Kris Kachaturan, who served as managing partner for A.J. Fernandez Cigars will retire from the company. The plan will be for Kachaturian to continue in day to day operating for the time being before shifting to an advisory role. Kachaturian’s planned retirement was announced by the company in a press release. Commenting on his retirement, […]
Agile Cigar Review: A.J. Fernandez New World Connecticut Corona Gorda
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Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Cigar News: A.J. Fernandez to Make Rare Event Appearance at Tampa Cigar Bash
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A.J. Fernandez is not known to do a lot of events, but come October 24th, cigar enthusiasts in Tampa will have a chance to meet. Today A.J. Fernandez Cigars announced that Fernandez is scheduled to represent the company at the 6th annual Tampa Cigar Bash presented by Tampa Humidor. The Tampa Cigar Bash is a […]
Cigar Review: A.J. Fernandez Enclave Robusto
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Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, A.J. Fernandez Cigars announced the Enclave. The Enclave continues along the path of the recently released New World line of cigars. Like New World, it is another project that is a collaboration between A.J. Fernandez and his father Ismael. Also like the New World line, Enclave provides another […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on A.J. Fernandez Cigars at the 2015 IPCPR
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Over the past twelve months, A.J. Fernandez Cigars has been on a roll. Last year’s launch of the A.J. Fernandez New World was an enormous success. While it was a cigar that was only $6.00, it was a cigar that garnered considerable critical acclaim – including Cigar Journal’s #1 Cigar of the Year. In terms […]
Cigar News: A.J. Fernandez Enclave
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At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, A.J. Fernandez will introduce its newest line of cigars, the A.J. Fernandez Enclave. The Enclave pays tribute to the native Americans, who were well known to be purveyors of tobacco. Once again, master blender A.J. Fernandez will team up with his father Ismael to produce the blend. The name […]
Cigar News: Zander-Greg 20th Anniversary to be Special Edition of A.J. Fernandez New World
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Cigar Distrbutor Zander-Greg is celebrating twenty years in the cigar business. As with such an occasion, there will be the Zander-Greg 20th Anniversary cigar coming out. However, there is an interesting twist for this project as Zander-Greg will be teaming up with A.J. Fernandez and will receive what is described as a “slightly tweaked” blend of […]
Cigar News: A.J. Fernandez New World Connecticut Northeast Launch at Cigar Emporium
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A.J. Fernandez has announced the Northeastern U.S. launch of its New World Connecticut will be held at Cigar Emporium in Lyndhurst, NJ on June 4th at 7pm. In a press release, Richard Yanuzzi, owner of the Cigar Emporium said,” We have a great relationship with A.J. Fernandez and we are only happy to have their […]
Cigar Review: A.J. Fernandez New World Connecticut Toro
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A.J. Fernandez New World Connecticut Toro The A.J. Fernandez New World Connecticut is the second blend to be released in A.J. Fernandez Cigars’ New World line. If you watched the Stogie Geeks 3 Year Anniversary special, you heard for the first time of plans for this particular line. It was at the 2014 IPCPR Trade […]
Cigar Review: A.J. Fernandez New World Brute
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A.J. Fernandez New World Brute The A.J. Fernandez New World Brute is a shop exclusive cigar to Serious Cigars in Houston, Texas. The cigar made its debut at the 2015 Texas Cigar Festival. Not only is this the first shop exclusive made available in the New World line, but it is the first line extension […]