My Father Cigars bought the Fonseca brand from Quesada Cigars in 2019, which had been making the iconic brand in the Dominican Republic since 1974. Quesada had been using a mixture of tobaccos from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the United States for their Fonseca cigars, but the new Fonseca from My Father is using […]
PCA 2021 Report: My Father Cigars

Economy of Scale is a theme that we saw with many companies this year, and when it comes to My Father Cigars’ booth, it applies to the company’s booth. I heard the folks on Cigar Dojo refer to the My Father Cigars’ booth as having a “jewelry store” feel to it. This year, My Father […]
Cigar News: My Father Garcia y Garcia Robustos Deluxe Released as PCA Exclusive

At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, My Father Cigars finally showed off its Trade Show Exclusive with the My Father Garcia y Garcia Robustos Deluxe. The Garcia y Garcia is one of My Father Cigars’ most premium offerings. The name Garcia & Garcia pays homage to the father and son duo of Don […]
Agile Cigar Review: My Father The Judge TAA Exclusive (2020)

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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
2020 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #22: Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 2019 by My Father Cigars

” ..it excels in the most important category – flavor. “ Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: My Father Cigars SA Toro: 6 1/2 x 52 Price: $19.00 Sponsor: No Samples Provided for Initial Review: No Review: Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 2019 by My Father […]
Cigar News: My Father Cigars Humidor Deluxe Edition Announced

This year, Don Jose Pepin Garcia turned 70 years young, and to commemorate the occasion, My Father Cigar has a special humidor/cigar release know as the My Father Humidor Deluxe set. For the humidor, My Father Cigars teamed up with Elie Bleu cigars to craft 75 humidors. Each humidor holds up to 95 cigars. In […]
Summer of ’20 Spotlight: My Father Cigars

Each year at the IPCPR Trade Show, My Father Cigars has been known to introduce a new regular production line into its portfolio. For 2020, the plan was to introduce My Father Cigars’ interpretation of the recently acquired Fonseca brand to the world. The 2020 PCA Trade Show might have been cancelled, but that didn’t […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 17: The Little Richard Tribute Show with Bear Duplisea

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
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
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 […]