My Father Connecticut robusto review

When you think of My Father Cigars you don’t think Connecticut. You think full body, Nicaraguan tobacco and pepper. José “Pepin” García and his son Jaime built their name on bold smokes and awards year after year. So when the Connecticut line launched in 2014 it raised a few eyebrows. A Connecticut Shade wrapper from Pepin García was not what anyone expected.

I wanted to find out what My Father Cigars looks like when it goes mild.

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Construction

The My Father Connecticut Robusto was firm and evenly rolled with a light oily feeling to it. There were no soft or hard spots that would indicate any burn issues ahead.

Size of My Father Cigars Connecticut Robusto

The My Father Connecticut Robusto has a 52 ring gauge (approximately 21mm) and 5¼ inches in length (approximately 133mm).

Blend

The My Father Connecticut Robusto uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper, a Nicaraguan Corojo 99 binder and a Nicaraguan Habano-Criollo filler. All tobacco except the wrapper comes from the García family’s own farms in Nicaragua. The cigar is produced at the My Father Cigars factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. According to My Father Cigars, the blend includes a unique aromatic leaf that goes through a special fermentation process to release additional aromas and flavors — something the Garcías developed specifically to complete this blend.

Scent and cold draw

The wrapper had a light fruitiness to it with a faint nuttiness alongside. The filler gave off clean hay. On the cold draw I got malt and nuttiness — a solid preview of what was coming once the foot was lit.

1/3 Let’s light up the My Father Cigars Connecticut Robusto

The first third came in with a creamy, light texture. Nothing aggressive, a relaxed smoke from the start. This is where the My Father Connecticut makes its case as a morning or early afternoon cigar.

The dominant flavors were hay and cashew nuttiness with a woodiness running underneath both from the first draw. Light almond paste came in mid-third and added a sweetness that worked well against the hay.

In the background I could feel a floral note that came and went, and a brewed coffee — not dark roast, more like filter coffee — sitting quietly at the back of the palate.

The retrohale gave a light tickle with white pepper and a clean cedar note.

2/3 The My Father Connecticut develops

The texture in the second third became slightly creamier but also picked up a drier feeling on the palate. The profile broadened noticeably here and this is where the Nicaraguan character of the binder and filler starts making itself known more clearly — something that separates the My Father Connecticut from softer, one-dimensional Connecticut Shade cigars.

The dominant flavors were woodiness as the main thread, roasted nuts that were broader and more toasted than the cashew from the first third, nutmeg and ground coffee. The roast had stepped up from the brewed coffee earlier without becoming bitter.

In the background I could feel the floral note still there from the first third, light leather and faint minerals. A light white pepper pepperiness also sat quietly in the background.

The retrohale was smoother than the first third — general pepperiness and woodiness, a bit more lenient.

3/3 Let’s see how the My Father Connecticut finishes

The last third rounded out in texture. Creamier again, less dry, but richer than the earlier thirds had suggested. This is one of the more pleasant things about this cigar — it does not fade or thin out at the end the way many Connecticut Shade cigars do. It finishes with more character than it started with.

The dominant flavors were woodiness, florality and leather. The leather was more defined here than in the second third. Hay came back in a quieter way compared to the opening.

In the background I could feel light espresso, light pepperiness and a subtle grassy note in the last puffs that kept things from getting heavy at the end.

The retrohale was smooth with a gentle woodiness.

After taste

Light woodiness and walnuts.

Smoke time

It took about 60 minutes to smoke the My Father Cigars Connecticut Robusto.

Draw

The draw was good — neither too tight nor too loose.

Burn quality

The cigar burned evenly from start to finish.

Price of the cigar

The average price for the My Father Connecticut Robusto is approximately $9–10 per cigar.

Body of My Father Cigars Connecticut Robusto

The cigar had a medium body.

Conclusion

The My Father Connecticut Robusto is a complex cigar with a profile that moves through all three thirds. The cashew nuttiness in the first third and the nutmeg in the second third are what make it stand out from other Connecticut Shade cigars. The medium body makes it suitable for most cigar smokers. If I compare price vs taste vs quality I think the My Father Connecticut Robusto is low in price. You get more than you pay for.

Reviewed by Peter — certified cigar sommelier, founder of VDG Cigars and cigar smoker across four continents for over ten years.