My Father La Antiguedad Toro Review

Fuller body and rounder mouthfeel than the robusto

The My Father La Antiguedad Toro is a full-bodied 5.625 by 55 - a Nicaraguan puro with an Ecuadorian Habano Rosado wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. It's the fuller mid-size of the line, giving La Antiguedad's bold, dark character a rounder body than the Robusto without a big jump in length. It smokes leather, dark bittersweet cocoa, black pepper, cedar and espresso over about seventy minutes - the size for the blend's power with extra mouthfeel.

What the fatter 55 ring buys you is girth and roundness. It gives the bold, leathery blend a broader, fuller weight on the palate than the tight Robusto, the dark cocoa and pepper spread a little wider and rounded by the Habano Rosado sweetness. It stays full-bodied and complex but a touch more relaxed than the Robusto's sharp focus, the extra tobacco delivering rich mouthfeel over a moderate seventy minutes. Construction is classic My Father: a dark oily wrapper, an excellent draw, straight burn, a thick firm ash.

My reservations are about strength and girth. It's a genuinely full-bodied cigar - one of My Father's boldest - so it's not for a mild palate, a beginner, or an empty stomach. And the fat 55 ring is more girth than some smokers enjoy in a shorter cigar; if you prefer a tighter feel the Robusto suits better, while the Super Toro gives length as well as girth. For a gentler start with the Garcia family, the My Father Connecticut is the place. For bold, dark power with a rounder, fuller body in a moderate size, though, this Toro is the pick.

Where it fits is the after-dinner or evening smoke for an experienced smoker who wants La Antiguedad's dark power with extra mouthfeel but not a marathon - a rich hour-plus, a strong nightcap, or the middle ground of the line. It pairs beautifully with a dark spirit or strong coffee. As the fuller mid-size of a bold blend, the Toro rounds out the range nicely.