Cigar Review Roundup: AJ Fernandez San Lotano
In 2010, AJ Fernandez released a new line of cigars – the San Lotano. It is currently available in three wrappers – Connecticut, Habano, and Maduro. We reviewed each wrapper and thoroughly enjoyed all three, each scoring a 9.0 or higher. We’ve offered a brief synopsis of each review below. Connecticut The construction is spot [...]
Cigar Review: AJ Fernandez San Lotano Connecticut
Size: 5×52, Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Honduran & Dominican Filler: Nicaraguan & Honduran Strength: Full Price: $6-8 Grade: 9.0 The San Lotano is made in AJ Fernandez’s Esteli, Nicaragua factory, which produces 9 million cigars per year. The cigar comes in four sizes with a choice of three wrappers – a Connecticut, Habano, and [...]
Cigar Review: Man O’ War Virtue
Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut (2002) Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Mild/Medium Price: Box of 22, $124 Grade: 8.8 The Man O’ War from Abdel “AJ” Fernandez has been well received, but those that enjoy medium bodied cigars have been left in the dark – thus, the Virtue, or Man O’ War light. The [...]
Cigar Review: Nica Libre
Size: 4.5×46, Principe Wrapper: San Andres Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Habano Filler: Aged Nicaraguan Strength: Medium Price: Box of 20, $49.99 (Deal) Grade: 8.9 The Nica Libre was created with the intention of being Padron’s stepchild. The San Andres Maduro wrapper on the Nica Libre is very similar to that used on the Padron Anniversary Maduro. [...]
Cigar Review: A Fernandez Signature Series
Size: 5×50, Robusto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Filler: Honduran and Nicaraguan Ligero Strength: Medium-Full Price: Box of 20, $95.95 Grade: 9.1 We detailed the impressive resume of AJ Fernandez a while back on our review of his Diesel (here). The short of it is that he has risen to incredible notoriety in the cigar industry, blending [...]
