Cigar Review: My Father Flor de Las Antillas

The My Father Flor de Las Antillas began as a concept in 2009 and was release in May of 2012.

From the My Father Website: Cuba is the largest of the Greater Antilles islands. Because of its beauty it has earned the name “Flor de las Antillas”. In its honor, the Garcia family has decided to put that name on this amazing and unique creation, combining a great cigar with a design that includes accents from the original art created in the early 1900s.

The specifics

The My Father Flor de Las Antillas has a sungrown wrapper that is closest to Colorado Maduro on the color scale. Both the binder and filler are made with Nicaraguan leaves. It has a slight box press look to it.

The single band located near the cap is ornate and has some beautiful artwork. (Thank goodness for cigar bands, without them I’d have no appreciation of art at all.)

This cigar is available in 5 vitolas: Belicoso – 5.5 x 52, Robusto – 5 x 50, Toro – 6 x 52, Toro Gordo – 6.5 x 56 and Toro Grande – 6 x 60. Today I will be reviewing the Belicoso vitola, which I received in one of my monthly Stogiebird subscription deliveries.

The experience

Appearance

The cigar is a beauty to look at. It has minimal, fine veins, barely visible seams and a wonderful color to the wrapper. The sungrown wrapper gave off hints of tobacco and cocoa. The finished foot had a distinct cocoa aroma. The cigar felt average in weight and was firm to the touch.

Pre-light

I gave the pointed cap a straight cut and took a pre-light draw. The draw was excellent with just the right amount of resistance. The cold draw produced a strong cocoa flavor with savory notes.

It’s time to torch the foot and let this cigar serve its purpose.

1st third

The first third of this cigar had a very strong retrohale with a mild tobacco flavor on my palate and a short finish.

2nd third

The second third had a milder retrohale but a very pleasant faint chocolate flavor with a longer finish.

Final third

Finishing up this cigar, the final third was milder still on the retrohale but the flavors on my palate became more intense. I felt a slight tingle on my palate and a long, savory finish.

Combustion

The combustion characteristics for the Flor de Las Antillas were very good. The burn had a slight wave to it but nothing major. The carbon ring behind the ash was thin and the ash itself was white to light gray in color, had a slight flake and would drop off every inch and a half or so. The cigar produces a good amount of smoke on each puff.

[su_box title=”Summary” style=”glass” box_color=”#e1dddd”]Overall, I consider the cigar to be medium to full in both strength and body. It was a very enjoyable smoke and I would certainly pick these up again.

For this review, I rate the My Father Flor de Las Antillas a 95.[/su_box]