![]() The burn line is still a bit wild, but the draw has been much better so I’m not complaining. The retrohale produces some great cedar and a whole ton of sweetness with some sharp pepper that is no longer found in the regular flavor profile. While the flavors tamed a bit, the strength hasn’t it’s rockin’ hard. The cigar is still leading with musk and oak backed by some great spice, sweetness, and coffee but the flavors are nowhere near as bold as the first third. The flavors have become a bit more creamy and subtle in the second third of the My Father Le Bijou 1922. The burn line is pretty thick and slightly wavy leaving behind a trail of slightly compacted white and dark gray ash which held on for about an inch before falling into my ashtray. The draw started out very tight but had really started to open up after about an inch or so and is now kicking out a great deal of smoke with each puff. The flavor profiles starts off very bold and continued to increase slowly as I made my way through the first third. After a few puffs though, the pepper almost completely disappears and I am left with some great bold musk, spice, sweetness, oak, and coffee flavors. Right off the bat the My Father Le Bijou 1922 leads off with some very strong cayenne pepper that left my lips and tongue tingling. ![]() The cold draw was a bit snug, but produced some very bold spice, pepper, sweetness, and musk flavors. The cap took a little bit of effort to clip using my Palio double bladed cutter. The wrapper on the My Father Le Bijou 1922 gives off a very pungent musk and cedar with some great sweetness while the foot of the cigar carries a much more earthier, natural aroma with lots of sharp pepper. I’ve only seen the ribbon placed on the box-pressed torpedo version of this cigar, although I may be wrong about that. The third is a simple orange ribbon fount around the foot. The second band is a smaller one with the same basic design which carries the Le Bijou 1922 crest. The first is the standard gold, greed, red, and white band that you find on the My Father blends which carry the My Father crest. The My Father Le Bijou 1922 is polished off with three sets of bands. This particular format sports a very comfortable soft box press that leads through the cigar’s body up to a very sharp, tapered, torpedo cap. The wrapper feels very dense and hard while the cigar as a whole is very firm from cap to foot as I squeeze it between my fingers. There are a few very minor veins and some great natural webbing in the leaf. The texture is very rough and toothy while the cigar is covered in thick oils. ![]() It’s a very dark brown in color with lots of almost black areas scattered throughout the wrapper leaf. The My Father Le Bijou 1922 starts out with one of the most beautiful wrappers I have ever seen on a cigar. Pairing: Goose Island Bourbon County Barley Wine 2015 (Barley Wine 12.9% ABV) Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro (Pelo De Oro) We’ve actually reviewed the Toro back in 2010 and did a quick draw of this same box-pressed torpedo version in 2011. While this cigar/format was originally released in 2011, Cigar Aficionado listed it as this past year’s #1 cigar of the year which prompted me to take a look at it and bring you this review. I got mine over from our great friends at Bonita Smoke Shop. The Le Bijou 1922 comes in five core formats, the Churchill (7 x 50), the Grand Robusto (5.6 x 55), the Petite Robusto (4.5 x 50), The Toro (6 x 52) and the Torpedo Box-Press (6.1 x 52) which comes in boxes of 23 ranging between $7 and $12.25 a stick. the Ecuadorian Habano/Rosado that you find on the standard My Father blend resulting in a much bolder, stronger blend. The Le Bijou 1922 carries a Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro wrapper vs. “Le Bijou” translates to “The Jewel” while the year 1922 represents the birth year of Jose Pepin Garcia’s father. Much in the same way, the line extension of the My Father Le Bijou 1922 is created by Jose Pepin Garcia to celebrate his father as well. The My Father line produced by My Father Cigars, blended by Jaime Garcia to celebrate his father Jose Pepin Garcia. While I haven’t had this particular format in sometime, I have always been a fan of the blend and figured it would be a perfect time to revisit the cigar. The My Father Le Bijou 1922 Torpedo Box Press has commanded quite a bit of attention lately due to it finding it’s way into the top spot in last years Cigar of the Year in Cigar Aficionado magazine.
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