The collaboration between Abdel Fernández and Jochy Blanco is now heading to stores.

This week, A.J. Fernandez began shipping the San Lotano Dominicano, a new four-size line that uses the A.J. Fernandez frontmark but is made at Blanco’s Tabacalera Palma factory in the Dominican Republic. It uses a Cuban-seed Brazilian wrapper over a Dominican binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Fernández’s farms in Nicaragua.

  • San Lotano Dominicano Robusto (5 x 50) — $8.50 (Boxes of 20, $170)
  • San Lotano Dominicano Toro (6 x 50) — $9 (Boxes of 20, $180)
  • San Lotano Dominicano Torpedo Box-Press (6 1/2 x 52) — $9.50 (Boxes of 20, $190)
  • San Lotano Dominicano Gordo (6 1/4 x 60) — $10 (Boxes of 20, $200)

San Lotano was Fernández’s first brand for his new company, launched in 2010. The brand includes the Requiem, a three-blend core line, and Oval, which is now an exclusive to Cigars International.

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