AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes Maduro Robusto

Rated No1 Cigar of the Year 2019 by Cigar Journal

AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes Maduro Robusto reflects AJ Fernandez’s approach to blending with a Brazilian Mata Fina maduro wrapper, Mexican San Andrés binder, and Nicaraguan filler. The profile delivers dark cocoa, espresso, wood, black pepper, earth, and sweet spices through the robust draw. Spice and pepper are notable up front, settling into deeper coffee and chocolate notes as the smoke develops. Earth and leather frame the core, with a steady richness that carries through the middle and into the finish, where pepper and cocoa linger. It pairs well with strong black coffee, espresso, or a dark rum enjoyed neat.

Length: 5½"
Ring Gauge: 52
Strength: Medium-Full
Vitola: Robusto
Smoking Time: ~50–60 minutes
Wrapper: Brazilian Mata Fina
Binder: Mexican San Andrés
Filler: Nicaraguan

AJ Fernandez:

AJ Fernandez Cigars was founded by Abdel “AJ” Fernández, a third-generation cigar maker whose family roots trace back to pre-revolution Cuba. Trained from a young age in tobacco growing and blending, AJ relocated to Nicaragua where he established his own factory and farms in Estelí in the early 2000s. Through relentless focus on quality and full control of the cigar-making process—from seed to finished cigar—AJ Fernández quickly earned a reputation as one of the most influential blenders of his generation.