AJ Fernandez Adds Puro Epecial to New World Line - Cigar News

A(bdel).J. Fernandez, in tandem with his father Ismael, shall release a Nicaraguan Puro extension of their New World line at this year's IPCPR trade-show. The offering is being rolled at Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua, in culmination of several year's work on its recipe.

Worthy of mention in making mention of the blend, is that the New World Puro Especial was small-batch released just last year as the Habano Especial. The New World brand itself, begun in 2014, is meant to honor via moniker the Columbus 1492 voyage up-on ocean blue after which tobacco was brought back to the 'civilized world' due to a Jewish man, one Sr. Luis de Torres. A wonderful story, that, yet for another time*.

The A.J. Fernandez Puro Especial shall join the New World and New World Connecticut; this iteration blended with tobaccos exclusively that of Fernandez-owned farms across Esteli. It'll be made available in three formats: a 5 1/2 x 52 Robusto, 648 Short Churchill, and 6 1/2 x 52 Toro. Each vitola shall carry within tobaccos aged three-five years.

*Since ya read this to completion (thank-you), it is "another time," indeed. Gentlepersons, please see my article: Jews in Tobacco - Luis de Torres.