Cigar atlas · Medium
AJ Fernandez Blend 15: flavour profile and cigars like it
AJ Fernandez Blend 15 is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Nicaraguan (Colorado) wrapper over Nicaraguan filler. Published tasting notes mention earth, leather, black pepper and cocoa.
On our flavour map it leans toward earth and leather, with pepper and spice behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Romeo y Julieta Petit Churchills and My Father La Opulencia.
What does AJ Fernandez Blend 15 taste like?
- earth
- leather
- black pepper
- cocoa
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan (Colorado) |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium |
| Made by | A.J. Fernandez (Nicaragua) |
| Sizes | Robusto 5x50 · Toro 6x50 · Short Robusto 3.5x50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the Nordics, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Cigars like AJ Fernandez Blend 15
- Romeo y Julieta Petit Churchills77% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium · CubanLess cocoa and coffee, same strength.
- My Father La Opulencia76% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more cedar and wood, a step stronger.
- Rocky Patel Decade74% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullMore cocoa and coffee, less earth and leather, a step stronger.
- Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial74% flavour matchBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more caramel sweetness, less pepper and spice, a step stronger.
- AJ Fernandez New World (original, Oscuro)72% flavour matchMaduro wrapper · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more cocoa and coffee, less earth and leather, a step stronger.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.