AJ Fernandez New World - Connecticut - Gordo - BOX OF 10

The New World Connecticut blend at its widest ring gauge and its most relaxed pace. A 6 x 60 Gordo in a box of 10 where the US Connecticut Shade wrapper is at its most integrated, the Brazilian filler's caramel and vanilla character comes forward most fully, and the session runs an unhurried ninety-plus minutes.

The New World Connecticut lineup covers a range of ring gauges: 50 ring on the Robusto, 52 on the Toro, 46 on the Corona Gorda, 54 on the Belicoso, 50 on the Churchill. The Gordo at 60 ring is the widest format in the entire Connecticut collection and produces the most fundamentally different experience of the blend from any other size.

At 60 ring gauge what changes is the proportional balance between wrapper and filler. The US Connecticut River Valley shade wrapper, which leads clearly in the narrower Robusto and Toro with its cream, fresh bread, and cedar character, is at its most integrated at 60 ring. The wrapper surface per draw is lower relative to the wide filler column, which means the Connecticut Shade's mildness is most refined and most quietly expressed here. The San Andrés Mexican binder's characteristic pepper, which announces itself more prominently at 50 and 52 ring, is at its most subdued in the Gordo. And the Brazilian long-filler, which contributes the caramel, vanilla bean, and brown sugar notes that develop in the second third across all formats, has the most proportional room in the Gordo to contribute those qualities fully and at length.

The result is the most cream-forward, most filler-forward, and most leisurely version of a blend that is already mild to medium across every size. The contradiction that makes the New World Connecticut distinctive, that light US wrapper covering a dark San Andrés binder with Brazilian filler inside, is expressed here at its most gentle and most balanced. Buyers who specifically want a wide-ring Connecticut that does not assert the binder's spice through the full session will find the Gordo the most comfortable format.

The box of 10 format, shared with the Churchill in the Connecticut lineup, places this above the standard 20-count Robusto and Toro in terms of per-stick price while keeping the total box investment manageable. Each individually presented cigar in the box reflects the premium positioning of the wider, longer formats in the Connecticut collection.

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Flavor progression:

1. First third: US Connecticut Shade wrapper opens with cream, fresh bread, and cedar at their most integrated and gentle, the San Andrés binder's pepper subtle and measured at 60 ring
2. Second third: Brazilian filler's caramel, vanilla bean, and brown sugar come forward most fully of any Connecticut vitola, the filler complexity at maximum expression in the wide column
3. Final third: white pepper, cedar, and a light citrus note on the close, the session ending cleanly after ninety-plus minutes

Key Features

1. Brand: AJ Fernandez
2. Line: New World Connecticut
3. Blender: AJ Fernandez
4. Factory: Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A., Estelí
5. Country of Origin: Nicaragua
6. Wrapper: US Connecticut Shade (Connecticut River Valley)
7. Binder: San Andrés, Mexico
8. Filler: Nicaraguan and Brazilian long-fillers
9. Construction: Round parejo, handmade
10. Vitola: Gordo
11. Size: 6 inches x 60 ring gauge
12. Strength: Mild to Medium
13. Flavor Profile: Cream, fresh bread, cedar, caramel, vanilla bean, brown sugar, roasted nuts, mild white pepper
14. Line Rating: 92 points Cigar Journal, #5 Top 25 Cigars 2021
15. Smoke Time: Approximately 75 to 90+ minutes
16. Box Count: 10 cigars
17. Price per Cigar: approximately $8.00