My Father The Judge

Smoked: My Father The Judge

Smoked at: Fairfield, Ohio

Today we’re pairing My Father The Judge with a Lagavulin 12 Special Edition. The single malt scotch has a higher ABV than the 8 and 16 and is reportedly aged in former tequila casks, although I couldn’t find that listed on the bottle.

My Father The Judge Toro Fino is a Garcia Nicaraguan tobacco blend covered in a slightly oily box pressed chocolate brown Ecuador Sumatra wrapper.

Wood and pepper are dominant, but there are notes of coffee, cocoa, earth and sweet tobacco. Although full bodied, the smoke was both rich and mellow – perhaps an oxymoron but that describes the experience. Just as surprising is how balanced and enjoyable this cigar is with only a handful of identifiable flavors. Ir just works.

Excellent construction - Perfect draw, light grey ash held very well, and generous smoke production – always a plus in my book. It is a fast burning cigar for a toro.

My Father The Judge is one of the best My Father’s I have smoked and that includes a list of some very good cigars. The Lagavulin 12 is also excellent – a unique version of a classic single malt scotch.