Brand heritage leads here, with AJ Fernandez naming Bellas Artes after Cuba’s Bellas Artes National Museum and building the blend in Estelí, Nicaragua with a proprietary Rojita wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and Brazilian, Honduran, and Nicaraguan fillers. The Gordo gives that medium-bodied recipe plenty of room for cocoa, espresso, cedar, and a pinch of pepper, making it a rich, slow-burning pick for smokers who like big flavor in a broad format
