My Father Cigars Le Bijou 1922 Grand Robusto

Worth knowing

The feisty 55 calibre is more like a double Robusto with a stately 70 - 85 minutes of smoking time. The colourful anilla, resplendent with baroque gold, reminds some people of grandma's box of chocolates - and the blend really does taste accordingly tempting!

Flavours

Garcia's sense of tradition is also hinted at in this series name (in the year) - and indeed the Blend is more "conservative" than that of its sister series "La Promesa". A little less blissful sweetness (but enough!) and less chocolate, but more distinctive coffee scent, more earth, more cedar, also a little leather and noticeably more nicotine determine the character of the wonderfully rolled cigar. It proves to be a real grab bag, which spoils again and again with traces of fruit sweetness and floral scents. Certainly one of the best blends from Pepín!