This is a cigar I’ve been waiting on, rather impatiently. I was given an unbanded sample at the PCA 2022 from Hector Alfonso, THE MAN at Espinosa Cigars who blended this cigar and is an avid Mets fan. This cigar celebrates Espinosa Cigars 10th Anniversary in the cigar business. This 10 Years Anniversary is a […]
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 […]
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: 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 News: AJ Fernandez and Jochy Blanco Team Up for San Lotano Dominicano
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It’s a rare occasion when two growers and factory owners team up to collaborate on a cigar, but that’s exactly what AJ Fernandez and Jochy Blanco have done for the San Lotano Dominicano – a new addition under AJ Fernandez’s San Lotano line. The cigar combines Nicaraguan tobaccos grown on Fernandez’s farms and Dominican tobacco […]
Cigar News: AJ Fernandez Unveils New Packaging for San Lotano
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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 […]
Cigar Review: San Lotano – The Bull Robusto by A.J. Fernandez Cigars
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San Lotano – The Bull Robusto by A.J. Fernandez Cigars San Lotano – The Bull is the third line under A.J. Fernandez’s San Lotano brand. The Bull was originally soft-launched in 2013 as an exclusive to Meier & Dutch distributors, but would make a national launch last year. The San Lotano Bull line introduced a […]
Cigar News: San Lotano Oval Connecticut Petite Robusto for Elite Cigar Cafe
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A.J. Fernandez Cigars has added a seventh size to its San Lotano Oval Connecticut line. This one will be in the form of a petite robusto and it will be a limited production shop exclusive to Elite Cigar Cafe in Addison, Texas. A.J. Fernandez Cigars National Sales Manager Todd Vance informed Cigar Coop of the new […]
Cigar Review: San Lotano Oval Habano Limited Edition Pigskin Super Smoke Figurado XLVIII
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San Lotano Oval Habano Limited Edition Pigskin Super Smoke Figurado XLVIII The San Lotano Oval Habano Limited Edition Pigskin Super Smoke Figurado XLVIII is a cigar that was quietly released by A.J. Fernandez Cigars. It was released to commemorate the Super Bowl XLVIII being held in the New York / New Jersey metropolitan area. As such […]
Cigar Preview: San Lotano Oval Connecticut
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San Lotano Oval Connecticut The San Lotano Oval Connecticut became the third blend in A.J. Fernandez’s San Lotano Oval line. Ever since the second Oval, the San Lotano Oval Maduro was announced, there had been some questions on whether or not a Connecticut shade cigar will be added to the line. Just prior to the […]