It’s no surprise to me that the My Father Company (Garcia family) has produced the #1 cigar of 2012. This company has consistently created some of the best high quality cigars over the past few years. I fell in love with the original “My Father” blend and have been continually impressed with their other smokes (Listed in my Top 10).
www.myfathercigars.com
I first heard about the Flor de las Antillas last year, but did not get a lot of good feedback from people who tried it. Therefore, I allowed this cigar to become one that I always passed on the shelf. I was tempted serval times but for whatever reason I didn’t grab one to try. When Cigar Aficionado named this smoke #1 last friday…I ran as quickly as possible to my local store and purchased the five remaining Toros. 
I was very happy to share this smoke with two fellow cigar fans…SmokeThoughts follower Greg and my father. We were all in for a real treat. This cigar has a great presence. The wrapper if elegant but also hearty. The band has some classic artwork that plays to the balance of this smoke. The cigar is all nicaraguan and has some great taste..like many of the other smokes from the My Father Company (See my posts on the La Duena and My Father Le Bijou 1922).
I love the box pressed shape and size of this cigar. Its not often that I grab for the larger ring gauges (As my friend pointed out), but this is definitely one that I really enjoyed. The burn was super slow and even from start to finish. I still can not believe the price tag of around $7. If you have a chance to grab one of these then get them while they last. As soon as a cigar gets the #1 mark from Cigar Aficionando they become very hard to find. 
In conclusion….JK highly recommends. It was hard to not be biased based on the CA ranking, but I did genuinely enjoy this smoke and received the same feedback from my fellow smokers. Grab one… if you can find them!
click here to see the full review and ranking by Cigar Aficionado
