Fonseca By My Father
The first few seconds with Fonseca By My Father are simple—flame, glow, a tentative pull—and then it suddenly feels like it’s already been with you for a while. A soft mix of warm tobacco and light sweetness drifts off the foot as the wrapper warms up. Without really planning to, you slow your breathing down to match its pace.
Flavor and Character
As the burn evens out you begin to pick up more than just the basic tobacco taste bringing soft sweetness and a bit of dry wood into better focus. The result is a profile that feels familiar in a good way. Once it finds its rhythm you begin to pick up more than just the basic tobacco taste with hints of earth and toasted grain sliding in quietly. It’s not flashy, but it feels honest.
Toward the final few draws the smoke grows thicker and presses a little harder on the palate You’re left more with the memory of the time you spent than any one flavor. While you’re leaning back a little farther than before you realize you’re timing your thoughts between draws instead of checking your watch and the cigar asks for nothing more than a little of your attention. While you’re leaning back a little farther than before you realize you’re timing your thoughts between draws instead of checking your watch and the longer you sit with it, the easier it is to forget the clock.
The Experience
Toward the final few draws the blend leans into its darker notes and lets the lighter ones fade back It leaves a low, steady warmth sitting in the chest for a while after it’s out. After that first inch is gone the profile stretches into a clearer mix of notes with touches of coffee, dry cocoa, and a bit of wood weaving together. Nothing really jumps out of line; everything just settles into place. In the final third the flavors pull in tighter and feel more concentrated You’re left more with the memory of the time you spent than any one flavor.
- Taste: Hints of cocoa, roasted nut, and dry fruit over a bed of straightforward, honest tobacco.
- Strength: Medium Bodied
- Rating: 92
- Reddit Notes: Called the kind of smoke that works just as well alone on the porch as it does with a couple of friends and a quiet night.
