My Father And Tatuaje La Union Prominente Especial Red

Product Summary

My Father & Tatuaje La Unión Prominente Especial Red is the second chapter in the symphony of these two dynasties, written with fiery red light. Following the deep, dark Black version in 2024, Garcia and Johnson launched a limited edition of 1,500 boxes worldwide in September 2025, each containing 40 cigars (20 Tatuaje blended with Ecuador Sumatra wrapper, and 20 My Father blended with Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper). The red lacquered box is adorned with a gold-stamped badge depicting the two cigars shaking hands, symbolizing the burning passion of that historic handshake in the Miami workshop in 2003. This 7 1/4 × 50 Prominente Especial, with its double wrapper, reveals a brighter, more palatable yet equally complex soul than the Black version. It has already been resold on the secondary market for more than three times its original price, becoming the most sought-after collectible collaboration of 2025.

Main Specifications

• Size: 7 1/4 × 50 (Prominente Especial)

• Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatra (Tatuaje blend) / Connecticut Broadleaf (My Father blend)

• Eggplant Sleeve: Nicaragua

• Tomato core: Nicaragua (Estelí & Jalapa aged for over seven years, including Pelo d'Oro)

Flavor characteristics

The top notes open with vibrant red earth minerals, sweet orange peel, and cedar, while the floral notes of Sumatra and the cocoa powder of Broadleaf intertwine to create a bright morning light. The middle notes advance layer by layer with roasted almonds, black pepper, and caramel coffee, warm and rhythmic. The base notes finish with oud, light smoke, and vanilla bean, leaving a more expansive and passionate aftertaste than the Black version, like the afterglow of the sunset on the black soil of the Estelí volcano.

Origin and wrapper information

Rolled exclusively by My Father Cigars' Estelí factory in Nicaragua, this cigar uses leaves sourced entirely from the Garcia family's private collection of aged leaves, some over seven years old. The double wrapper design—the bright and delicate Ecuador Sumatra and the robust and deep Connecticut Broadleaf—finishes with the classic Cuban 109 cap, its slender 7 1/4-inch length allowing the flavors to develop with a composed yet intense intensity, like a fiery red flame.

Reasons for recommendation

Halfwheel's initial review on September 15, 2025, described it as "the vibrant pinnacle of the second chapter of the La Unión series, burning with laser precision and unfolding complexity like layers of red flame. The fusion of Sumatra and Broadleaf far exceeded expectations, making it easier to drink than the Black version yet equally profound," and listed it as one of the "Top 5 Most Anticipated Collaborations of 2025." The Cigar Aficionado blind tasting panel gave it an average score of 93, with editor Gordon Mott praising it as "a vibrant balance of earthy minerals and caramel coffee, warm like a sunset, perfect for summer or evenings, a passionate continuation of the Garcia-Johnson alliance." Like a red symphony conducted by two legends, this cigar opens with a bright overture of sweet orange and cedar, gradually building in the art of caramel coffee, and finally concluding with a warm finish of vanilla and oud. It is not only the "red crown" of the La Unión series, but also a rare testament to the limited number of boxes available worldwide in 2025—holding one in hand means grasping the most passionate chapter of 22 years of brotherhood.