Following the monumental success of Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua — #1 Cigar of the Year in 2019 with a 96-point rating from Cigar Aficionado — Rafael Nodal returns with the highly anticipated sequel. The Sonata doesn’t try to replicate the original’s achievement. It refines it. Where the original Quattro Nicaragua opened with authority and intensity, the Sonata takes a step back from raw power and steps forward into harmony, nuance, and sophistication — a more contemplative composition that rewards the smoker who takes their time.

Handcrafted at AJ Fernandez’s renowned factory in Estelí, the Sonata is a 100% Nicaraguan puro blended with premium tobaccos grown exclusively on AJ Fernandez’s own farms — the same estate-grown Cuban-seed standard that defines his most acclaimed productions, now channeled through Nodal’s refined blending philosophy. The Nicaraguan wrapper brings richness and oil while the premium Estelí core delivers smooth yet intricate flavors of toasted nuts, oak, nutmeg, toffee, and a coffee sweetness that builds gradually rather than announcing itself all at once. The body eases up relative to the original while the depth and complexity only increase — a cigar that reveals more of itself the slower you smoke it, earning the Sonata name in the truest musical sense.

Why You’ll Love It

A Worthy Sequel to #1: Following Cigar Aficionado’s #1 Cigar of the Year with a cigar that deliberately dials back the power while dialing up the refinement is a confident and artistically honest move — the Sonata earns its place in the Quattro Nicaragua family not by competing with the original but by complementing it.

AJ Fernandez Estate Purity: Every leaf in the Sonata — wrapper, binder, and filler — is grown on AJ Fernandez’s own farms in Nicaragua, giving the blend the same single-estate purity and Cuban-seed agricultural standard that has made his productions some of the most consistently acclaimed in the industry.

Harmony Over Power: The Sonata’s most distinctive quality is its restraint — a medium-bodied Nicaraguan puro with the kind of nuanced complexity that full-bodied blends rarely achieve. Nuts, toffee, oak, nutmeg, and German chocolate cake notes develop and evolve in a profile that rewards patience and attention from first light to final draw.