Corojo wrapper · Medium-full to full
My Father Fonseca: flavour profile and cigars like it
My Father Fonseca is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium-full to full. It has a Rosado Corojo wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream and pepper.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Caldwell Lost & Found Pepper Cream Soda and Flor de Antillas Sun Grown.
What does My Father Fonseca taste like?
- cream and nuts
- pepper and spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaragua shade-grown Corojo99 Rosado |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium-full to full as published by myfathercigars.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | García family / My Father Cigars Inc. |
| Factory | My Father Cigars S.A. |
| Sizes | Belicoso 5.5×54 · Cedros 6.25×52 · Cosacos 5.375×42 · Petit Corona 4.25×40 · Robusto 5.25×52 · Toro Gordo 6×55 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- halfwheel.com: 91 points, Belicoso,5.5x54 (2020)In our words: Pepper and occasional cream developed into a fuller, complex smoke. This review welcomed the changed Fonseca profile.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About My Father Fonseca
The line. My Father bought the U.S.Fonseca trademark rights inDecember 2019. The new Nicaraguan blend reached retailers inAugust 2020. halfwheel.com
Cigars like My Father Fonseca
- Caldwell Lost & Found Pepper Cream SodaClosest matchBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
- Flor de Antillas Sun GrownAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- Dalay IstanbulAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumA step milder.
- Rocky Patel Gold LabelAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- Rojas Street Tacos BarbacoaOne step furtherSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more hay and herbs, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named My Father Fonseca as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.