It’s been a while since I wrote one of these, mostly due to the fact that I’m lost in my suddenly deep collection of sticks (courtesy of a few purchases and a very generous friend of mine).
Just as a reminder, I don’t do these reviews like typical cigar nuts do. I use my own rating system and vernacular. The rating system is simple, 5 Tokes is a win win whereas 1 Tokes is a stick that you save and give to friends who really don’t smoke cigars.
Without further adieu…
The three sticks I’ll cover today are the My Father robusto’s. My Father is a new brand, made by Don Pepin and his son Jaime and daughter Janny. When I bought these, the guy behind the counter was telling me the story of how they were made. Apparently, the kids wanted to make a stick for their pops and made these specially for the father. They were so good, in fact, that the family decided to share this gem with the rest of the cigar smoking world — and I thank them for it.
Cigar: My Father
Size: 5.5 x 54 (No. 2 Belicoso)
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano with Criollo (Hybrid)
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Full
Review: The pull on this cigar is what hit me first. After lighting it carefully, I decided to take a full drag whereas typically, I’ll just toke on it lightly to get it going. However, I wanted to test this bad boy out. On first puff, it was slight harsh, but two, three, four puffs in, the stick seemed to settle in a little but. The tones were rich and spicy, but over bearing. The ash was pretty study and gave the stick a good nutty flavor the bigger the ash was. It burned a little hot for me on first go, but I let it burn out and the started it again after about 15 minutes. The restart was tough, but finished very strong. This is a good backyard stogie with friends, while the grill fires up burgers and dogs. It comes across high end, but can totally be a worker-man type stick.
Big Guy Rating: 4 Tokes
Next up…
Cigar: Bahai Maduro Red Label
Size: 7 x 54
Filler: 5 year aged Nicaragua (Cuban seed)
Wrapper: 2 year aged US Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: 3 year aged Nicaragua (Cuban seed)
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Full
Review: This is the first time I jumped into any of the Bahai brands and I’ll tell you what, I was floored. This oily, rich, well-constructed beauty is the best cigar I’ve smoked this year. I’m contemplating buying a box and putting half away to age — they are that good. The draw is very open and the smoke is rich and think. There are tones of oak and chocolate, with a secondary kick of spice. The flavor is consistent all the way through and the ash is very thick, acting as a nice filter, adding flavor.
Recommendation: 5 Tokes
Next up…
Cigar: Tatuajes El Cohete
Format: Short Robusto
Size: 4 x 50
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder : Nicaragua
Review: To be honest, I was pumped to light this stick, but was quickly disappointed in it. I think my disappointment, however, stemmed from the fact that this was the second stogie I smoked in that sitting. I had a Padron earlier in the day and that taste was still lingering. Regardless, this stick is well constructed. It’s jam packed and short, and as a result, has a tight draw. The smoke is pretty thick, which was enjoyable. However, I found myself working pretty hard to keep this one enjoyable. I think I got it to out at the outset, which might have ruined the experience. However, after letting it settle down, I came around on it. I wouldn’t have selected it as the last stogie of the night, and conversely, smoked it on the front end. It’s a good warm-up stogie. I got lots of cedar tastes, almost to a fault. It was pretty strong and buried the other flavors…though there were some hints of maple in there.
Rating: 3.25 Tokes
Thanks Don…you should also list price as well…will help guys decide if the cigar you review is in their price range as well.
Also…have you tried Luis Tiant's brand?
Good call Gullz…I'll tweak this post and do that from here on out. I always forget that since it's an after thought for me since I already bought the damn thing. LT's brand is pretty good, tho I find they burn out for me halfway at times. That's my sticking point with stogies…if they burn out, I toss 'em because they never taste the same after a re-light.