New World Dorado Toro

Handcrafted by AJ Fernandez, the New World Dorado Natural Toro is a tribute to the fertile “Dorado” farm in Nicaragua, where the soil has a distinct golden hue. This exceptional cigar features all-Nicaraguan tobacco — wrapper, binder, and filler — grown and aged under AJ’s supervision. Expect medium-bodied notes of cedar, honey, nuts, and gentle spice with a perfectly balanced finish. Refined yet rich, it’s an ideal choice for those who appreciate craftsmanship and smooth complexity.

Specifications:

• Shape: Toro

• Ring Size: 54

• Length: 6

• Strength: 4

• Smoke Time: 70–90 minutes

The earthiness that was ever-present during the first third takes an even stronger role during the second third of the New World Dorado Toro. It has different dimensions, most of which are present on each puff: generic earthiness, terroir-like funkiness, barnyard and a charred earthiness flavor. In addition, each puff brings a decent bit of red pepper and, after the midway point, there’s nuttiness and grapefruit that appears when the smoke is in my mouth. Nuttiness emerges for a few seconds during the finish before a very heavy combination of charred earth and pepper takeover. Like the grapefruit in the first third, when I really focus, I can find some orange flavors during the finish. Retrohales have red pepper, straw, leather and a softer white pepper. The finish doesn’t have the same textual quality that it had during the first third, but I still find the cinnamon flavor as it transitions. There’s also lots of charred earth flavors over barnyard, the aforementioned cinnamon and white pepper. Flavor is full, body is full and strength is medium-full, though just south of what I’d consider full. One cigar needs a touch-up early on in the second third to correct an uneven burn, though construction is otherwise fine.