Sorry, have to take a break from the crap cigars. :ss
Cigar: Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Vitola: 1979 (Robusto)
Price: $124/20 off CI
Setting: Backyard, about 95 degrees out, about 4:30 and having a Barq's root beer.
Pre-light: Cigar is a nice looking medium brown with small veins. Cigar is firm with no soft spots. Has a rich sweet tobacco smell. Very nice. The labels are nice and loose and overall the cigar is a nice presentation and speaks quality. The triple cap cut easily with the Palio using my cranial screw top method. Cold draw was slightly firm with a nice rich taste to it. The cigar is dated December of 2007.
First third: The cigar lit up easily using the Ronson and we were in business. Initial flavors were typical Pepin, a bit of spice and the nic tingle and a bit of leather. The ash is nice and white so far. I noticed a crack in the wrapper about half an inch in. I may have done that when giving the squeeze test. Not affecting the burn so far. Kinda medium bodied so far with a light finish/aftertaste. Draw is on the slightly firm side of perfect.
Second third: The cigar is really smooth. The last one I had of these about six months ago was much spicier and a bit harsher. Time seems to do nice things to these cigars. The leather and wood flavors are the main ones coming through, with a touch of slightly bitter chocolate in the background. Pepper which I remember dominating this stick is really staying in the background. The ash has turned more of a salt and pepper color and is starting to flake a bit and dumping uncerimoniously into my lap at about the one inch mark. Body is moving into the medium/full range and the finish is becoming a bit more creamy and lingering. Burn is getting a small bit of wave to it but nothing that requires attention. So far so good.
Final third: The cigar is remaining really smooth with just the tingle of spice on the tongue remaining. Smoke production is thick and pleasing, great for smoke rings. Leather remains the dominant flavor with that slight bit of chocolate in the background. Body has moved into the full range. Pretty good nicotine strenth as well. The pepper I remember from the last one never really came out full strength but did become a bit more prominent toward the end.
Final thoughts: I recieved this in a bomb from Matt (thank you sir, very much appreciated) and after seeing them on sale at joecigar I decided to light it up. Probably shoulda given it a couple days rest in the humi but it smoked great. So great in fact that I jumped on the deal as $3 a stick for these is a steal. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the cigar, it was smooth and tasty and very well made. Even the crack in the wrapper caused no problems at all. Definitely looking forward to the next one.
Liked it: Yes. For serious this time.
Buy again: Just did, though I don't think I'd drop $124 a box on them.
Reccommend: Sure, pretty darned good smoke.
Cigar: Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Vitola: 1979 (Robusto)
Price: $124/20 off CI
Setting: Backyard, about 95 degrees out, about 4:30 and having a Barq's root beer.
Pre-light: Cigar is a nice looking medium brown with small veins. Cigar is firm with no soft spots. Has a rich sweet tobacco smell. Very nice. The labels are nice and loose and overall the cigar is a nice presentation and speaks quality. The triple cap cut easily with the Palio using my cranial screw top method. Cold draw was slightly firm with a nice rich taste to it. The cigar is dated December of 2007.
First third: The cigar lit up easily using the Ronson and we were in business. Initial flavors were typical Pepin, a bit of spice and the nic tingle and a bit of leather. The ash is nice and white so far. I noticed a crack in the wrapper about half an inch in. I may have done that when giving the squeeze test. Not affecting the burn so far. Kinda medium bodied so far with a light finish/aftertaste. Draw is on the slightly firm side of perfect.
Second third: The cigar is really smooth. The last one I had of these about six months ago was much spicier and a bit harsher. Time seems to do nice things to these cigars. The leather and wood flavors are the main ones coming through, with a touch of slightly bitter chocolate in the background. Pepper which I remember dominating this stick is really staying in the background. The ash has turned more of a salt and pepper color and is starting to flake a bit and dumping uncerimoniously into my lap at about the one inch mark. Body is moving into the medium/full range and the finish is becoming a bit more creamy and lingering. Burn is getting a small bit of wave to it but nothing that requires attention. So far so good.
Final third: The cigar is remaining really smooth with just the tingle of spice on the tongue remaining. Smoke production is thick and pleasing, great for smoke rings. Leather remains the dominant flavor with that slight bit of chocolate in the background. Body has moved into the full range. Pretty good nicotine strenth as well. The pepper I remember from the last one never really came out full strength but did become a bit more prominent toward the end.
Final thoughts: I recieved this in a bomb from Matt (thank you sir, very much appreciated) and after seeing them on sale at joecigar I decided to light it up. Probably shoulda given it a couple days rest in the humi but it smoked great. So great in fact that I jumped on the deal as $3 a stick for these is a steal. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the cigar, it was smooth and tasty and very well made. Even the crack in the wrapper caused no problems at all. Definitely looking forward to the next one.
Liked it: Yes. For serious this time.
Buy again: Just did, though I don't think I'd drop $124 a box on them.
Reccommend: Sure, pretty darned good smoke.
