For Prime Time Jukebox Episode 17, we pay homage to the late, great Little Richard. Bear Duplisea, host of Prime Time Special Edition and #ElOsoFumarTakes joins us as our guest. Bear brings his knowledge of history as we look back at the career – and the music of Little Richard. For the cigars during the […]
Cigar News: Details on Fonseca by My Father Cigars Emerge
William Cooper Summer of 20 No Comments 2020 Preview, Fonseca, My Father, News, Summer of 20
At the end of 2019 came news that My Father Cigars had acquired the Fonseca brand from Quesada Cigars. This past week, My Father Cigars released details of its first release under the brand, Fonseca by My Father Cigars, to Cigar Aficionado. Plans are for shipping to begin the end of August. The Fonseca […]
Announcement: Smoke Inn Battle of the Bands Cigar Coop Edition
William Cooper Announcement, Podcast No Comments Aladino, Announcement, E.P. Carrillo, EPC, JRE Tobacco Co, La Aurora, My Father, Perdomo, Podcast, Smoke Inn Microblend Series, SmokeInn
A few weeks ago, Abe Dababneh of Smoke Inn issued a challenge to six cigar media entities to each assemble a sampler of five cigars. The samplers are each available on Smoke Inn’s online store. The challenge also includes a competition to sell the most sampler units called “Battle of the Bands.” Cigar Coop is […]
Cigar News: My Father to Release The Judge TAA Exclusive
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Earlier this year, the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) held a virtual conference to announce its 2020 TAA Exclusive Releases. For the eighth time, My Father Cigars will deliver an exclusive cigar to TAA retailers. This year, the cigar is a 5 1/4 x 52 Robusto sized viola in the My Father The Judge line. […]
Cigar Review: Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 2019 by My Father Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Buy Multiples, My Father, Review
In 2019, My Father Cigars announced the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 2019. It’s the fourth Jaime Garcia-branded limited edition cigar by My Father Cigars. The 10th Anniversary pays homage to the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial brand, which was first introduced in 2009. It’s a cigar named for Jaime Garcia, the son […]
Agile Cigar Review: My Father El Hijo (2019)
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy Multiples, My Father, Smoke Inn Microblend Series
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar News: My Father Adding La Opulencia 2017 Box-Pressed Torpedo
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2020 Preview, My Father, News
A seventh size is coming to the My Father La Opulencia line in the form of a 6 1/2 x 52 Box-Pressed Torpedo. It is scheduled to start hitting retailers in March. News of the line extension was first reported by Cigar Aficionado magazine. La Opulencia had its debut at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. […]
Cigar News: My Father Adding The Judge Corona Gorda
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2020 Preview, My Father, News
A fourth size is coming to the My Father The Judge line in the form of a classic 5 5/8 x 46 Corona Gorda. It is scheduled to start hitting retailers in March. News of the line extension was first reported by Cigar Aficionado magazine. The Judge had its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade […]
Cigar News: My Father Cigars Acquires Fonseca Brand from Quesada Cigars
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My Father Cigars has acquired the Fonseca brand from Quesada Cigars. News of the acquisition was first reported by Cigar Aficionado, and the report has been confirmed to Cigar Coop. The Fonseca brand was established in Cuba by Don Francisco Fonseca. The Dominican version of the Fonseca brand has been made by the Quesada family […]
Cigar Review: Don Pepin Garcia Original TAA Exclusive Limited Edition 2019 by My Father Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2019 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, Buy One, Don Pepin, My Father, Review, TAA
For the past six years, My Father Cigars has emerged as a staple in the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA)’s Exclusive Series. For its 2019 TAA Exclusive Series installment, the company provided a cigar off the brand that started it all for company founder Don Pepin Garcia, the eponymous Don Pepin Garcia Original (a.k.a. Don […]