Pre-light Experience

Aaron: The box pressed My Father Blue Robusto has a wrapper that is medium brown with some lighter freckles and some thick, but well pressed veins. The seams are smooth and the caps well applied. There are three bands, with a traditional design of the original line, but carrying a light blue primary note. The primary denotes the company, secondary denoting the line and the foot has a light blue ribbon. The aroma from the wrapper is a mix of earth and cardboard while the foot brings a very musty mix of cedar, hay and earth. The pre-light draw brings musty, aged cedar and a hollow raisin note.
Seth: The My Father Blue Robusto is a beautiful cigar. The coloring of the band is great, and it looks wonderful against the dark Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The wrapper has a nice dark chocolate coloring, and it sports minor to medium sized veins throughout with tooth and oils. The wrapper has an aroma of rich earth, tobacco, warm spices and leather, and the foot gives off herbal, spice, tobacco, earth and wood notes.
John: The My Father Blue Robusto comes in cellophane and features a UPC sticker with the cigar information and an integrated tear space that remains intact when opened. The foot of the cigar appears to have a soft box press. The cigar is adorned with a primary My Father band, a secondary Blue MMXXV band, and a blue ribbon foot band. I weighed the cigar at 12.7 grams and measured the humidity with the CigarMedics Humidimeter Pro at 65.1%. Aromas from the wrapper included mossy wood, earth and faint vegetal notes, while the foot offered light sweet tobacco, earth and wood.
Jiunn: The My Father Blue Robusto has a semi-rustic Colorado maduro wrapper shade. Veins are well pressed, seams tight, bunch and roll tight and the head is well wrapped and capped. Pre-light aromas consists of cedar and barnyard.

My Father Blue Robusto

First Third

Aaron: The cigar begins with toasted cedar, paper and some light earth. At three quarters of an inch in, a bit of mustiness and chalkiness join the profile. The retrohale brings a slightly fuller mix of the toasted cedar, earth and paper. As the third comes to a close, the toasted cedar is up front, with the earth and paper in the middle of the profile and some mustiness and chalkiness in the background. The strength was mild-medium.
Seth: The first third starts out with a lovely herbal spice that is paired with cedar and soft cocoa notes. Touches of honey, leather and wood are present as well with some coffee notes on the finish. Medium in strength and body.
John: The first third begins with musty wood and light wood defining the post draw. Potting soil moves into the center of the retrohale with muddled dark roast coffee underneath. Sweet nuttiness joins the finish as the first third settles in. Mossy chocolate forms in the retrohale as the cigar continues to progress, and later, occasional bread notes appear on the retrohale while tannic wood joins the post draw.
Jiunn: The first third consist of creamed coffee, oak, construction paper and roasted nuts. Retrohaling has spice showing up via dried red pepper and the same creamed coffee flows through. The finish is medium in length with roasted nuts. Strength and body is medium.

My Father Blue Robusto

Second Third

Aaron: As the second third begins, the paper note increases a bit. At a half inch in, the earth mellows a bit. The retrohale remains toasted cedar, earth and paper. At an inch and a quarter, the paper becomes more defined as construction paper. As the third comes to a close, the toasted cedar is a bit ahead of the construction paper, with the earth in the middle of the profile. The mustiness and chalkiness remain in the background. The strength remained mild-medium.
Seth: The second third is in line with the first. Herbal spices with some cedar and cocoa notes. Touches of honey, leather, fruit, wood and coffee notes are present as well. Complex cigar. Not a lot of transitioning, but flavorful and balanced. Like before, medium in strength and body.
John: Through the second third, the initial puffs remain similar, but herbal notes combine with earth on the finish. A light, berry-like sweetness joins the center of the profile. Earth and wood make up the finish as the cigar continues, with dry accents at the edges. The retrohale is defined by bread leading off, followed by sweet tobacco and mossy wood as the cigar approaches the halfway point.
Jiunn: The second third’s flavor profile is reduced to just roasted nuts and cream. I especially miss the pronounced creamed coffee of the first third. The retrohale is still nice with the added spice. Strength and body remains medium.

