H. Upmann, one of the cigar world’s most enduring brands with a legacy spanning over 175 years, continues to redefine excellence through innovation and partnerships. In 2017, a groundbreaking collaboration with AJ Fernandez brought the original H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez. The H. Upmann 175 Anniversary followed, earning Cigar Aficionado’s No. 10 Cigar of 2019. Now the dynamic duo is back with their most ambitious chapter yet — the H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage.

What sets the Heritage apart from everything that came before it in this collaboration is not just the tobacco — it is the time. After rolling, every cigar in the Heritage line is aged for an additional two full years before it ever reaches a retailer’s shelf. The Brazilian Mata Fina Maduro wrapper that covers the blend is itself triple-fermented — three complete rounds of fermentation before it is even considered for rolling — producing a silky, dark mocha-colored cover leaf of extraordinary depth and smoothness. Beneath it, a Habano Nicaraguan binder and fillers drawn exclusively from AJ Fernandez’s own Nicaraguan farms complete a true Nicaraguan puro that delivers rich notes of chocolate, espresso, and sweet spice from first light through a long, evolving finish that only two years of post-roll aging can produce.

Why You’ll Love It

Two Years of Post-Roll Aging: The Heritage is aged for two full years after rolling — one of the most committed post-roll aging programs in the premium cigar world, producing a smoothness, integration, and complexity that freshly rolled cigars simply cannot replicate.

Triple-Fermented Mata Fina: The Brazilian Mata Fina Maduro wrapper undergoes three complete rounds of fermentation before rolling — an intensive process that develops a depth, creaminess, and natural sweetness in the leaf that single or double-fermented wrappers never achieve.

Farm-to-Cigar Excellence: Every internal tobacco in the Heritage — binder and filler — is grown on AJ Fernandez’s own Nicaraguan farms and processed at his factory in Estelí, giving this collaboration the same estate-grown purity that defines his most acclaimed standalone productions.