Review: Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2011 (Prerelease)
Today we will be taking a look at a very special cigar that generated some buzz at the 2011 IPCPR, the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2011! Coming off of the success of the My Father Limited Editions (which we reviewed here and here), Jaime García, president of My Father Cigars, has decided to [...]
Review: My Father El Hijo
Today we will be taking a look at another Smoke Inn Cigars 15th Anniversary cigar, the My Father El Hijo! This Year marks Smoke Inn’s 15th Anniversary, and to celebrate that Abe Dabebnah, manager and proprietor of Smoke Inn, decided he would commission four projects to celebrate this milestone event with each project coming out [...]
Review: El Centurion Lancero
I started Lancero50 with what I consider the perennial favorite amongst the mainstream releases as the best regular production Lancero on the market today, the My Father No. 4. And so fittingly, on Father’s Day nonetheless, I end with another cigar from the García family, one of the most prized and cigar that many thought [...]
Review: Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Lancero
The Blue Label is the only offering from the Holiday Lancero Sampler to be available in another form, or so we think. I’ve had a few of the Puff n’ Stuff, but haven’t been able to compare them directly to those in the sampler. (This review is one out of the sampler.) Given the timeline [...]
Review: Don Pepin Garcia Atlantic Cigar Exclusivo Ltd. Robusto
Today we will be taking a look at a special cigar that I didn’t even know about until recently, the Don Pepín García Atlantic Cigar Exclusivo Ltd! In June 2010, the García Family came to Atlantic Cigar’s New York location for an event and brought with them roughly 250 boxes of 20 of a custom [...]
Review: My Father Le Bijou 1922 Corona Gorda
For those of you that don’t know… In 2007, Al, owner of Puff ‘N’ Stuff in Decatur, GA commissioned the García Family to produce a limited number (100 boxes) of a specific cigar (in this case, a 7 x 42 Lancero) for his store. The 100 boxes of 20 cigars each were hand numbered and, [...]
Review: My Father Davidoff Belicoso
For those of you that don’t know… After more then a year in development, My Father has produced a Davidoff New York Exclusive cigar, a Belicoso…According to Davidoff GM Michael Herklots: “This was a special project between Davidoff GM Michael Herklots, Jaime and Janny Garcia of My Father Cigar Factory, and Rich Rodenhaus and John Gonzalez of My Father [...]
Review: My Father Limited Edition 2011 (Prerelease)
Today we will be taking a look at a highly anticipated cigar, the My Father Limited Edition 2011. It’s no secret that Brooks was not blown away by last years Limited Edition 2010 (Review here), and in fact we received a lot of flack for our review… I have since then smoked many My Father [...]
Review: Tatuaje Tattoo
For those of you that don’t know…
For one of the first times that I can remember, a Limited Edition Tatuaje cigar was released with almost NO (as in, about 12 hours) notice or warning (for most people)…
Review: My Father Limited Edition 2010
For those of you that don’t know, in October of 2009, the rumor mill started putting out some details on a brand new, very limited Pepín cigar that was going to have quite a few firsts for the industry. While unnamed at the time, it was eventually dubbed the My Father Limited Edition 2010. At [...]
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