AJ Fernandez 6 Cigar Variety Sampler

Six cigars. One master blender. A third-generation Cuban cigar craftsman who has quietly become one of the most decorated names in the modern premium cigar world. The AJ Fernandez New World Dorado Sampler is a tour through the full range of what Abdel Fernandez does when he’s working at the top of his game.

Start with the New World Dorado Toro, a Nicaraguan puro built almost entirely from the first harvest of AJ’s Dorado farm in Estelí, named for the golden texture and taste of its uniquely tinted soil. The 93-rated Enclave Broadleaf Toro follows with its dark, oily Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and the kind of full-bodied complexity that earned it one of the highest scores in the Enclave lineup. The 91-rated San Lotano Connecticut Toro brings a completely different personality, creamy and approachable with the Cuban heritage character the San Lotano name was built on. The 90-rated Enclave Toro rounds out the trio of rated sticks with its Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and medium-full Nicaraguan core. The San Lotano Requiem Habano wraps a rare Brazilian-grown Cuban-seed Habano ligero over Nicaraguan and Honduran long fillers for a bold, spicy, deeply satisfying smoke. And the Last Call Habano Pequenas closes the whole tour with a short, punchy, flavorful send-off that proves AJ doesn’t need six inches to make an impression. Six blends. One address in Estelí. Zero weak links.