Won a contest awhile back from Scott (Shilala) and one of the cigars was a Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Maduro. I am Sitting on the back deck right now and am a little more than a third of the way through this cigar. My impression of this cigar so far is holy **** this is a good smoke.

Appearance- Really nice dark wrapper with very little veins 9/10
Draw- Slight pull 8.5/10
Flavor- Getting some cocoa, slight spicy notes 8/10
Burn- Pretty damn even so far 8/10


Really like this cigar so far. If the rest of the cigar is as good as the first 3rd I would not hesitate to buy a few of these babies to have on hand.
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They take about 8 months to get good. A year to get REAL good.
When they are "on", there's no better cigar in the world, imho.
I've had some that weren't all that, but if I had to pick the best cigar I ever smoked, it'd be a JJ maduro.
Thanks for the review!!! :-)
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wow, what a great cigar. Tons of thick grey smoke reminiscent of a good cuban, great flavor profile throughout. Solid 8.5/10 and would highly recommend this to anyone.
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what size did you have?
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it was a torpedo, don't know the exact size
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The JJ maduro is one of my all time favorite sticks,have you had a Cubao? It's up there with the JJ.
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I know I've smoked a JJ but can't remember it. I love the Pepin Blue, hate Pepin Black, but I can't remember what a JJ taste like. Is it pure pepper and spice like the Black or does it have some sweetness along w/ the pepper like the Blue?
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Thanks for the review, great smoke!
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Thanks for the review. The JJ Maduro is my favorite DPG cigar.
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I love the JJ maduro and the Blues, too. I also hate the black. The JJ white is a milder version of the Blue. The JJ maduro is way sweeter with tons more chocolate and caramel than the blue (which has none). It's a lot sweeter than the blue, too. :-)
When I smoke a JJ white, it's so much the same as the maduro, but I keep thinking "where's the rest of the sweet?" :-)
They're good though. :-)
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These are some of my favorites of the Pepin Brand.
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I just bought a new box of beli's last week cause I was running low and it takes them so long to get "right". Most guys like the sublimes. I like the Beli's the most because they seem to get the best of the bunch. The robusto can be incredibly good, too. :-)
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:-)
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I can't wait to get my hands on a Cubao Maddie.
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This is one of my favorites as well...I don't think it tastes like a blue at all. It has a sweetness profile along with a ton of back end spice. I don't care for the DPG blues much, love the blacks, hate the regular JJ whites (no flavor). I have a bunch of the Cubaos but those just aren't for me either...will try the maduro when it hits. :-)
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does anyone know a cheap place to pick up a few of these?
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I get them off Cbid... You can usually find them there between $20-25 for a 5'er there.
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:-) Keep an eye out for DPG samplers too. They usually include the Series JJ Maduro.
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