Broadleaf Driven
La Dueña
La Dueña is a Broadleaf‑forward line blended by Pete Johnson and distributed by My Father, built around a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper with Connecticut Broadleaf and Nicaraguan binder/filler; it occupies the medium to medium‑full lane and offers earthy, sweet broadleaf flavors and measured pepper.
Sizes
- No.5 - Robusto (5.0" x 50)
- No.2 - Belicoso (5 1/2" x 54)
- No.7 - Petit Lancero (6.0" x 42)
- No.9 - Petit Belicoso (4 3/4" x 48)
- No.11 - Petit Robusto (4 1/2" x 52)
- No.13 - Toro Gordo (6.0" x 56)
Strength
Medium-Full
Wrapper
Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder
Connecticut Broadleaf & Nicaraguan
Filler
Connecticut Broadleaf & Nicaraguan long‑filler
La Dueña lets the Broadleaf wrapper do the talking while keeping strength in check. Expect gritty broadleaf signatures—espresso, dark chocolate, leather and earth—balanced by a thread of sweetness and occasional black pepper on the retrohale. Smaller ring gauges skew sweeter and sharper on cocoa notes, while larger formats amplify the earthy, leathery backbone and creamier midpalate. The line’s intention is clear: deliver broadleaf character with subtlety rather than brute force, and the production quality from the Garcia factory tends to keep construction and burn honest.
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Articles & Reviews
La Dueña Petit Robusto (Prerelease)
A close look at La Dueña’s origins: Pete Johnson blended the cigar for Janny García with the express intent of making a lighter, flavor-forward Broadleaf smoke. The piece catalogs early tasting notes (leather, espresso, raw sugar), launch sizes and the unusual prerelease box run — useful for historical context.
La Dueña Petit Robusto
A production-stage revisit to the Petit Robusto that confirms consistent medium strength and a broadleaf-driven flavor set: dark chocolate, bitter espresso and leather. The review praises construction and documents noticeable shifts through the thirds, making it useful for smokers tracking daily-drinker performance.
La Dueña Petit Lancero No.7 Cigar Review
Focuses on the petit lancero sizes — how the narrow ring gauge accents the Broadleaf sweetness and cocoa while keeping strength in the medium range; includes tasting notes and scoring.
Video Gallery
Episode 208 - Acts 21 with commentary by Charles Spurgeon and the My Father cigar
ALOHA FRIDAY | MY FATHER LA DUENA
