AJ Fernandez San Lotano Requiem Habano Gran Toro - Box of 20

The largest and most leisurely format in the San Lotano Requiem Habano line. A 6 x 60 Gran Toro built on the same rare Brazilian-grown Cuban-seed Habano Ligero wrapper, the same three-country filler blend, and the same AJ Fernandez Estelí factory, delivering the full Habano complexity across a 90-plus minute parejo session.

Choosing the Gran Toro over the Toro or Robusto in the San Lotano Requiem Habano line is a choice about pace. The 6 x 60 ring gauge produces a fundamentally different burn than the 54 ring gauge across the two narrower sizes. More filler tobacco means more volume contributing to each draw, which cools the smoke, spreads the heat across more leaf, and slows every transition between flavor phases. The Brazilian Habano Ligero wrapper that opens the Toro and Robusto with an immediate burst of black pepper and wood spice is noticeably more controlled in the Gran Toro. That initial intensity gives way earlier to the cedar, coffee, and earthy complexity underneath, which has more room and more time to develop before the creamy, caramel finish arrives.

This is the format for an experienced smoker who wants to spend the full time with AJ Fernandez's Habano blend and understands what a 60 ring gauge does to the character of a well-constructed cigar. Cigar Inspector's detailed review of the Habano Gran Toro describes the session arc precisely: raw wood and cinnamon toast on lighting, pepper building slowly through the first third, a hefty dose of Nicaraguan pepper and powdered sugar sweetness developing in the second half, and wood, leather, and hazelnut rounding out the final third. That progression spans nearly two hours and gives every note its proper development time.

The parejo construction across the Habano line remains in the Gran Toro. Unlike the Maduro Gran Toro which is box-pressed, the Habano Gran Toro is round, which affects how the wrapper contacts the burn during a long session and contributes to the even, consistent burn that buyers across the Habano lineup consistently cite as one of the construction's strengths.

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Flavor progression:

1. First third: raw wood and cinnamon toast from the Brazilian Habano wrapper, sweet smokiness establishing early, black pepper building gradually rather than arriving immediately as in the Robusto and Toro
2. Second third: Nicaraguan pepper hits fully, powdered sugar sweetness alongside it, wood strengthening with leather and earthy depth
3. Final third: wood, leather, hazelnut, and a creamy quality carrying through to the finish

Construction:

1. Round parejo Gran Toro, 6 x 60, firmly packed with no soft spots
2. Brazilian Habano wrapper, oily and rich brown, supple in the hand
3. Cold draw delivers wood, spice, and pepper with the generous opening of the 60 ring gauge
4. Even, slow burn across the full session with strong smoke volume

Key Features

1. Brand: AJ Fernandez
2. Line: San Lotano Requiem
3. Wrapper: Habano
4. Blender: Alejandro "AJ" Fernandez
5. Factory: Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A., Estelí
6. Country of Origin: Nicaragua
7. Wrapper: Brazilian-grown Cuban-seed Habano Ligero (Fuego family)
8. Binder: Nicaraguan
9. Filler: Nicaraguan, Honduran, and Dominican long-fillers
10. Vitola: Gran Toro
11. Size: 6 inches x 60 ring gauge
12. Construction: Parejo (round, handmade)
13. Strength: Full
14. Flavor Profile: Wood spice, cinnamon toast, black pepper, cedar, leather, powdered sugar, hazelnut, creamy finish
15. Box Count: 20 cigars
16. Price per Cigar: approximately $6.85