My Father No. 3 Crema Review

The No. 3 Crema is the long, slender size of My Father's original flagship - a 6 by 49 corona gorda, the most elegant format in the line. Same 2008 blend as the No. 1 and No. 2, but the narrower ring and longer length change how it smokes. Ecuadorian Habano Rosado wrapper, Nicaraguan guts, the family pigtail cap. The wrapper is oily, rosado-brown, the slim shape refined in hand. My cold draw pulled cocoa and a creamy cedar. This is the flagship stretched long - more elegant, a touch creamier than the fatter sizes.

It opens full but refined - the narrower 49 ring concentrates the wrapper against the filler, so the pepper arrives with a creamy cedar edge rather than the No. 1's broader spice. The longer corona gorda format smokes cooler and more slowly, letting the cocoa-and-cream character lead. The pigtail clipped clean, draw excellent through the slimmer body, burn a straight line. Where the fatter sizes emphasize power, the No. 3 leans elegant. A refined, creamy-spiced start.

The middle is where the slender format pays off. The higher wrapper-to-filler ratio of the 49 ring gives more cedar and a creamier texture - the 'crema' name earns itself here - while the cocoa-leather core stays full underneath. It runs cool and slow over the long six inches, more nuanced and less brawny than the No. 1 Robusto. My ash held a tight column, burn immaculate. This is the flagship blend at its most elegant and refined, the size for savoring rather than powering through.

The final third deepens cocoa, cedar, pepper and cream over roughly seventy-five minutes total, full but elegant to the nub. My verdict: the No. 3 Crema is the flagship My Father stretched long and refined - the connoisseur's elegant size. Honest notes: it's still a full cigar, and the slender 49 ring warms up if you puff too fast. But for the flagship blend at its most nuanced and creamy, smoked slowly, this is a beautiful size.