Hoyo La Amistad Black
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Hoyo La Amistad Black

Pepper Opening, Cocoa and Leather

Hoyo de Monterrey

About Hoyo La Amistad Black

La Amistad Black is a Hoyo de Monterrey collaboration with A.J. Fernández introduced around 2018. Built with an Ecuadorian Sumatra Oscuro wrapper, a Mexican San Andrés binder and Nicaraguan Habano filler, the line typically sits in the medium‑full strength lane. Expect a peppery opening that evolves into leather, cocoa/espresso and earth, with generally solid construction and multiple vitolas including Toro and box‑pressed options.

  • Made in Nicaragua
  • Medium-Full
  • Ecuadorian Sumatra Oscuro
  • Spicy pepper, cinnamon, leather, cocoa, espresso, earth

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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

Country of Origin

Nicaragua

Wrapper

Ecuadorian Sumatra Oscuro

Binder

Mexican San Andrés

Filler

Nicaraguan Habano Ligero

Year Released

2018

Flavor Profile

Spicy pepper, cinnamon, leather, cocoa, espresso, earth

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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La Amistad Black pairs an Ecuadorian Sumatra Oscuro wrapper with a Mexican San Andrés binder and a Nicaraguan Habano filler. Production has been tied to AJ Fernández’s blending and factory partnerships for the line.