# Hoyo de Monterrey Hoyo La Amistad Dark Sumatra Cigar

The Hoyo La Amistad series represents a very successful partnership with AJ Fernandez.  The three previous release of La Amistad: silver, Gold, and Black were developed in collaboration with AJ and his team.  With Dark Sumatra, we took an entirely different tack.  We turned the original Hoyo Dark Sumatra blend over to AJ and gave him the green light to run with it.  Although the blend is the very same one that has been used continually since the brand launched decades ago, when met with AJ's fermentation, aging and cigar-making techniques, the result is a cigar that tastes vastly different from the original.  In a nod to the past, AJ's take on La Amistad Dark Sumatra reimagines the future of the brand by delivering a cigar that puts the Central American forward blend on display.  This is a rich and creamy smoke, made in AJ's full-bodied tradition.

- **Brand:** [Hoyo de Monterrey](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/hoyo-de-monterrey/)
- **Rating:** 4.67 out of 5 from 6 reviews
- **Body:** [Medium to Full](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/body/4/)
- **Price range:** [$$](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/price/2/)
- **Country:** [Nicaragua](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/country/nicaragua/)
- **Wrapper:** [Ecuadorian Sumatra Oscuro](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tobacco/ecuadorian-sumatra-oscuro/)
- **Binder:** [Connecticut Broadleaf](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tobacco/connecticut-broadleaf/)
- **Filler:** [Dominican Habano Ligero](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tobacco/dominican-habano-ligero/), [Honduran](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tobacco/honduran/), [Nicaraguan](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tobacco/nicaraguan/)
- **Tasting notes:** [Earth](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tasting/earth/), [Pepper](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tasting/pepper/), [Espresso](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tasting/espresso/), [Dark Wood](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tasting/dark-wood/)
- **Drink pairings:** [Coffee](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/pairing/coffee/), [Single Malt Scotch Whiskey](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/pairing/single-malt-scotch-whiskey/)
- **Released:** January 1, 2019

## Sizes

- Espresso: 4.5" x 50 ring gauge, Parejo
- Media Noche: 5.75" x 54 ring gauge, Parejo
- Noche: 6.5" x 52 ring gauge, Parejo

## Latest reviews

- [Hoyo de Monterrey La Amistad Robusto](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/review/hoyo-de-monterrey-la-amistad-robusto/) by Goode_Smokes, rated 5 out of 5 (January 19, 2025)
- [Hoyo de Dark Sumatra](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/review/hoyo-de-dark-sumatra/) by Sjett, rated 5 out of 5 (May 23, 2024)
- [Hoya demontrey](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/review/hoya-demontrey/) by Bobby F, rated 5 out of 5 (December 26, 2022)
- [Hoyo La Amistad Dark Sumatra](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/review/hoyo-la-amistad-dark-sumatra/) by The Barlock, rated 4 out of 5 (July 1, 2022)
- [Don't wait!](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/review/dont-wait/) by Mojoboogie, rated 5 out of 5 (June 7, 2022)

[All reviews of Hoyo de Monterrey Hoyo La Amistad Dark Sumatra](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/hoyo-de-monterrey/hoyo-la-amistad-dark-sumatra/reviews/)