AJ Fernandez New World Dorado Robusto

Top 25 Cigars of 2022 - #14

Tasting Notes:

94/100
- Cigar Aficionado

"Beautifully rolled with an even draw and combustion, this dark, box-pressed cigar envelops the palate with rich layers of caramel, orange peel, toast and nuts. A subtle floral undertone appears before the long espresso finish, which hints of walnut. Complex and delicious."

More about the cigar:

The latest release in the New World Series provides a journey inspired by one of the world’s greatest tobacco growing regions. The all Nicaraguan blend is mostly from AJ Fernandez’ Dorado farm, which he aptly named due to its golden texture and taste.

The New World Dorado consists primarily of tobacco from the Fernandez Dorado farm in Esteli. According to AJ Fernandez, the soil on the farm has a golden hue which is unusual as most of the earth in Esteli tends to be an ashen shade of dark grey.
 
This golden appearance of the soil inspired the name as the word dorado means ‘golden’ in Spanish. The Dorado farm is only five years old and the New World Dorado brand uses tobacco from its first harvest in 2017.

New World Dorado's all Nicaraguan blend is made up of a Sun Grown Habano wrapper and Criollo 98 binder which are both from the Dorado farm, and while there's some tobacco in the filler from two other tobacco fields - one in Condega and a different farm in Esteli - the rest of the filler blend incorporates leaf from the Dorado plantation. Made at the AJ Fernadez San Lotano factory, all the cigars are box pressed.