My Father Limited Edition Flor de las Antillas 10th Anniversary is built to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the 2012 release of the blend. Coincidentally, that was the same year that the cigar was crowned the best in the world by Cigar Aficionado. It stood proud at the #1 spot with a 96-point rating, and marked José “Don Pepin” Garcia as one of the best blenders in the world. His status as a legend would kick off a few years later in 2015, when another blend of his, Le Bijou 1922, would also win Cigar of the Year honors.

In Cuba, they had known for years that he was at the top of the game, but this made him a household name for cigar lovers everywhere else.

The double binder and the sun grown wrapper on the original Flor de las Antillas blend made it quite special. Cigar Aficionado called it “delicious from the first puff,” calling out notes of nutmeg and white pepper. They also observed that the team had gotten something quite challenging just right: the strength level. It was enough “without being overpowering,” in their words. All this together made the blend a winner, and brought yet more fame to the island it was created to honor.

Cuba is the “flower” of the Antilles, which is another name for the islands of the Caribbean archipelago. There’s a vocabulary word to bust out as you get this one ready for smoking!

My Father Limited Edition Flor de las Antillas 10th Anniversary cigars are still blended in much the same way as the original. It’s still a Garcia special, using their finest Nicaraguan tobacco exclusively. The wrapper, you may notice, is a touch darker. It is harvested from a slightly higher priming and brings all the strength and flavor you need. Inside the full box, you’ll find individual wooden coffins with 12 stogies resting comfortably inside, a nod to the year of the first release.

Ten years of absolutely scrumptious blends have brought us to this point. Don Pepin and the Garcia family are among the very few cigar makers who hit the mark so distinctively that you almost always know when you’re smoking one of their products. You might be able to pick it out blind, as you could with a Padrón and maybe an OpusX from the Fuentes. All we can do is provide the applause of a hundred lighters firing into action.

5,000 boxes were made, so keep an eye on quantity if this is on your wish list.

This My Father Limited Edition Flor de las Antillas 10th Anniversary Toro 2022 cigar is made in Nicaragua. Outside, you'll find a Nicaraguan Sungrown wrapper. Similar to the original Flor de las Antillas but darker. Inside, the binder is Nicaraguan, and the filler is Nicaraguan. This is a Toro cigar with a length of 6.50 and a ring gauge of 52.

Please browse our selection of My Father Limited Edition Flor de las Antillas 10th Anniversary cigars at your leisure.

• What are the flavors like?
o Nuts, pepper, honey, vanilla

• What’s the strength level?
o Medium-full

• Who is this cigar for?
o People who want to taste one of the very best blends around.

• Will I want to smoke it to the nub?
o Ten years of top level blending are in these sticks! They’re amazing.

• What’s a good pairing with it?
o Your favorite scotch would be a nice choice. Or, for another option, Eagle Rare won Best American Whiskey in 2012. The 17 year is ridiculously expensive, but Special Barrel can be had for a reasonable price.

• What’s the best time/place to smoke this cigar?
o Ten-year anniversaries.

• Any flaws/downsides?
o It will make you realize it’s already been ten years since this blend took the number one spot. Time is going by way too fast.