(Description taken from Halfwheel.com website)
The latest cigar from AJ Fernandez is now in stores.
It’s the New World Decenio, which celebrates the 10th anniversary of New World. Blend-wise, it uses a Mexican wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and fillers from Honduras and Nicaragua.
Decenio—the Spanish word for decade—is offered in three vitolas:
New World Decenio Robusto (5 1/2 x 54) — $12.50 (Box of 20, $250)
New World Decenio Toro (6 1/2 x 54) — $14 (Box of 20, $280) REVIEWED TODAY
New World Decenio Gordo (6 x 58) — $15 (Box of 20, $300)
“We’re very excited to release Decenio because New World is a staple of the AJ Fernandez Portfolio brands and we wanted to honor its legacy,” said Jadilah Fernández in a press release. “My dad (Abdel) strives to continually challenge what people expect from him while remaining true both to himself and blending style, and we hope Decenio will become an instant classic for fans of AJ Fernandez.”
Decenio is made at the company’s San Lotano factory in Ocotal, Nicaragua.
The cigar is dark and well made. It is box pressed and has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were pear, apple, brown sugar, light cinnamon, and a lot of straight black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 8 1/2. Nice start.
At the first third (22 minutes) I had a sweet, tart pear, brown sugar, and a lot of black coffee which could be called espresso since it's so bold. The sweet notes have decreased from the light up. They are trying to keep up with the black coffee but can't. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is black coffee with very good lingering black pepper. I rated the first third 93.
As I moved through the second third (53 minutes) the black coffee continues to be stout and slowly increasing. The sweet notes are nice but they can't match the black coffee. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. I rated the second third 92.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 25 minutes. The sweetness is quite faint while the black coffee has elevate even more. The cigar is full bodied. The finish is unchanged. The black pepper is still hovering around 7 1/2 to 8. So, the cigar has a lot of black coffee and black pepper with minimal to modest sweetness. I had high hopes for this cigar but it missed the mark in a lot of ways. I rated the final third 90.
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