Jaime Garcia

Reserva Especial

Strength: Medium-FullIn stock

About this cigar

Made by the García family at the My Father factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, this large-format cigar combines a dark Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos. It delivers a dense, slow-burning profile with substantial body, earthy sweetness and peppery spice.

Tasting notes

earthdark chocolateblack peppercedardark cocoaespresso

Available sizes

7 options1 in stock6 backordered
Selected size
Petite Robusto
4.5" × 50 · Box of 20
In stock
$155.00$7.75 / cigarTax & shipping includedAdd

Pairs well with

aged rumbourbonespressostoutimperial stout
At a glance
Made in
Nicaragua
Strength
Medium-Full
Sizes
7 available
In plain English

What to expect

Smoothness
Balanced
Strength
Medium-Full

Richer and more assertive, but still approachable.

Flavour
earth · dark chocolate · black pepper · cedar
Tasting profile

How it tastes

Primary

earthdark chocolateblack peppercedardark cocoaespressococoanuts

Secondary

espressoleathermolassesroasted nutsdark sweetnesscedartobaccopepper

What each note tastes like

Sweetness5/5

Cocoa, dried fruit, molasses

Spice5/5

Pepper and warmth on the finish

Creaminess1/5

Soft, smooth, milky texture

Earthiness5/5

Soil, leather, forest floor

Wood5/5

Cedar, oak, toasted timber

Read from this cigar's own tasting notes, strength and wrapper — not a published score.

Earth & leatherearth · leather · tobacco

Dry, savoury depth — the backbone most aged tobacco is built on.

Wood & cedarcedar

Clean, resinous notes that come forward as the cigar warms up.

Pepper & spiceblack pepper · pepper

The tingle on the retrohale; usually strongest in the first third.

Cocoa & coffeedark chocolate · dark cocoa · espresso · cocoa · roasted nuts

Roasted, faintly bitter sweetness that builds through the middle.

Sweetnessmolasses · dark sweetness

Sugars from the wrapper and long-leaf filler; often on the lips.

Nut & grainnuts

Toasted, bready notes — almond, cashew, fresh bread, cereal.

Blend & origin

How it is built

Made in
Nicaragua
Released
2010
Sizes (length × ring)
4.5–7" × 50–70
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Where it sits in the collection

made in Nicaragua · medium-full in strength · pairs with aged rum, bourbon, espresso

Compare sizes

Every size side by side

SizeLength × ringPackPer cigarPricevs retail
Petite Robusto4.5" × 50Box of 20$7.75$155
Robusto5.2" × 52Box of 20$8.05$161
Toro6" × 54Box of 20$8.15$163
Belicoso5.5" × 52Box of 20$8.50$170
Gordo Extra7" × 70Box of 14$13.14$184−10%
Toro Gordo6" × 60Box of 20$9.80$196
Super Gordo5.7" × 66Box of 20$10.30$206
Aging & storage · Guidance

How to keep it

General humidor guidance for this cigar, based on its wrapper, strength, ring gauge and packaging.

Storage

Hold the box at 65–70% relative humidity at 65–70°F (18–21°C). Steady humidity matters far more than the exact number — swings are what crack wrappers.

Rest after delivery

Thicker ring gauges hold shipping moisture longest — give these boxes three to four weeks in the humidor before the first one.

Aging window

Full-bodied blends reward patience: a year or two of quiet aging typically trades raw power for depth.

In the box

Age them in their own box where possible — the cedar keeps the cigars marrying together instead of taking on the flavour of everything else in the humidor.

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