Pepper Forward
Hoyo La Amistad Black
Hoyo La Amistad Black is a medium‑full collaboration with A.J. Fernández featuring an Ecuadorian Sumatra Oscuro wrapper, a Mexican San Andrés binder and Nicaraguan Habano filler. The smoke opens with pepper and baking spice, settling into leather, cocoa/espresso and earth; vitolas include Toro, Rothschild and a box‑pressed Gigante.
Sizes
- Toro (6.5" x 52)
- Gigante Box Pressed (5.875" x 60)
- Rothschild (4.5" x 50)
Strength
Medium-Full
Wrapper
Ecuadorian Sumatra Oscuro
Binder
Mexican San Andrés
Filler
Nicaraguan Habano Ligero
La Amistad Black wears Fernández’s heavier hand: a dark Sumatra Oscuro leaf up top and a San Andrés binder that tightens spice and oil. Early draws tend toward black pepper and cinnamon, with a leathery backbone and espresso/cocoa notes emerging through the mid and late smoke. Texture is typically chewy with generous output; construction is consistently solid, producing stable burns and good ash. The line’s intent is clear—Hoyo character filtered through AJF’s darker, pepper‑leaning aesthetic—so it’s well suited to smokers who want a meatier, spice‑forward Hoyo without losing balance.
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Articles & Reviews
Hoyo La Amistad Black Rothschild Review
A hands-on Rothschild review that highlights the dark, oily Ecuadorian Sumatra Oscuro wrapper and a pepper-forward opening that settles into leather and espresso. The piece focuses on construction and how Fernández’s blending choices intensify Hoyo’s flavors in a smaller sizes.
Team Cigar Review: Hoyo de Monterrey HOYO La Amistad Black Rothschild - Developing Palates - Cigar, Beer and Spirit Reviews and Ratings
A detailed tasting noting an intense baking‑spice and black‑pepper opening with a pronounced retrohale that later gives way to powdered cocoa, leather and espresso. The review calls out construction, body versus strength, and reports occasional musty or charred notes that appear in some samples.
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Hoyo La Amistad Black Cigar Review
Hoyo La Armistad Black by AJ Fernandez s4e16
Hoyo La Amistad Black Toro
