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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-FullCountry of Origin
NicaraguaWrapper
Ecuadorian Sumatra OscuroBinder
Mexican San AndrésFiller
Nicaraguan Habano LigeroYear Released
2018Flavor Profile
Spicy pepper, cinnamon, leather, cocoa, espresso, earthLa 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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