Ave Maria

A retailer-exclusive Nicaraguan made by A.J. Fernández, with an ornate band and a plain-spoken price.

Ave Maria is made for Cigars International by A.J. Fernández in Estelí. The medieval theming — crusader vitola names, a cathedral band — is the packaging; the cigar is a reliable, medium-full Ecuadorian Habano-wrapped Nicaraguan at a price that reflects its lack of retail middlemen. The Reconquista and Divinia lines are the darker and lighter variations.