Pepin Whores Unite!

[Glacierman]

Originally Posted by Trumpet

Per Rocky's website, they're now made in Nicaragua.
From their website....

"The filler blend is noted as "Blend No. 7" from master blender "Pepin" Garcia. The Rio Tabac is all Nicaraguan filler using the finest leaf available. When Don Pepin combined the No 7 blend with this wrapper the result was clearly a great cigar. Don Pepin does not make this cigar for us but we have preserved the original blend and it's made for us today by a factory in Nicaragua."

Well, now I know where I got that info . . . :-) My brain is slipping.

[Glacierman]

Pepin Black Edition (= Black Label) is made in Nicaragua at Tabacalera Cubana. At least, that's what it says on the box I got in the other day. :-)

[lenguamor]

**** for Matt:






Got these Salomones when I was at the ERDLH factory over Christmas. Thought you'd like to drool a little.

[jitzy]

the de la concha ones i was told by the manager were made in the miami

[txmatt]

Originally Posted by lenguamor

**** for Matt:

Got these Salomones when I was at the ERDLH factory over Christmas. Thought you'd like to drool a little.

Those are nice sticks.. I hit Joe (carbonbased_al) with a box of those in a bomb last year. I really like the JJ blend and its hard to beat Salomones. I am very jealous you got to visit the factory!

-Matt-

[smokepiper]

I'm not a whore yet, but I'm getting there. I've picked up several singles and fivers of the Havana line and the series P. I also picked up a box of Old Henry coronas. Smoking the first OH right now.

I'm hooked.

D

[discdog]

I have been a Pepin Whore since I tried my first Tatuaje a little over a year ago. Then I tried the 8/11's, couldn't decide which one I liked best, so I bought those too. The came the Cabiaguan,Blue Label, JJ, Achilles, Black Label and several others. It's starting to be like Gurkha with all the different lines. Starting to get difficult to keep track of all of them. And which one is my favorite. That is, until last night when I picked up my box of 1932's. These things are almost hallucinigenic! I have found my favorite & I think my quest is over.

[Aladdin Sane]

Originally Posted by smokepiper

I'm not a whore yet, but I'm getting there. I've picked up several singles and fivers of the Havana line and the series P. I also picked up a box of Old Henry coronas. Smoking the first OH right now.

I'm hooked.

D

Love the Old Henry!! Bought a box of robustos a while back and have been burning through them!

Gotta jump on a sampler soon. All this Pepin talk has me dying to try some other blends.

[lenguamor]

Originally Posted by txmatt

Those are nice sticks.. I hit Joe (carbonbased_al) with a box of those in a bomb last year. I really like the JJ blend and its hard to beat Salomones. I am very jealous you got to visit the factory!

-Matt-

It was nice, although I didn't get to meet The Man himself.

But I did get a box of Vegas Cubanas...man, you can't even find those anywhere, but they're so good!

[BagfullofPings]

Originally Posted by lenguamor

It was nice, although I didn't get to meet The Man himself.

But I did get a box of Vegas Cubanas...man, you can't even find those anywhere, but they're so good!

www.cigarking.com

[bigman]

Legends Pepin Garcia – Yellow Label
Well, I’m sure that some of the other Pepin Whores around here have already tried these, but if not, I will be receiving my box on Friday or Saturday, and once they have set for a week or two I will have one and post a review.
I would also like to thank this thread for contributing to the delinquency of me. I’ve been eyeballing these for a wile and I saw that they were back in stock, or in stock, and they are even throwing in an ashtray for my trouble, not that that would have mattered, but it dose look better than the dime store, orange, round ashtray I’m using now, who know I may have to leave this fancy one at the girlfriend’s house, and keep old orange at home. Well, I guess I made the responsible choice; it was these or a box of the Habana Leon, and the Legends are about half the price.

[Papichulo]

OK, I have smoked some the Tatuaje line and agree they are wonderful smokes. I have not had anything else from that factory and I am thinking about grabbing the Padilla Miami 8/11s.... Are they worth it? Can anyone post their review in this thread?

[kjd2121]

Originally Posted by Papichulo

OK, I have smoked some the Tatuaje line and agree they are wonderful smokes. I have anything else from that factory and I am thinking about grabbing the Padilla Miami 8/11s.... Are they worth it? Can anyone post their review in this thread?

I had reviewed the Miami 8/11 Churchill a while back in another thread - Here it is -

Padilla Miami 8/11 Churchill (7x4

I decided tonight was the night to overcome my fear and give this bad boy a try. After reading a couple comments about this stick, I have to admit I was a little afraid of this smoke. It was noted as being overly strong, in your face, mouth numbing, etc.

This is a very long cigar at 7" and I thought that if it settles in with good flavor I would be in for a long time of pleasure. My thoughts were correct as you'll note below.

The beginning inch and a half was pretty rough, harsh and strong. I couldn't push too much smoke through my nose without burning my nostrils. For me I have noticed most of what I smoke needs around two inches before the real-ness(word??) of a cigar comes through. I tried not to form any opinions at this point and to just be patient. I would just as well have a machine smoke the first 1-2 inches for me.

Once this stick got to the 2 inch mark great things started to happen. The taste went to a very creamy vanilla with a slight sweetness. I was shocked at how smooth and tasty this stick became. There was a little bit of underlying spice, but not so much as to make it feel too strong. It was like someone swapped it out for a different cigar. “Unbelievable” was the first word out of my mouth at this point. I was able to take large amounts of smoke into my mouth and exhale all of it through my nose. It was almost like eating a bowl of vanilla ice cream. While it was hard not to keep puffing on this stick, I was able to limit myself to a draw every 45-60 seconds. The flavor lasted all the way to the end which took around 2 hours to reach.

This cigar is an incredible tasting full bodied smoke. It reminded me of an Ashton VSG I had smoked a while back. I do think the cigar was strong with copious amounts of smoke and I did catch a little buzz towards the end. I should qualify my smoking history as of late. I have been smoking what most consider medium to strong cigars for the past three weeks so my nicotine tolerance is fairly high and I'm used to "BIG" flavor.

I would definately buy a box of these sticks. YMMV

[Papichulo]

Wow kjd2121, with that review I must try one! Thanks for posting it.

[kjd2121]

Originally Posted by Papichulo

Wow kjd2121, with that review I must try one! Thanks for posting it.

I did end up buying a box of the Churchills and every one so far has been fantastic.