Aguayo. According to Cigar Aficionado, this was an acquisition that was completed in December 2016, but no formal confirmation had come until today. The move is an organic process for this brand […]
