AJ Fernandez

New World Connecticut

Strength: Mild-MediumIn stock

About this cigar

A broad-ring Nicaraguan parejo pairing a pale Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper with Mexican San Andrés binder and Nicaraguan-Brazilian filler. The 6-by-60 format emphasizes a cool, measured delivery while retaining the blend’s characteristic cream, cedar and restrained pepper.

Tasting notes

creamcedartoastblack peppernutscoffee

Available sizes

5 options3 in stock2 backordered
Selected size
Gordo
6" × 60 · Box of 10
In stock
$81.00$8.10 / cigarTax & shipping includedAdd

Pairs well with

cappuccinoaged rumwheated bourbon
At a glance
Wrapper
Ecuador
Made in
Nicaragua
Strength
Mild-Medium
Sizes
5 available
In plain English

What to expect

Smoothness
Smooth
Strength
Mild-Medium

Soft, with a little more presence than a truly mild cigar.

Flavour
cream · cedar · toast · black pepper
Tasting profile

How it tastes

Primary

creamcedartoastblack peppernutscoffeesweetness

Secondary

nutscoffeesweetness

What each note tastes like

Sweetness4/5

Cocoa, dried fruit, molasses

Spice3/5

Pepper and warmth on the finish

Creaminess4/5

Soft, smooth, milky texture

Earthiness4/5

Soil, leather, forest floor

Wood5/5

Cedar, oak, toasted timber

Read from this cigar's own tasting notes, strength and wrapper — not a published score.

Wood & cedarcedar

Clean, resinous notes that come forward as the cigar warms up.

Pepper & spiceblack pepper

The tingle on the retrohale; usually strongest in the first third.

Cocoa & coffeecoffee

Roasted, faintly bitter sweetness that builds through the middle.

Sweetnesssweetness

Sugars from the wrapper and long-leaf filler; often on the lips.

Cream & buttercream

The soft, rounded texture that keeps a smoke easy on the palate.

Nut & graintoast · nuts

Toasted, bready notes — almond, cashew, fresh bread, cereal.

Blend & origin

How it is built

Wrapper
Ecuador · claro
Binder
Mexico · San Andrés
Filler
Nicaragua
Made in
Nicaragua
Released
2014
Sizes (length × ring)
5–6" × 46–60
Explore this blend

Where it sits in the collection

Ecuador wrapper · made in Nicaragua · mild-medium in strength · pairs with cappuccino, aged rum, wheated bourbon

Compare sizes

Every size side by side

SizeLength × ringPackPer cigarPricevs retail
Gordo6" × 60Box of 10$8.10$81
Corona Gorda5.5" × 46Box of 20$6.55$131
Robusto5" × 50Box of 20$7.00$140
Toro6" × 52Box of 20$7.10$142
Belicoso6" × 54Box of 20$7.10$142
Aging & storage · Guidance

How to keep it

General humidor guidance for this cigar, based on its wrapper, strength, ring gauge and packaging.

Storage

Hold the box at 65–70% relative humidity at 65–70°F (18–21°C). Steady humidity matters far more than the exact number — swings are what crack wrappers.

Rest after delivery

Thicker ring gauges hold shipping moisture longest — give these boxes three to four weeks in the humidor before the first one.

How the wrapper develops

Shade-grown wrappers are at their brightest young. Rest them, then smoke them within the year while the cream and cedar are still forward.

Aging window

Milder blends age less dramatically — plan to enjoy this one inside a year or so rather than cellaring it long-term.

In the box

Age them in their own box where possible — the cedar keeps the cigars marrying together instead of taking on the flavour of everything else in the humidor.

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