Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic Cigar
Thursday, March 5th, 2009
>Jose “Pepin” Garcia has become a popular name around the cigar community. Pepin is a master cigar roller and blender that started his career at some of the most prestigious factories in Cuba. Today he operates two of the world’s most popular factories in Miami and Nicaragua. Aficionados compare Pepin’s blends with some of the best cigars made in Cuba.
The is an excellent value. This blend is the first blend made by Jose Garcia in his Esteli factory and is also the least expensive. The aroma of the Don Pepin Garcia Black is dry and spicy with a long and pronounced finish. The cigar is full bodied and full flavored with a nice balance and easy draw. If you enjoy a powerful smoke, this one is a must try.
Rated 89. This attractive, oily cigar has fine construction. It has chewy wood notes with a sweet spiciness and some coffee bean on the palate. – Cigar Insider, May 2007
Rated 89. A very well made belicoso with a silky smooth wrapper. It has cedar and leather notes, and a short finish. – Cigar Insider, May 2007
Rated 85. An attractive perfecto that is hard to light. It burns poorly. It has woody and nutty flavors with some gumminess on the palate. – Cigar Insider, May 2007
Rated 88. A powerful and strong cigar that hits the palate hard with complex flavors that were dry and included black pepper with espresso and peaty notes. The appearance and construction of this cigar was average but the burn was excellent. – Cigar.com, April 2007 (AS)
I just tried one of these, I received in my cigar of the month selections. This is an outstanding cigar, nice and strong, perfect burn and draw, if finishes very strong. I smoked it down to the nub – Patrick
. A lovely cigar that has an elegant draw and burn. The blend is pleasant, with a toasted almond flavor, notes of wood and touches of leather on the palate. – Cigar Insider, May 2007
Rated 92. A lovely cigar that has an elegant draw and burn. THe blend is pleasant, with a toasted almond flavor, notes of wood and touches of leather on the palate. – Cigar Aficionado, December 2007
I liked it so much I got 2 boxes for my humidor. Smells and tase like a real cuban. – Kelyne
. At times, I found it a bit overwhelming. It had a strong leathery flavor with hints of pepper and hazelnut. Other than a superior flavor, the construction and burn both needed work. The wrapper was also dry and gritty, but this was a great cigar by Don Pepin. I gave it an 88. – Jon Lung
What a great smoke. The cigar was perfect from start to finish. Flavor was balanced and the smoke would just fill the mouth. The smoke was toasty with a chocolate/roasted nut thing going on that just amazed me. I cant wait to have antoher one. – Dave A.