Habano wrapper · Medium
My Father La Gran Oferta: flavour profile and cigars like it
My Father La Gran Oferta is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Rosado Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Gurkha Classic Havana Blend and Caldwell The King Is Dead.
What does My Father La Gran Oferta taste like?
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador Habano Rosado, retailer corroboration |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua Habano-Criollo |
| Strength | Medium as published by smokingpipes.com |
| Body | Medium to Three-quarter |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | García family / My Father Cigars Inc. |
| Factory | García family large factory, Estelí |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×50 · Lancero 7.5×38 · Torpedo 6.125×52 · Toro 6×50 · Toro Gordo 6×56 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- holts.com, Torpedo,6.125x52In our words: The staff review describes pepper and sweetness in a rich profile. It publishes no numeric score.
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 La Gran Oferta
The line. La Gran Oferta arrived in 2018. The artwork recalls an older brand sold around 1913, rather than a continuous product history. holts.com
Cigars like My Father La Gran Oferta
- Gurkha Classic Havana BlendClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Caldwell The King Is DeadAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Illusione GaragisteAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
- Saint Luis Rey Carenas UltramarAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, a step stronger.
- Kristoff CriolloOne step furtherCriollo wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named My Father La Gran Oferta as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.