AJ Fernandez Cigars New World Puro Especial

New World Puro Especial

Leaf Enthusiast · Aug 14, 2017

AJ Fernandez and his father show off their blending skills again with another fantastic Nicaraguan puro

Short Churchill · 6.00″ × 48

AJ Fernandez New World Puro Especial Robusto

Kaplowitz · Mar 10, 2025

Complex earthiness | Spiced mocha | Nutshells Smooth-spice, mineral-balance. Black/red pepper, flinty earthiness. Doses of nutshells, dollops of Mocha latte. Seasoned hardwood structuring. Tight Ash; admirable construction/combustion. Weighted blanket vibes.

Robusto · 5.50″ × 52 · Medium/Med. Full · Nicaragua

A.J. Fernandez New World Puro Especial Toro

Cigar Journal · Jan 13, 2023 · Cigar Journal’s Best Buy Cigars of the year 2022

Toro · 7.00″ × 48 · NIC.

AJ Fernandez New World Puro Especial Short Churchill (6 x 48)

Tiny Tim's Cigar Blog · Aug 20, 2017

6.00″ × 48

New World Puro Especial

Holt's Staff Reviews · Sep 15, 2023

In 2017, the critics in Cigar Aficionado ranked New World Puro Especial by AJ Fernandez in their annual ‘Top 25 Cigars of the Year,’ and I’m smoking a 6.5-by-52 Toro for today’s review. AJ Fernandez has been among the fastest-growing cigarmakers in Nicaragua over the past decade, and his New World series has evolved into a major cornerstone in his portfolio. New World Puro Especial cigars originally came in shiny red boxes with matching bands, but AJ introduced new packaging with an aged motif in 2021 to reflect continuity with the other New World blends.

A.J. Ferandez New World Puro Especial Short Churchill

Halfwheel · Sep 3, 2017 · July 11, 2013

It's not often that I'm at a loss for words when it comes to a cigar, but that's the case with the New World Puro Especial Short Churchill from A.J. Fernández. There is certainly a flavor to the cigar, though I can't pin it down with the kind of specificity I prefer, or even the generality I'd expect at a minimum. There's a good amount of pepper that is punchy but still refined and seemingly mellowed with some age, a consistent factor that sits on top of a medium to medium-plus base. The mineral note is also a constant, and while I've never shied away from embracing mineral notes as a component of terroir, it leaves me lacking in this cigar. At a minimum, I'm interested in revisiting this cigar in a few months to see if it might just be in an interesting point of its maturation, or if it's just a flavor profile that doesn't work for me.

Toro · 6.00″ × 48 · Nicaragua

AJ FERNANDEZ NEW WORLD PURO ESPECIAL

Comedy Cigars Music · Feb 27, 2022

Spice, sweetness, earth, and a touch of caramel hit the palate.The retrohale flows with earth and caramel, and spice lays on the tongue, offering bits of earth and caramel on the finish.The Especial draws effortlessly and fills the room with smoke.Nice start.Earth begins to darken, and the smoke gets a bit heavier

Churchill · 6.00″ × 48

AJ Fernandez New World Puro Especial Toro

Developing Palates · Sep 7, 2017 · July 2017

As I was hoping, AJ brought a stronger game to a blend under his own brand. Strength is a bit up there, so fans of AJ's stronger blends will be right at home here. This would be a great evening/after dinner cigar and I'm sure would stand up to some nice brown spirits.

Toro Extra · 6.50″ × 52 · Nicaragua