Aging Room Quattro Concerto

The Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Concerto is the Churchill of the celebrated Quattro Nicaragua line — a stately 7" × 50 that stretches the blend’s dynamic profile across a longer, more contemplative smoke. Like its stablemate the Maestro (Cigar Aficionado’s #1 Cigar of the Year 2019), the Concerto is a Nicaraguan puro grown from Cuban seed, blended by Aging Room founder Rafael Nodal with Nicaraguan cigar-maker A.J. Fernández and hand-rolled at Fernández’s Estelí factory. It earned its own acclaim as Cigar Aficionado’s #14 Cigar of the Year in 2021 with a 93 rating. The extra length lets the flavours unfold gradually — chocolate, espresso, red pepper and toasted almond over a rich, sweet tobacco base — making the Concerto the choice for smokers who want the full Quattro experience at an unhurried pace.

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About Aging Room

Aging Room is a boutique brand founded by Rafael Nodal in 2011 under the Boutique Blends umbrella (formerly the Habana Cuba Cigar Co.). A classically trained musician, Nodal arrived in the United States from Cuba in 1980 as part of the Mariel boatlift, and built his brand around small-batch production, aged tobaccos and inventive blending — musical names like Quattro, Concerto and Solera run throughout the range. The first Aging Room cigars were rolled by José “Jochy” Blanco in the Dominican Republic and quickly earned acclaim in Cigar Aficionado. The line has since expanded through celebrated collaborations, none more so than the Quattro Nicaragua with A.J. Fernández — widely regarded as the brand’s crowning achievement, and the series that carried Aging Room to the very top of the industry.

Tasting Notes of the Aging Room Quattro Concerto

The Concerto is the Quattro blend given room to breathe — full-bodied, complex and beautifully paced across a smoke of ninety minutes or more.

- Pre-light: Chocolate, cedar and earth on the nose.

- First Third: Chocolate, coffee, red pepper and earth open together, creamy and rounded, with a peppery spice over a subtle sweetness.

- Second Third: Pepper recedes; chocolate and earth take centre stage, joined by toasted almond, espresso and a touch of caramel. Construction is faultless — smooth draw, even burn, firm ash.

- Final Third: Pepper returns with sweet cedar and a lingering tobacco sweetness for a long, balanced finish.

- Overall: Full-bodied, refined and endlessly balanced — the Quattro profile at its most expansive.

Sourced through TOR Imports, the official UK distributor of New World cigars — the assurance that these cigars reached the UK through the proper channel and arrived in optimum condition.

Free UK delivery for purchases over £50.

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Fun Facts About the Aging Room Quattro Concerto

The Concerto shares its blend with the Maestro, the cigar that won Cigar Aficionado’s #1 Cigar of the Year in 2019 — the Concerto is simply the same award-winning tobacco in a longer Churchill format, and took its own #14 spot in 2021.

The whole Quattro Nicaragua line carries musical names — Maestro, Concerto, Sonata — a reflection of founder Rafael Nodal’s background as a classically trained musician before he came to cigars.

A Churchill’s extra length changes the smoke: the larger tobacco volume burns cooler and lets the blend transition more gradually, which is why longer formats are often prized for their evolving complexity.

FAQ About the Aging Room Quattro Concerto

What is the difference between the Concerto and the Maestro?
They share the same Nicaraguan-puro blend. The Maestro is a 6" × 52 box-pressed torpedo; the Concerto is a 7" × 50 Churchill. The Concerto’s greater length gives a longer, cooler, more gradually evolving smoke.

Is the Concerto good for beginners?
It is a full-bodied cigar with a bold, peppery opening, better suited to smokers with some experience. Its long format also makes it a commitment of ninety minutes or more.

Who makes the Aging Room Quattro Concerto?
A collaboration between Aging Room founder and master blender Rafael Nodal and Nicaraguan cigar-maker A.J. Fernández, hand-rolled at Fernández’s Tabacalera A.J. Fernández factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.

How long does it take to smoke?
Approximately ninety minutes to two hours at a relaxed pace.

Where are your Aging Room cigars sourced from?
Through TOR Imports, the official UK distributor of New World (non-Cuban) cigars — the equivalent, for New World brands, of Hunters & Frankau for Cuban Havanas.