My Father Blue Robusto

Final Third

Aaron: As the final third begins, there’s a bit of a metallic note on the finish. At a quarter inch in, the earth increases a bit. The retrohale is now an even mix of toasted cedar and construction paper with a bit of earth. At three quarters of an inch in, the toast level increases a bit. At an inch and a quarter, the construction paper takes on a burning note. As the cigar wraps up, the toasted cedar is just ahead of the burning construction paper, with the earth just behind it. The mustiness and chalkiness were in the background along with the metallic finish. The strength remained at mil-medium.
Seth: The final third is in line with the first and second. Complex blend that is balanced. Medium in strength and body. Flavors of herbal spices, cedar, cocoa, coffee, leather, honey, fruit and wood. Lovely finish.
John: Creamy, tannic wood leads off the final third with earth making up the finish. As the final third settles in, the tannic wood begins to linger longer into the finish, combining with the earth. Earth drives the profile through the halfway point, while a savory meatiness develops in the retrohale through the bottom half.
Jiunn: The final third mirrors the second third with cream and roasted nuts. The retrohale is the best part with the same levels of spice and creaminess. Strength and body finishes the same medium.

My Father Blue Robusto

Burn

Aaron: The burn line was straight throughout and the cigar burned faster than I would have expected from this size. The ash held on through the middle of the cigar, and again until the end.
Seth: The burn was great from start to finish.
John: The burn was mildly uneven in the first third and continued into the second third, requiring a touch-up. The burn became uneven again later in the second third, prompting a second touch-up. It remained relatively straight for the remainder of the review.
Jiunn: No hassle burn performance providing an even burn, tight ashes and cool burning temperatures.

My Father Blue Robusto

Draw

Aaron: The draw was a bit looser than I prefer and might have been a symptom of the fast burn.
Seth: The draw was wonderful from beginning to end.
John: I measured the draw at 32 inches of water with the CigarMedics draw machine. Subjectively, I found the draw to be at most one notch toward the open spectrum, which places it in the ideal range for a perfect draw.
Jiunn: No hassle draw performance as well giving the ideal air flow and resistance.

Overall

Aaron: The cigar began with toasted cedar, paper and some light earth. Some mustiness and chalkiness joined in a bit later. The second third saw the paper note increase a bit and then the earth mellowed a bit. Later, the paper became more defined as construction paper. The final third saw a metallic note become present on the finish. The earth increased a bit and so did the toast level of the cedar. Later, the construction paper gained a burning note. The My Father Blue Robusto started out walking a fine line between elegant and nuanced and aged out and papery. It moved to the latter pretty quickly and remained that way until the final third when it took a step down due to the metallic finish and burning construction paper. I was curious to smoke the first offering from the companies Honduran factory, but this was just a bit flat. I’m hoping for some better options in the future.
Seth: I really enjoyed the My Father Blue Robusto, and it is a blend I have returned to many times since released. It is a balanced blend, and I love how the Honduran tobacco smokes with the CT Broadleaf wrapper. My Father does so much with Nicaraguan tobacco that it is interesting to see how they blend with Honduran tobacco while also using a wrapper they know how to use very well. Lovely Connecticut Broadleaf, fun new release when looking at the blend and who produced the cigar, and a nice addition for My Father.
John: The My Father Blue Robusto delivered a wood and earth forward profile accented by musty sweetness and faint berry undertones in the middle third. While the retrohale offered occasional complexity through bread and mossy chocolate, the overall experience was fairly linear with a consistent earthy core. Excellent construction and ideal draw performance helped maintain balance, though the flavor progression didn’t elevate beyond the average range. Total smoking time was 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Jiunn: This My Father Blue Robusto is another example of good start followed by average overall performance. While I found the experience to be overall average, I am still interested in seeing what My Father Cigars Honduras will produce in the future. I just hope it’ll be a deviation from what exists out of Nicaragua.

Aaron Loomis

SCORE

5.25

Cost/Point

$2.00

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Seth Geise

SCORE

6.92

Cost/Point

$1.52

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John McTavish

SCORE

5.55

Cost/Point

$1.89

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Jiunn Liu

SCORE

6.10

Cost/Point

$1.72

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Team Cigar Review: My Father Blue Robusto