Jaime Garcia
Jaime Garcia’s Nicaraguan line within the My Father Cigars family
- Family
- The García family through My Father Cigars
- Home
- Miami, United States
- Factory
- Tabacalera Cubana, Estelí, Nicaragua
- Lines here
- 2
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The house
The story of Jaime Garcia
Jaime García is the son of Cuban master roller and blender José “Don Pepín” García. Don Pepín spent forty years developing his craft in Cuba, where he attained the Class 8 (Master) roller rank and worked in quality assurance for Cohiba during the 1990s.
After leaving Cuba in 2001, Don Pepín established El Rey de los Habanos in Miami in 2002. Rising demand led the family to open Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua, in June 2006. The company later adopted the My Father Cigars name, derived from a blend Jaime had made for his father.
Jaime worked with Don Pepín to develop the Don Pepín García Serie JJ. The family’s portfolio subsequently expanded to include the Jaime Garcia and Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial labels, made under My Father Cigars. Reserva Especial is identified as a Nicaraguan cigar blended by Jaime García.
Milestones
Moments that made the house
- 2001
Don Pepín leaves Cuba
José “Don Pepín” García left Cuba for Nicaragua before moving to Miami.
- 2002
Miami company begins
El Rey de los Habanos began operations in June and was formally incorporated in December.
- 2006
Estelí factory established
Tabacalera Cubana was established in Estelí, Nicaragua, to meet growing demand.
- 2011
Serie JJ Maduro discontinued
The rarer Maduro variation of the father-and-son Serie JJ blend was discontinued.
Craft
How they make them
Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial combines two Nicaraguan fillers, including one grown on the García farm, with a Nicaraguan binder and Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The cigars are carefully packed and finished with a triple-seam cap. More broadly, cigars from the García factories are made in the Cuban style with triple caps, and each box is marked with its manufacture date.
Details
Things most people don't know
- Origin of the company name
- My Father Cigars took its name from a blend Jaime García made for his father.
- Father-and-son blend
- Jaime García and Don Pepín García jointly developed the Don Pepín García Serie JJ.
- Farm-grown filler
- Reserva Especial uses two Nicaraguan fillers, one grown on the García farm.
- Box dating
- Every box produced by the García factories is marked with its manufacture date.
- Construction
- The family’s cigars are made in the Cuban style and finished with a triple cap.
- Reserva Especial range
- The Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial line is offered in nine vitolas.
In the humidor
Jaime Garcia up close
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