My Father Flor de las Antillas Maduro Torpedo

My Father Flor de las Antillas Maduro Torpedo is a box pressed 6 1/8 x 52 cigar with a tapered, pointed head. It carries a maduro wrapper on the Garcia family’s Flor de las Antillas blend, which Cigar Aficionado named its Cigar of the Year in 2012 with a 96 rating. The name means “Flower of the Antilles.” The Torpedo is the shaped size in the Maduro line.

The cigar is handmade in Estelí, Nicaragua, at the My Father Cigars factory. A dark, oily Ecuadorian Habano Maduro wrapper covers aged Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan long fillers. The strength is medium to full. Expect cocoa, espresso, leather and white pepper, with roasted nuts, earth and cedar. Reviewers also mention a background sweetness of dried fruit and berry, and pepper that builds in the final third.

The tapered head concentrates the flavour of the My Father Flor de las Antillas Maduro Torpedo, and the gentle box press gives a flat sided grip. Cigar Coop reported a straight burn, a firm, light grey ash and a cool nub. Allow roughly 60 to 90 minutes, depending on pace. It suits a long evening or an afternoon with time to spare.

This cigar appeals to smokers who like a sweeter, fuller version of the original blend, and the shaped Torpedo head adds a different draw experience. It also suits fans of the Flor de las Antillas line who want to try the Maduro in a new format.

Box of 20 cigars