AJ Fernandez Last Call Geniales

📌 Brand: AJ Fernandez
📌 Line: Last Call Habano
📌 Size: Geniales (4 1/2" × 48)
📌 Weight: 10 g
📌 Age: 3 years
📌 Origin: Nicaragua

Tasting Notes

• Cedar – Woody, steady backbone

• Roasted Nuts – Warm, toasty sweetness

• Red Pepper – Punchy spice, especially on retrohale

• Earth – Rustic undertone balancing the blend

First Impressions

The Last Call Habano Geniales is short and stocky, with a medium-brown wrapper showing light oils. Pre-light aromas bring cedar, nuts, and a dash of pepper. Cold draw is perfect, offering cedar and earth.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Opens with cedar and roasted nuts, lifted by red pepper. Burn line sharp and steady.

• Second Third – Earth comes forward, pepper mellows slightly, while cedar and nuts stay in balance.

• Final Third – Pepper sharpens again, earth deepens, but one relight and a touch-up are needed to keep the burn aligned.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Fortaleza Reposado Tequila , with cooked agave, oak, and citrus notes that elevate the nutty cedar profile.

• Tea – Assam Mangalam Black Tea (India), malty with raisin-like sweetness, pairing well with the earth and roasted nuts.

Music Pairing

“Chase the Devil” – Max Romeo & The Upsetters

Playful groove balancing the peppery punch.

Final Thoughts

The AJ Fernandez Last Call Habano Geniales is a short, fiery cigar that punches above its size with cedar, nuts, pepper, and earth. A relight and touch-up in the final stretch keep it shy of perfection but it remains a flavorful quick smoke.

Final Score: 8/10
Why not a 10?
Relight and correction in the last third disrupted consistency in an otherwise bold and satisfying small-format cigar.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.