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LA DUEÑA
Made by: My Father Cigars S.A., Nicaragua
Wrapper: U.S.A./Conn. Broadleaf
Binder: U.S.A./Conn. Broadleaf, Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua, U.S.A./Conn. Broadleaf
Price: $7.50–$8.25
Details: La Dueña, Spanish for “the female owner,” is a
cigar made for Janny Garcia of My Father Cigars. It’s a
collaboration between her brother, Jaime, and Pete Johnson,
the owner of the Tatuaje brand, who works closely with
the Garcia family. “They tried
to make something I really
like,” says Janny, who was
smitten with the sweetness
of the cigar’s Broadleaf wrapper.
“I didn’t want something
too strong.” La Dueña comes
in five sizes, several of them
shorter versions of bigger
smokes: Robusto No. 5, 5
by 50; Belicoso No. 2, 5 1/2
by 54; Petit Lancero No.
7, 6 by 42; Petit Belicoso
No. 9, 4 3/4 by 48; and Petit
Robusto, 4 1/2 by 52. The
cigars come packed in
boxes of 21 and have bold
red and white cameo-like
bands with a silhouette of a
female. The cigars went
on sale in August.
FLOR DE LAS ANTILLAS
Made by: My Father Cigars S.A., Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Price: $6.60–$8.70
Cigar Insider Rating: 90–92 points
Details: Flor de Las Antillas was created by the Garcia
family in honor of the Greater Antilles Islands, which
include Cuba, the nation where they were born. (In
Spanish, the Antilles are spelled Antillas.) The family
resurrected an old Cuban brand and recirculated its
vintage art for this box-pressed cigar, which features a sungrown
wrapper and comes in four sizes: Robusto, 5 by 50;
Belicoso, 5 1/2 by 52; Toro, 6 by 52; and Toro Gordo,
6 1/2 by 56. They began shipping about two months ago,
and did very well in a Cigar Insider vertical taste test,
taking three 90s and one score of 92 points.
What makes it special: Superb ratings in its debut taste test.
JAIME GARCIA RESERVA ESPECIAL
LIMITED EDITION 2012
Made by: My Father Cigars S.A., Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuador and U.S.A./Conn. Broadleaf
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Price: $16.00
Details: This short-run smoke is packed in intriguing fashion.
Not only are there 16 cigars in a box, but one is a maduro
(wrapped in Broadleaf) while the other 15 are natural
(wrapped in light Ecuador Connecticut). It’s a reverse of
last year’s release, which had 15 maduros and only one
natural. The cigar measures 6 1/2 inches long by 52 ring.
Production will be limited to 1,000 boxes, and the smokes
are in stores now.
DON PEPIN 10TH ANNIVERSARY
Made by: My Father Cigars, U.S.A.
Wrapper: n/a
Binder: n/a
Filler: n/a
Price: n/a
Details: Details are very slim about this cigar, which is
expected to debut in May 2013. That year will mark the
tenth year of the Don Pepin brand, named after Garcia
Family patriarch Jose “Pepin” Garcia, the talented cigarmaker
who built the Garcias into a cigar-industry mainstay.
Pepin is still working on the new project, and says it “may
be a size similar to” the My Father Limited Edition, which
measured 6 1/2 by 52. It will certainly be made in Miami.
It will have the look of the Don Pepin blue label, but with
a lot more jazz.
NAT SHERMAN INTERNATIONAL
NAT SHERMAN TIMELESS COLLECTION
Made by: MATASA, Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Honduras
Binder: Dom. Rep.
Filler: Nicaragua, Dom. Rep.
Price: $6.20, $8.00
Details: The Timeless Collection from Nat Sherman now
has two new sizes since it was introduced earlier this year,
bringing the line to six vitolas. Divinos is a double-tapered
figurado that measures 5 by 50 and Especiales is a 6 by 38
panetela. Both come in boxes of 20.
What makes it special: These are the first new sizes added to
the line since the brand was released.
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