Not that long ago, it seemed like My Father Cigars was putting out store exclusives at an astonishing rate; most of them ended up in the company’s Flor de Las Antillas line, but there was one special release in the El Centurion line created for just three stores: Federal Cigar in New Hampshire, Atlantic Cigar in Pennsylvania and Casa de Montecristo in Illinois. All three are well known for being prominent retailers both in their respective areas as well as online, and all three have close relationships with My Father Cigars, frequently hosting the García family for events and having a number of store exclusive sizes from the company. While I won’t get into the full history of the El Centurion line here since you can read it in the original review if you are so inclined, it is worth noting that this line is one of, if not the line that put José “Don Pepín” García on the cigar industry map. Released at the 2007 RTDA trade show—an event now known as the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show—the just 850 boxes of three sizes, all 20 to a box, were released and quickly snapped up by retailers. Said to be ...
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