In 2010, My Father Cigars, Inc. released its most ambitious project to date: the My Father Limited Edition 2010.

The company—which had launched the My Father brand just two years before—created a limited edition 6 x 52 cigar that incorporated what at the time were becoming two of the company’s signatures: a 6 1/2 x 52 toro vitola and pelo de oro tobacco.

At the time, the García’s farms were relatively young and yet, the family was already growing one of the most infamous strands of tobacco. Pelo de oro, a name that translates as golden hair, is largely known for being banned in Cuba. The tobacco is susceptible to mold and as such…

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