Ladies and gentlemen – we have a #1 Cigar of the Year, the My Father Le Bijou 1922 100 Años Limited Edition Corona Extra. This cigar pays homage to the 100th birthday of Don Pepin Garcia’s father.
The number two cigar of the year for 2023 is the Alfonso Extra Añejo No. 2 by Selected Tobacco. Alfonso was the fourth brand introduced into the Selected Tobacco portfolio, and the Extra Añejo is the first line under that brand.
In 2012, My Father Cigars would release a brand that would become one of its most successful lines from a critical acclaim and commercial standpoint. That brand was Flor de las Antillas. Translated to English, Flor de las Antillas means “Flower of the Antilles,” which pays homage to the Cuban heritage of the owners of […]
Don Pepin Garcia set up shop at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in Little Havana in 2003. That year, he created a cigar for a newcomer named Pete Johnson and released his own brand called Don Pepin Garcia. That first Don Pepin Garcia (aka the Don Pepin Garcia Original or Don Pepin Garcia […]
My Father Cigars and Tatuaje Cigars are both celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their respective companies in 2023 with a project called La Union. For the past two decades, the two companies have been connected. Don Pepin Garcia and Jaime Garcia have been handling the production of Pete Johnson’s Tatuaje Cigars from the beginning. […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, My Father Cigars gave its Vegas Cubanas line a rebrand. The cigar has been repackaged under the Don Pepin Garcia brand as the “Green Label Offering”. The branding is now consistent with other Don Pepin Garcia cigars which feature the Don Pepin Garcia Original (Blue Label), […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, My Father Cigars introduced three new sizes to its Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial line. This brings the total vitolas in the line to nine. The sizes include the Figurado – J.G. (5 5/8 x 48 x 52, $10.50), Corona Grande (6 1/4 x 48, SRP $9.30 […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, My Father Cigars showcased a couple of projects that commemorate the 20th anniversary of the company and the company’s first cigar (Don Pepin Garcia Original – a.k.a. Blue Label). First up is the limited edition Don Pepin Garcia 20th Anniversary Cigar. This is a Nicaraguan […]
The Smoking Syndicate teams up with El Oso Fumar Takes to review the Tatuaje Avion 13 Tuxtla. This is an edited version of the live show that was showcased on El Oso Fumar Takes Episode #252 on Facebook. Wrapper: Mexican San Andres Binder: Double Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Country of Origin: Nicaragua Vitola: Perfecto Size: 6 […]
In 2008, the first My Father Cigar was created by Jaime Garcia to honor his father Don José “Pepin” Garcia. A year later Pepin paid homage to his own father, José Garcia Alayón by releasing a cigar known as the My Father Le Bijou 1922. Le Bijou is French for “The Jewel”. The 1922 […]
