Sumatra wrapper · Full
Montecristo Crafted by AJ Fernandez: flavour profile and cigars like it
Montecristo Crafted by AJ Fernandez is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is full. It has a Oscuro Sumatra wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and Honduras. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Hoyo de Monterrey Hoyo La Amistad Black and San Lotano The Bull.
What does Montecristo Crafted by AJ Fernandez taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Sumatra oscuro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexican San Andrés |
| Filler | Nicaraguan and Honduran |
| Strength | Full as published by alliancecigar.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Altadis U.S.A. |
| Factory | Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Montecristo Crafted, Gordo 6×58 · Montecristo Crafted, Robusto 5×52 · Montecristo Crafted, Toro 6×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Coop (cigar-coop.com): 91 points, Cigar Review: Montecristo Crafted by AJ Fernandez Toro (August 11, 2017)
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 Montecristo Crafted by AJ Fernandez
The line. Montecristo Crafted launched in 2016, according to Cigar Journal’s retrospective. JR and Santa Clara initially distributed it. Romeo Crafted followed in 2017. cigarjournal.com
Cigars like Montecristo Crafted by AJ Fernandez
- Hoyo de Monterrey Hoyo La Amistad BlackClosest matchSumatra wrapper · Medium-full to fullSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- San Lotano The BullAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium-full to fullSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- My Father The JudgeAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium-full to fullSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Casa Carrillo AllegianceAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa ClaroOne step furtherSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Montecristo Crafted by AJ Fernandez as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- cigar-coop.com/2017/08/cigar-review-montecristo-crafted-by-aj-fernandez-toro.html
- cigardojo.com/2017/02/altadis-unveils-romeo-y-julieta-crafted-by-aj-fernandez
- alliancecigar.com/montecristo-crafted-by-aj-fernandez-cigar
- cigaraficionado.com/index.php/article/what-s-in-a-brand-name
- cigarjournal.com/cigar-journals-top-25-cigars-of-2017-13-to-8
- cigars.com/embers-insights/article/two-big-names-four-legendary-brands
- cigar-coop.com/about/rating-guide
- cigarmind.com/makers/montecristo/crafted-by-aj-fernandez