La Antiquedad

Short review on My Father La Antiguedad in Robusto size, 5.25 x 52. Nice milk chocolate colored nearly flawless wrapper with faint earthy pre-light aroma. Toasting went well and the burn proceeded throughout the smoke in a razor sharp manner without any assistance needed. Everything about this stick went perfectly! Excellent draw with just the right amount of resistance and tons of light gray aromatic smoke! To put this in perspective, my friend thought I had something like a blonde Undercrown or maybe a bleached DE No. 9! This little beast just wouldn't go out and the smoke lasted nearly 75 minutes. I like to smell the barrel of good cigars after they are well heated and this stick was a really good one! Flavors - just flat damn good! Very smooth right from the start with mild cocoa, nuts and vanilla notes. Good tobacco flavors with a touch of cedar and a good deal of changes and complexity, combined with a creamy silky smooth smoking experience. Honestly, the smoothest cigar I've run across. Interesting that I did not detect any of the DPG pepper blast, but that's a good thing in this cigar. Liked this blend from Garcia very much. Despite the fact that this seems to me to be a medium strength stick and my preference for stronger cigars, will absolutely consider this a regular stock cigar in the rotation. IMHO, one of the best cigars I've ever had. Highly recommended.