Habano wrapper · Strength not published
Gurkha Year of the Dragon 2024 by AJ Fernandez: flavour profile and cigars like it
Gurkha Year of the Dragon 2024 by AJ Fernandez is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador 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 A.J. Fernandez Días de Gloria and Protocol Gold Themis.
What does Gurkha Year of the Dragon 2024 by AJ Fernandez taste like?
- cedar and wood
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | No published rating |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | AJ Fernandez |
| Factory | Neptune attributes production to an AJ Fernandez factory in Nicaragua. The exact facility remains unnamed. |
| Sizes | Box-pressed6 5/8x52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigar-coop.com: 86 points, Box-pressed 6 5/8 x 52 (2024)In our words: The reviewer found excellent construction. Wood, cedar, and floral flavors did not cohere.
- 4.48 out of 5 from 5 customer reviews at neptunecigar.com (Year of the Dragon 2024 by AJ Fernandez 6 5/8 x 52)
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 Gurkha Year of the Dragon 2024 by AJ Fernandez
The line. Gurkha added four partner releases in 2024. AJ Fernandez was scheduled for mid-February. cigarsnobmag.com
The brand. Kaizad Hansotia bought Gurkha in 1989 after a Goa trip. cigarsnobmag.com
Cigars like Gurkha Year of the Dragon 2024 by AJ Fernandez
- A.J. Fernandez Días de GloriaClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua.
- Protocol Gold ThemisAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts.
- El Titan de Bronze RedemptionAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, more pepper and spice.
- Rocky Patel Year of the SnakeAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice.
- Aganorsa Leaf SignatureOne step furtherCorojo wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Gurkha Year of the Dragon 2024 by AJ Fernandez as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.