| cigarkey | brand | cigarname | vitola | strength | wrapper | binder | filler | infused | sweettip | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Fernandez 20th Anniversary - Toro (6 x 56) | AJ Fernandez | 20th Anniversary | Toro - 6.00" x 56 | Medium - Full | Nicaraguan, Maduro | Nicaragua | Nicaragua | No | No | Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A., Nicaragua |
| COMPANY / BRAND: | AJ Fernandez |
| CIGAR: | 20th Anniversary |
| VITOLA: | Toro - 6.00" x 56 |
| STRENGTH: | Medium - Full |
| WRAPPER: | Nicaraguan, Maduro |
| BINDER: | Nicaragua |
| FILLER: | Nicaragua |
| INFUSED: | No |
| SWEET TIP: | No |
| ORIGIN: | Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A., Nicaragua |
The cold smell is sweet with a bit of cocoa and pepper. Lit, ooof, immediate🌶️💣 blast. There’s a lot of flavors going on here, pepper, chocolate, sweet molasses, baking spice, hickory, earth, leather, and more I can’t identify but all in beautiful harmony. It’s toasty and creamy at the same time, spicy but smooth. AJ definitely brought the heat on this one. It’s a fucking delight and everything you expect from an AJF blend, but extra nice. 😎
The draw was great and the burn surprised me. Lighting the cigar, the wrapper cracked AGAIN at the foot. 🙄 It started very uneven because of that crack but the cigar said, “fuck you jobu, I do it myself,” and self corrected beautifully. By the end of the first third, it was nearly dead even 🤯 and if it hadn’t cracked, probably would’ve been the entire time. And good lord does this create a bright white ash and smoke. It’s a beautiful ash, embedded with all those white oil crystals and it stacks. Even with all the wrapper issues on this one, it’s one of the nicest ashes I’ve seen.
So what I struggle with, is the juice worth the squeeze? I guess we’re lucky AJF is only selling these for $25 a piece if it’s a truly limited one time release of 7500 boxes worldwide. I got my box at 20% discount so they’re still $20 each, and by far the most expensive cigars I’ve purchased so far. Is it good? Absolutely. Is it twice as good as the well loved cigars from My Father, Drew Estate or AJF’s other blends that go for half the price? 🤷🏼♂️ And I haven’t smoked other cigars at this $20+ price point like Davidoff or Fuente, so I really can’t draw a comparison to those.
I’m finding that cigars are like wine. There’s so many good mid priced options that you get diminishing returns on the higher cost ones. So while they are good, they’re not twice as good when they cost twice as much. And hell, if your budget only allows for two buck chuck and that’s what you like, enjoy it! But if you have the means and are an AJF fan, then this is certainly worth grabbing if you have the opportunity. No regrets here! 🔥
| Cigar | Base Rating | Buy Again? | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Fernandez 20th Anniversary - Toro (6 x 56) | 4.96 | Without a doubt (box worthy) | 9.95 |
| Journaling Date | Cigar | Appearance | Draw | Burn | Flavors | Overall Experience | Base Rating | Buy Again? | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-13 | AJ Fernandez 20th Anniversary - Toro (6 x 56) | 5.00 | Without a doubt (box worthy) | 10.00 | |||||
| 2025-01-28 | AJ Fernandez 20th Anniversary - Toro (6 x 56) | Good | Good | Great | Excellent | Excellent | 5.00 | Without a doubt (box worthy) | 10.00 |
| 2025-03-15 | AJ Fernandez 20th Anniversary - Toro (6 x 56) | Good | Good | Great | Excellent | Excellent | 5.00 | Without a doubt (box worthy) | 10.00 |
| 2025-04-28 | AJ Fernandez 20th Anniversary - Toro (6 x 56) | Good | Good | Great | Excellent | Excellent | 5.00 | Without a doubt (box worthy) | 10.00 |
| 2025-06-23 | AJ Fernandez 20th Anniversary - Toro (6 x 56) | Good | Good | Great | Excellent | Excellent | 5.00 | Without a doubt (box worthy) | 10.00 |
| 2025-08-15 | AJ Fernandez 20th Anniversary - Toro (6 x 56) | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent | 4.75 | Without a doubt (box worthy) | 9.67 |
JOURNALING PHOTOS
| Category | Strength |
|---|---|
| Baking Spice | 1.80 |
| Pepper | 2.20 |
| Coffee / Espresso | 2.00 |
| Anise / Licorice | 0.20 |
| Sweet | 2.20 |
| Chocolate | 1.80 |
| Bready / Toasty | 1.80 |
| Woody / Charred | 1.80 |
| Grass / Hay | 0.20 |
| Earth | 1.40 |
| Leather | 0.80 |
| Floral / Aromatic | 0.20 |
| Fruity | 1.00 |
| Nutty | 0.20 |
| Salty / Mineral | 0.80 |
| Creamy | 2.20 |
| Musty / Barnyard | 0.60 |
| Bitter | 0.20 |
| Smooth | 2.60 |
| Harsh | 0.00 |
The values in each section range from 0 to 3.
- 0: No flavor detected
- 1: Mild flavor strength
- 2: Medium flavor strength
- 3: Full flavor strength