My Father

La Opulencia

Amazing

This is a great cigar. Well made and full of flavor. It burns evenly with a strong ash. Solid smoke.

A very creamy cocoa / chocolate profile that stayed smooth through the entire cigar. A clean draw with a burn that only required minor touchups. Very immaculate band and wrapper.

This cigar was just simply poorly constructed! Upon light-up, I noticed a couple small voids visible in the foot. It was enjoyable for a few minutes, but then one of those small voids turned into a 4 lane tunnel! It never recovered and continued to get worse. I am currently exercising a lot of control in keeping this post "language " free. I seem to be getting a bunch of "problem" cigars from my B&M. No more! I will not purchase another cigar from that place!

TL;DR: Decadent flavors and a great presentation support an aptly named cigar. One of my favorites from this brand. One of my favorites, period. ——— 70% RH @ Cap, 65% RH @ foot - Home humidor aged 1 month. ——— Initial observations - My Father bands are second to none in the cigar industry. So when they name a cigar “opulent”, of course the band has to match that name. The script definitely is. The colors are. The design is beyond. The only simple thing about this cigar is the foot band. Yes, it’s the color of money, but it’s a strip of non-expensive silk(ish) material, held in place by a piece of clear tape. Granted, all of My Father’s cigars’ foot bands are like this, only varying in color from one blend to another, but still, with that name… As for the wrapper, the dark chocolate color is enticing and is a perfect contrast to the bands. The seams are hidden, but almost everything is hidden under the bands. I was still able to spot a few veins though. The cap is one of the few things that are not hidden, and it’s a good thing; it’s cut well, placed straight, and set deeply. The foot displays a neat cross section of densely bunched filler, binder, and wrapper. The stick is firm with just a slight amount of give. I got deep scents of coffee, hay, and a touch of barnyard from the wrapper. Add cinnamon to that list from the foot. ——— Cold draw - The cap was cut with a double guillotine straight cutter and didn’t show the slightest hint of tear or unraveling. The cold draw itself is slightly restricted, but most cigars open up with heat. Flavors I got included leather, coffee, and wheat. ——— Light up - After removing the foot band and toasting the cigar to light, I tasted notes of milk chocolate, black coffee, and walnuts on the palate. There was cream, a floral note, and leather in the retrohale, and a nutty, coffee-y, earthy finish. ——— First third - A slight canoe started this third, but I gave it time to correct itself. Very light gray ash with tooth in it from the wrapper; it started off stacked and non-flaky. The flavors presented were certainly picked for their sumptuousness. On the palate was milk chocolate, cooking spices of nutmeg, a slight cumin, and cinnamon, coffee, and some leather. The retro held notes of white pepper, cream, cinnamon, and cedar; while the finish consisted of earth, creamed coffee, and hay. This blend was quite delicious, especially in the first third. The room aroma was decently pleasant as well for a cigar. As the first third gave way to the second, a background fruit note of plum emerged. ——— Second third - The lower band with the blend’s name came off easily. Almost as easy as the smoke, and the cigar ashing itself, which happened not long after the band removal. Flavors here blended even better than the first third. Coffee notes were darker, chocolate was richer, creams were creamier. Cedar notes were as apparent as oak notes. And that was indicative of all the flavor notes; everything was extremely well balanced, including the pepper on the retro, which increased to black pepper. While the burn line was initially slanted, it was here in the second third that it started evening out. As it did, a subtle note of lime zest came through. Nicotine strength was a solid medium plus heading into full bodied. Coming to the end of this third, the chocolate note receded while the woods increased. The final band came off as easy as the previous one. ——— Final third - Most notable in this third is that the retro retained a creamy flavor with more oaky and earthy notes. The finish was cedar and mixed nuts. The strength was decidedly full in this third. Coffee, earth, leather, walnuts, cream, nutmeg, and citrus notes all continued to mix and present in their turns. Burn stayed consistent. The sweet tobacco note joined the party with an inch left, but didn’t overpower the other notes. Anise was the flavor left on my lips along with peaty earth and a touch of chocolate. Occasionally purging the cigar opened up a slight sour dough flavor. I wish it was more prominent and consistent without purging though. About halfway through the final third I got a little salty mineral kick. Final notes before letting the cigar die were black pepper, tobacco, and…wine. That was a surprise and a new note I’d never experienced before (organically, that is, not including flavored cigars). ——— Other notes - I can see why this was a #2 cigar of the year by C.A. I smoked mine until I couldn’t hold the nub (less than 0.5”) which took 1 hour and 30 minutes. I want more of these, and I’d love to get my hands on the toro vitola. ——— Personal Final Score - 91

I really liked the flavor on this stick. The draw was perfect. It lasted a long time and the room smell was pretty good.

Very complex flavors and full bodied would only enjoy after a meal is pretty strong to but it taste great Overall all great smoke Will but more but next time I’ll choose a robusto size

1/3: unimpressive 2/3: getting good 3/3: best cigar I’ve had. The burn had troubles through 2/3 but came to its own at the end. Favorite cigar so far.

Only alright, average smoke, nothing memorable. Loose draw. Peppery, medium body

Always a great smoke!

One of my new favorites! Incredible smoke from start to finish. I can't wait to fire up another one of these.

Smooth and mild,