Recent content by donp

So I tried my first Tobaco Baez made by Don Pepin the other day. I got a fiver and let em rest for several days before trying one; curiosity got the best of me, after smoking it, I probably should have waited a little longer. The pre light smell of the tobacco was excellent; sweet, and almost...

Thanks for all of your replies. I already have a fiver on the way, and wanted to get some skinny on the sticks. I will have to see for myself. I trust the BOTLs and SOTLs in here for their opinions, and wanted to get a read on them before they arrive. I knew it was a bit of a risk because Pepin...

This is a new smoke by Pepin Garcia. Does anyone have any info on it? I know it has a Connecticut wrapper and Nic tobaccos but, that is about all. I havent seen a review on one and, I am curious.

I have liked all of the smokes Pepin makes, and have found they are each different in their own right; it illustrates his versatile blending skill. I agree, the Vegas Cubana is one of the mildest cigars he makes. I didnt care for it too much at first, because i was expecting his usual bite in...

I have had issues with a lot of the cigars I get in general. I have had less problems with Pepin smokes than many others, but I have had some. I figure it has more to do with me than with the cigars themselves. If I have draw problems or plugged smokes it is due to the cigar and the way it is...

Casa Royale, a Pepin Garcia blend made for Holts. A good smoke with a lot of potential. I smoked one a week ago cuz I couldnt wait; curiosity got the best of me. It was good, with a lot of upside. Additional time at rest will only improve it.

This has not been my experience with the Pepin Cuban classic at all. I have had several different vitolas of this type and found them to be excellent, and without any problem with construction at all.

I have the Maduro and have had no complaints.

While you may have tasted similar flavors in the two, they are definitely not the same blend. I have had both, numerous times. The Edge is stronger, less complex, less chocolatey and less smooth than the OWR.

Uh Craig, good call. Since this thread was first written, I got my order in, had a few, and they didnt get any better. In fact, they were downright awful:pu I may have a few left way down in the darkest corner of a makeshift coolerdor. I havent looked at em in over a year. Besides, you can't...

For me, I have pretty much run the gamut of cigar purchasing and smoking. When I first started buying cigars I didnt have a clue, and bought a few from a local B&M and got some good advice from a guy there. That helped a lot, and established for myself what I would and wouldn't pay for smokes. I...

I agree with this idea. I love Pepin's blends and have come to learn that each are excellent smokes in their own regard; different than each other but, very good. So, I expect they will be well made, will burn well, will be spicey within the first inch, and will show complexity in the second and...

I haven't noticed what you have recently, and I do not feel that CS is suffering any degradation at all; it is still a place I come to online when I have some spare time. I have noticed over the time I have been a member is that every now and then some members tend to "go off" on each other. I...

Brings up images of a cartoon I saw when I was a kid....the tough puggish dog with the bowler hat and short tight sweater covering his top half, with a stogie sticking out of the side of his mouth. Later on, he gets the crap ripped out of him by a panther in an alley which he thought was a...

I smoke any cigar that tastes good to me to the nub. If it sucks I put it out. For me though, mostly Pepins, Padrons, Opux X's etc etc (but only if they taste good) :tu