Description
Privada Storytelling
When AJ Fernandez released the New World line in 2014, it became a landmark moment: a collaboration with his father Ismael and a tribute to the history of tobacco itself. Ten years later, the New World Decenio 10th Anniversary Gordo represents the grand scale of that achievement.
The Gordo vitola magnifies the blend’s complexity, offering a slower, richer smoke that celebrates AJ’s decade of progress and mastery. It’s a cigar designed for those who want to savor every detail of the journey—tobaccos aged to perfection, blended with the precision of a man who built a global reputation without ever compromising his roots. To light the Gordo is to hold AJ’s decade-long triumph in your hand, stretched to its fullest expression.
Flavor Journey
The Gordo begins with a creamy cedar and espresso foundation that spreads evenly across the palate. Cocoa and roasted nuts follow, anchored by black pepper on the retrohale. As the cigar warms, molasses sweetness creeps in, balanced by earthy depth and leather undertones. The larger ring gauge allows every note to expand, creating waves of richness that unfold gradually. By the final third, the flavors meld into a harmonious crescendo—spice, sweetness, and earth, all carrying the weight of a ten-year legacy.
Why It Belongs in Privada
Privada celebrates stories, milestones, and the kind of cigars that shape cigar culture itself. The Decenio Gordo does exactly that. It is AJ Fernandez’s victory lap, rolled into an oversized vitola that gives collectors and aficionados a chance to taste the decade in full. Bold, celebratory, and commanding, it belongs in Privada because it embodies the very essence of what this club exists to highlight: history, rarity, and timeless craftsmanship.
Production Notes
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Released in 2024 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the New World line.
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Handcrafted at AJ Fernandez’s Tabacalera in Estelí, Nicaragua.
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Gordo format created to maximize blend complexity and burn time.
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Limited-production anniversary blend, showcasing aged Nicaraguan tobaccos beneath an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper.
Highlights
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10th Anniversary New World Decenio in a bold Gordo vitola
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Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and fillers
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Crafted by AJ Fernandez with his father Ismael Fernandez
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Celebratory large-ring format designed for depth and longevity
