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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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 […]