Pepin Whores Unite!

[nic]

Just posted a review of the El Rey los de Habanos line. Enjoy.

http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthr...372#post332372

[RumblePen]

Originally Posted by txmatt

Atlantic and Rockys have the Pepin Blue labels.

-Matt-

All I'm finding is the Rio Tabacs at Rockys.

[txmatt]

Originally Posted by RumblePen

All I'm finding is the Rio Tabacs at Rockys.

I could have sworn Rocky's had them also. Well I haven't used Black Cat before but there is another source instead of Atlantic. Atlantic has great prices on 5ers of the Blues right now though.

-Matt-

[PuffDaddy]

I pulled the trigger on a few 5ers of the Blue Labels on Matt's advice. I got this from Atlantic, "We are currently sold out of the Don Pepin Generosos.
They will be available again at the end of next week."
Maybe the word is getting out a little too much

[RumblePen]

Originally Posted by txmatt

I could have sworn Rocky's had them also. Well I haven't used Black Cat before but there is another source instead of Atlantic. Atlantic has great prices on 5ers of the Blues right now though.

-Matt-

How would you describe them? Are they super strong? At all harsh?

Also, I may have a factory direct number for you guys soon. A customer went to Miami a few weeks back (same guy I was talking about in this thread: http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthr...t=Gran+Reserva) and this thread reminded me about the Don Pepin Garcia he was raving about. He had a business card from them and I asked him to bring it in next time he came to the shop.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Mister MaDuroo

...my local gifted me an unbanded sample 5.5 x 50 approx torpedo from Miami (he thought). The rep claimed it was a Pepin product (coming from a Padilla plant) soon to be introduced, and was made from 1961 Cuban tobacco...

Not one who goes far out of his way to prove myself wrong - I still follow up: it was of course the Pinar (3000) product - not a Pepin Garcia product. The fact of good construction and similarity to the Tatuaje I will stand by based on one cigar. More have arrived and I feel compelled to continue taste-testing. Seems like opinions on Pinar3000 are scattered thin and inconsistent.

[RumblePen]

Found one more:

http://www.cigarking.com/CigarKing/f...fm?itemid=5888

And does this mean Nicaro is a Pepin cigar?:

"This is the cigar that Tabacalera Tropical's master roller Peppin Garcia smokes!"
http://www.cigarking.com/CigarKing/f...fm?itemid=5274

[SeanGAR]

I smoked one of the Habana Leon coronas tonight OTT. Gorgeous construction although I did need to touch up the burn a couple of times (OTT remember). I really like the taste ... but I wouldn't have pegged it as a nic puro. 70% ligero supposedly ... but these cigars appear well aged. They don't come across with the right to the jaw the way the Plasencia TKOs do. Last 2 inches were very peppery. It will be interesting to taste the robustos ... I'll let them nap a bit before sampling though.

From CigarKing "Habana Leon uses a strong and full bodied blend of slow aged all Nicaraguan tobaccos. The filler is 70% Ligero tobacco, wrapped in a Nicaraguan grown binder. It is topped off by a reddish-brown Capa Corojo Wrapper from a 2000 crop.

[RumblePen]

These two samplers look like the best deal to try:

http://www.cigarking.com/CigarKing/f...fm?itemid=6221

http://www.cigarking.com/CigarKing/f...fm?itemid=6235

[txmatt]

Updates:[SIZE="6"]
Pepin Garica List[/SIZE]

El Rey de los Habanos
Don Pepin Garcia “Blue Label”
Don Pepin Serie JJ
Rey Miguel
Nacionales W
Vegas Cubanas
Cuban Diplomat
Hirsh y Garcia
Sancti Spiritus
Havana Soul
Habana Leon
Cabaiguan
Tatuaje
Tatuaje Nuevitas
Padilla Miami 8/11
Vegas Cubanas
El Rey los de Habanos

Believed to be Private Blending Campaign products, could be rolled in Miami or Nicaragua.:
Rio Tabac Alpha Series R – (Rocky’s Cigars)
Top Shelf Signature Select (topshelfcigar.com)
Trahan – (Cigar Merchant, Georgia)
Nicaragauan Heirloom (Cigarking)


Tabacalera Tropical Nicaragua believed to be Pepin Created Blends:
JFR
Condega
Nicarao

[El Gato]

Originally Posted by RumblePen

Also, I may have a factory direct number for you guys soon. A customer went to Miami a few weeks back (same guy I was talking about in this thread: http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthr...t=Gran+Reserva) and this thread reminded me about the Don Pepin Garcia he was raving about. He had a business card from them and I asked him to bring it in next time he came to the shop.

El Titan de Bronze in Miami makes a cigar with the band you describe in the linked thread. It's a nice cigar, not exceptional though.
The owner of the shop did send me a hand signed Christmas card even though I have only purchased one box from him. I thought that was a nice touch. I think his website is http://www.eltitandebronze.com

I sincerely hope that your customer went visited Pepin and has a direct number. That would be too cool. Thanks for trying to track this down.

[RumblePen]

Originally Posted by El Gato

El Titan de Bronze in Miami makes a cigar with the band you describe in the linked thread. I think his website is http://www.eltitandebronze.com

That looks like the cigar. Thanks!


Oh, and I also discovered via Google that El Rey los de Habanos was a destination in the Amazing Race season 7 Finale. So if anyone wants to get a look at the place, you might want to check that out.

[icehog3]

Pepin Whore?? I'm a Pepin Virgin!!

But thanks to two generous BOTLs here, DonWeb and jgros001 , I have a few Tatuajes sitting in the humi getting ready to smoke...let's see if I become a Pepin Slut!!

[Dr. Stogie Fresh]

I really love the flavor of the Tatuaje's. I have some Unicos, Gran Cojonu 2003 and just received a box of Cojonu 2006. I'm letting the 2006's rest before trying. These are big, full bodied cigars with plenty of potential for aging.

Doc

[Trumpet]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Pepin Whore?? I'm a Pepin Virgin!!

Same here, hopin' to change that soon though.