Flor de las Antillas Robusto

📌 Brand: My Father Cigars
📌 Line: Flor de las Antillas
📌 Size: Robusto (5" × 50)
📌 Weight: 12.2 g
📌 Age: 5 years
📌 Origin: Nicaragua

Tasting Notes

• Sweet Cream – Smooth, velvety core

• Cedar – Clean and refined wood note

• Nutmeg & Cinnamon – Warm baking spice

• Toasted Almond – Soft, lingering finish

First Impressions

Beautiful presentation with a silky Nicaraguan wrapper and excellent construction. Firmness is even throughout. Pre-light aroma reveals sweet hay, cedar, and soft spice. Cold draw is ideal, offering creamy sweetness and light nutty notes.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Opens creamy and elegant. Sweet cream and cedar lead with cool, effortless smoke. Burn is razor sharp.

• Second Third – Baking spices and toasted almond add depth while maintaining perfect balance and smoothness.

• Final Third – Profile remains smooth and refined, but the complexity tapers, becoming more linear while staying pleasant.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva Rum - Caramel, orange peel, and soft spice enhance the cigar’s creamy sweetness and warm baking notes.

• Tea – Taiwan High Mountain Oolong - Floral sweetness and silky texture elevate the cigar’s creamy character and smooth finish.

Music Pairing

“A Change Is Gonna Come” – Sam Cooke
Rich, velvety tone mirroring the cigar’s creamy elegance.

Final Thoughts

Flor de las Antillas Robusto delivers classic Nicaraguan elegance with creaminess, spice, and excellent balance. While the final third loses some complexity, the cigar remains refined and thoroughly enjoyable.

Final Score: 9/10
Why not a 10?
The final third becomes more linear, reducing overall complexity.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.