AJ Fernandez blends

[Don Fernando]

I hate to say this, but Wayner is right. This is the reply I got from Tabacalera Tropical when I asked if AJ Fernandez was the blender of Casa Fernandez:

AJ Fernandez is not the blender or the manufacturer of any of the Casa Fernandez Cigars and never has been! We are part of the agricultural conglomerate Aganorsa in Nicaragua and use 100% Aganorsa Leaf in our highly rated cigar blends...Aganorsa is the largest cuban seed tobacco grower in Nicaragua with farms in Jalapa Valley, Condega Valley,and Esteli. In the current issue of Cigar Aficionado's Top 25 cigars for 2009, we had three of our world class cigar blends listed one of which is our family name Casa Fernandez!

I trust this clarifies your confusion...

Sincerely,

Paul Palmer
Tabacalera Tropical/ Casa Fernandez
President

Originally Posted by Don Fernando

I hate to say this, but Wayner is right. This is the reply I got from Tabacalera Tropical when I asked if AJ Fernandez was the blender of Casa Fernandez:

Is it just me or do these guys seem like jerks?

[bobarian]

This afternoon at the Barn herf I had the best "AJ" blend to date.
Adam(TG) created a couple of Frankengars after the recent thread about wrapper importance. He switched wrappers on a Ruination and a 99 Boli Corona Extra. The Ruination with the Cuban wrapper was amazing. Smooth but still with a hint of spicyness in the background. The opposite wrap with the Ruination wrapper was bland and boring. Amazing what a good wtapper can do to a cigar.

[Don Fernando]

Originally Posted by Steelergar

Is it just me or do these guys seem like jerks?

Tabacalera Tropical? No, they don't seem jerks to me, they responded very quickly and with a decent and friendly answer. Wayner on the other hand, yeah, I think he's a jerk.