A.J. Fernández Adding Bellas Artes Maduro for IPCPR 2018
Two years after the original Bellas Artes debuted, A.J. Fernández will add a Maduro version. At the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the company will…
Romeo y Julieta RyJ Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez Robusto
Altadis U.S.A. and Abdel Fernández have collaborated on a number of cigars in the past, so it was not exactly a surprise when another was announced earlier…
Ramon Allones AJ Fernandez to Launch in May
At the tail end of 2017, it was announced that the non-Cuban Ramon Allones brand would have a new home for manufacturing and distribution, as…
A.J. Fernandez Increasing Prices on New World, Last Call
Effective April 16, A.J. Fernandez Cigars will increase prices on its Last Call and New World brands. In an email sent to retailers, the company…
Thompson Cigar Lands Romeo Y Julieta RyJ Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez
Thompson Cigar has landed a new exclusive line of Romeo y Julieta from Altadis U.S.A., the Romeo y Julieta RyJ Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez. It’s…
A.J. Fernández Adds Starky Arias as Marketing Director
A.J. Fernández has announced the hiring of Starky Arias as its new marketing director. Arias is currently a representative and graphic designed for Cigar Rings,…
Graded: The Ten Questions for 2017
Another year almost over, another Ten Questions to grade. As loyal readers of the site are aware, my colleague Charlie Minato wraps up each year…
Selim Hanono Appointed COO of A.J. Fernández Cigar Co.
Selim Hanono is the new chief operations officer of A.J. Fernández Cigar Co. The company announced it has hired the longtime industry executive best known…
A.J. Fernández Taking Over General’s Ramon Allones Brand
Over the last few years, Altadis U.S.A. and General Cigar Co., the two largest premium cigar companies in the U.S., have contracted Abdel Fernández to…
New World Puro Especial Short Churchill
Three years ago, Abdel Fernández created a new cigar called New World, which is newsworthy in and of itself, but there was an aspect of…
IPCPR 2017: A.J. Fernandez
As I noted before the show, this was an interesting year for A.J. Fernández as a company. I wondered how retailers would react to the…
