Jaime GarcĂa is the eponymous line of the younger GarcĂa, son of JosĂ© “PepĂn” GarcĂa and now a master blender in his own right. For years Jaime worked as his father’s right hand across the family’s farms and factory floor before stepping out with his own blend, one that carries the family name without simply copying the house style.
The flagship Jaime GarcĂa Reserva Especial began in 2009 as a one-time cigar for a single event, then proved good enough to earn a permanent place. Rolled at My Father Cigars in EstelĂ, Nicaragua, it wears a dark, oily Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper over a Nicaraguan core from GarcĂa family farms. Fuller in body but smooth, Jaime GarcĂa cigars lean more toward cocoa and coffee than the peppery punch of PepĂn’s own work.