Pre-light Experience

Seth: The My Father La Lealtad Toro is a nice-looking cigar. It has a dark Natural wrapper that sports some faint Colorado and Maduro coloring. It has a milk-chocolate bar coloring with medium sized veins throughout. The wrapper is slightly oily in texture, and the aromas are that of barnyard, soft spices, tobacco and earth.
John: The My Father La Lealtad Toro features a Colorado Maduro wrapper in a Toro format, although the ring gauge appears to be slightly larger than average at approximately 54. I weighed the cigar at 16.8 grams and measured the humidity at 60.3% using the HumidiMeter Pro. Aromas from the wrapper included dry wood and mild earth, while the foot offered very dry, tannic wood accompanied by faint barnyard notes.
Jiunn: The My Father La Lealtad Toro has a uniform Colorado wrapper shade. Veins are well pressed, seams tight, bunch and roll even and the head is well wrapped and capped. Pre-light aromas give barnyard funk, jasmine flowers and cedar.

My Father La Lealtad Toro

First Third

Seth: The first third begins with musty wood, mushrooms, barnyard, warm spices, pepper and earth. It is medium in strength and body and is a balanced blend. It’s a little on the dry side.
John: The first third opens with creamy wood leading the profile, followed by medium-strength baking spices. Mildly dry wood carries through the finish, while a vegetal note defines the retrohale. As the cigar reaches roughly the one-inch mark, the baking spices recede to just above light-plus strength while the remainder of the profile remains largely unchanged. Some time later, the wrapper splits a considerable distance down the cigar, extending to approximately the beginning of the second third. Despite the cosmetic issue, the flavor profile shifts toward sweet wood occupying the center of the profile, with dry wood defining the post draw.
Jiunn: The first third has a savory approach to the flavor profile. There’s an umami meatiness, burning paper and stale cedar. Retrohaling highlights burning paper and gives subtle dried red pepper spice. The finish shows lingering stale cedar. Strength and body is medium.

My Father La Lealtad Toro

Second Third

Seth: The second third is a continuation of the first. Mushroom and musty wood notes with strong barnyard, pepper and baking spices. Earth and leather on the finish. The strength and body remain at that medium level.
John: The second third begins with creamy green wood leading the profile. Dryness and tannins occupy the center, while tannic wood defines the finish. Delayed baking spices quietly develop through the post draw. Approaching the halfway point, the profile remains remarkably consistent. Through the bottom half of the second third, earth joins the post draw, while the tannic wood builds to medium strength, reinforcing the increasingly dry character of the cigar. As the second third concludes, creamy tannic wood carries the cigar into the final third, accompanied by mildly tannic wood and bitterness through the finish.
Jiunn: The second third leads with more staleness in cedar and minerals. There’s also far less of the savory umami notes. Strength and body remains medium.

My Father La Lealtad Toro

Final Third

Seth: The final third is in line with the first and second. Little transitioning. The musty wood, warm spices and pepper take a more prominent lead in this third. Like before, medium in strength and body.
John: As the final third settles in, the wrapper emits an audible pop as it cracks for a second time. From that point forward, the bitterness through both the finish and post draw steadily increases in intensity, overwhelming the remaining sweetness and leaving the cigar with a noticeably rougher conclusion.
Jiunn: The final third is unchanged from the second third. The profile is still full of staleness in cedar and minerals, which at this point feels redundant and my attention span is being shifted towards elsewhere. Strength and body finishes the same medium.

My Father La Lealtad Toro

Burn

Seth: The burn is perfect from start to finish.
John: The burn remained straight through the first third before becoming uneven during the second third, eventually requiring a touch-up. The cigar then went out spontaneously during the final third, requiring a re-light to continue the review.
Jiunn: Burn performance was excellent as the burn was even, tight ashes, cool burning temperatures and ample smoke production.

My Father La Lealtad Toro

Draw

Seth: The draw is great from beginning to end.
John: The draw measured 40 inches of water on the Cigar Medics draw tester. Subjectively, it sat squarely within the ideal range, providing an effortless smoking experience throughout.
Jiunn: The draw was also excellent as it struck the perfect balance of ideal air flow and resistance.

Overall

Seth: The My Father La Lealtad Toro is a decent cigar. The flavor profile becomes a little monotonous with the size offering, but it is not unpleasant. It could come off as a profile that does not speak to a lot of smokers as well, and I feel that is a Dominican/Honduran aspect to the cigar. I believe this blend could reach a higher level with some more richness. That will add to the complexity and depth.
John: Blind Cigar #1583 delivers a profile centered on wood from the opening draw to the final puff. The first third shows some promise with creamy wood, restrained baking spices and a subtle vegetal quality through the retrohale. Although the spices quickly retreat, the addition of sweet wood later in the first third provides a welcome layer of balance before the cigar transitions into its middle portion. The second third continues to emphasize wood in several different forms. Green wood, tannic wood, dry wood and eventually earth combine to create a profile that remains consistent but offers relatively little evolution. While the flavors are generally well-defined, the growing dryness and tannins gradually reduce the overall balance, making the cigar feel increasingly one-dimensional as it progresses. The final third represents the weakest portion of the smoking experience. The second wrapper crack is accompanied by an audible pop, and although the draw remains unaffected, the cigar’s flavor profile deteriorates as bitterness steadily builds. By the end of the smoke, the bitterness and tannic wood have largely overtaken the sweeter notes that briefly appeared earlier, resulting in a finish that lacks the refinement of the opening third. Construction presents mixed results. The draw is outstanding throughout, falling squarely within the ideal range and requiring very little effort. The burn is respectable but not without issues, requiring both a touch-up and a re-light. The repeated wrapper cracking is also noteworthy, even if it does not appear to have significantly affected the cigar’s smoking characteristics. Overall, the My Father La Lealtad Toro offers a straightforward wood-driven profile with modest complexity early on before gradually becoming dominated by tannins and bitterness. Excellent draw performance helps keep the smoking experience enjoyable, but the construction issues and declining flavor profile ultimately leave the cigar earning an Average overall rating. Total smoking time was 2 hours and 4 minutes.
Jiunn: This My Father La Lealtad Toro didn’t hit for me at all. While I enjoyed the savory umami meatiness of the cigar, most of the experience was flat and mundane. I also don’t think there is anything foul tasting. It’s just not for me.

Seth Geise

SCORE

5.95

Cost/Point

$2.10

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John McTavish

SCORE

5.20

Cost/Point

$2.40

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Jiunn Liu

SCORE

5.75

Cost/Point

$2.17

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Team Cigar Review: My Father La Lealtad Toro