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A.J. Fernandez Días de Gloria: flavour profile and cigars like it

A.J. Fernandez Días de Gloria is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Protocol Gold Themis and Aganorsa Leaf Signature.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

A.J. Fernandez Días de Gloria cigar
Cigar or open box. Photo: cigar-coop.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does A.J. Fernandez Días de Gloria taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cedar and wood
  • fruit and floral

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperNicaragua
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua
StrengthMedium as published by cigar-coop.com
BodyMedium initially
Made inNicaragua
Made byAJ Fernandez Cigars; A.J. Fernandez is described as company founder and owner; A.J. Fernandez, retailer attribution
FactoryTabacalera AJ Fernandez, Estelí
SizesRobusto 5.5×52 · Gordo 6×58 · Toro, box-pressed 6×56 · Short Churchill 6.5×48

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About A.J. Fernandez Días de Gloria

The line. The line soft-launched in 2016. It reached the market in 2019. cigar-coop.com

The brand. Founded in 2003, the company is headquartered in Miami and rooted in Estelí. A.J. Fernandez manages Tabacalera AJ Fernandez operations and three Nicaraguan facilities. ajfcigars.com

Cigars like A.J. Fernandez Días de Gloria

  1. Protocol Gold ThemisClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  2. Aganorsa Leaf SignatureAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  3. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Tapa NegraAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
  4. Rocky Patel Year of the SnakeAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, a step stronger.
  5. El Titan de Bronze RedemptionOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumMore pepper and spice, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named A.J. Fernandez Días de Gloria as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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