Don Pepin Garcia Black Label

[Demasoni]

So I've heard more than a few times that the Don Pepin Black Label is the closest you can get to a Cuban flavor profile from a NC. As many of you know, certain vitolas may have a different flavor profile even though they are the same cigar.

My questions are:

What is your favorite vitola for this cigar?

Has anyone had the perfecto (1973)? How did it compare to the others?

[slyder]

Ive been smoking the robusto right now.....cause I got them on the cheap! Love em.

[madurolover]

In my opinion, the Perla (Petit Corona) is the best of this line.

[Cadillac]

I've gone through boxes I mean BOXES of 1950's. They are my favourite go to smoke. But to clarify, I prefer to smoke CC's. I can see were a comparison can be made to Cubans but let's be real here. It not a Cuban. Doesn't matter. I still love 'em. One dimensional compared to a Cuban, but a dimension that I love.

[Rubix^3]

I have only had the robusto, but it is a fine smoke. I also enjoy Pepin's Serie JJ Maduro, and the cigars he blends for 601, as well as the La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial.
If you like the Black label, a non Pepin smoke that you may enjoy is the Padilla 1932.

Cheers!

[Demasoni]

Originally Posted by madurolover

In my opinion, the Perla (Petit Corona) is the best of this line.

The more I smoke, the more I'm drawn to thinner ring gauge cigars, petite corona, corona etc.

I've never actually smoked any Pepins, Black Label, Blue Label (which I heard is very good), but I hear he is a master blender and that his creations are really tasty. So far it sounds like you can't go wrong with any vitola of this cigar. So I guess I'll try the petite corona and toro soon. Still waiting for someone who's tried the perfecto. I don't know why, but I love the shape of those things, reminds me of a Hemingway short story, except on roids.

[commonsenseman]

Originally Posted by Demasoni

The more I smoke, the more I'm drawn to thinner ring gauge cigars, petite corona, corona etc.

I've never actually smoked any Pepins, Black Label, Blue Label (which I heard is very good), but I hear he is a master blender and that his creations are really tasty. So far it sounds like you can't go wrong with any vitola of this cigar. So I guess I'll try the petite corona and toro soon. Still waiting for someone who's tried the perfecto. I don't know why, but I love the shape of those things, reminds me of a Hemingway short story, except on roids.

I've also been getting into small rg cigars lately, they just have more flavor as a general rule. Plus most cigars are blended for coronas, so that's usually a good place to start when trying out a blend.

You should try some pepins, I'm a relative noob to them, but every one I've tried has been excellent. I have a black label in the humi (robusto I think) that I'll be smoking soon.

[burnsco]

I heard that DPG said his brown label Tatuaje is the closest thing to a Cuban? I don't think I've ever heard the same about the cuban classic.

[Anthony]

Had the Robusto 1979 this morning. Very similar to a Cuban in flavor profile.

Even if you don't care about it tasting like a Cuban, this cigar is among the best out there in my opinion.

[JGIORD]

I've had the Toro, Robusto and Belicoso. All great smokes. Heavy wood and pepper flavors, but they don't taste like Habanos to me.

I personally think the Cabaiguan Belicoso has a closer profile to a Habano than the Black line.

[jarrod]

Prefer the toro gordo in the black label. Great smoke for the price but definitely not a cc.

[jeff_connors]

Series JJ was the closest to the Cuban flavor profile that I have had

[Phantom57]

In the black label, I prefer the 1970 (belicoso). I saw a video interview of DPG on another BB where he says the Tatuaje Regios is the closest thing he has ever made to a CC.