My Father Connecticut Toro Gordo Review

The biggest, coolest, smoothest size of the Connecticut line

The My Father Connecticut Toro Gordo is a mild-medium 6 by 60 - Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler, with the family's signature pigtail cap. It's the big-ring size of the Connecticut line, the fattest and coolest-smoking of the creamy blend, and the huge 60 ring makes it the smoothest, most easygoing size of all. It smokes cream, almond, cedar and light toast broad and cool over about seventy-five minutes - the most laid-back format the Connecticut offers.

What the huge 60 ring does is maximize smoothness and coolness. The most filler of any size against proportionally little wrapper spreads the creamy Connecticut character wide and keeps the ember burning cool, so the almond-and-cedar profile comes broad and effortless with zero edge and no pepper. It's the most easygoing size of the line by some distance - relaxed, cool, and satisfying without ever asking anything of the palate. Where the slim Corona Gorda is elegant and the Toro substantial, the Toro Gordo is pure smooth volume. Construction is flawless Garcia work: smooth golden wrapper, an open generous draw, straight burn, a thick tight ash.

My reservations are about ring size and body. It's a genuinely mild-medium cigar, so full-bodied fans looking for My Father's flagship power will find it far too gentle. And the 60 ring is a big mouthful that not everyone enjoys - if you prefer a more traditional feel, the slim Corona Gorda or the Toro suit better. If you want power, look to the other lines entirely. For an effortless, cool, creamy big-ring smoke, though, this is the most relaxed choice in the Connecticut lineup.

Where it fits is the laid-back smoke for someone who loves a big ring and wants pure, cool creaminess with no demands - an easy morning or afternoon sit, a relaxed cigar to nurse while you do something else, or a gentle big-ring option for a newer smoker. It pairs beautifully with coffee. As the biggest size of the Connecticut line, it's the smoothest, most effortless smoke My Father makes.