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Island (The other ones) Reviews>Don Pepin Garcia "cuban classic" black 1970
Don Fernando 12:05 PM 10-21-2009
The Don Pepin Garcia black series is the first blend Jose Pepin created in his factory in Estelí, Nicaragua and I think it’s the least expensive of all the lines that carry Don Pepin’s name. The different vitolas all have a year to their name instead of the vitola type, the 5 x 54 belicoso that I smoked is the 1970.

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The small belicoso has a nice wrapper, almost without veins, and oily. The construction feels good, I can’t detect soft spots of plugs upon inspection. The cigar has a sweet aroma. The predraw is fine and leaves a peppery flavor in my mouth.

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A fruity peppery coffee with wood flavor is what I taste when I light the cigar. The pepper and the coffee fade away quickly and I can taste some wood with wild fruit. For a moment I can also taste some sal ammoniac candy (a kind of liquorice that I love) with a fresh minty aftertaste. The flavors are very uncommon but also very nice.

Halfway the sal ammoniac disappears and the wild fruit flavor is getting milder, but I can still taste it on the background of the wood. This is the flavor I keep tasting towards the end, but the flavors pick up and get a bit spicier towards the end.

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The draw is fine and the cigar has light colored firm ash. I did get a bit of a crooked burn and lots of nice smoke. This cigar is full flavored and medium to full bodied.

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Would I buy this cigar again? Yes, I liked it a lot, but I must admit, the robusto will stay my favorite of the Don Pepin Garcia black blend, but if I want the same flavor palate with just a bit less peppery power, this is the stick.

Appearance: 7 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 8 / 10
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Aroma (first part) 8 / 10
Aroma (middle part) 7 / 10
Aroma (last part) 7 / 10
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Whee 12:07 PM 10-21-2009
Great review. These have been a favorite of mine since I started smoking.
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elderboy02 12:25 PM 10-21-2009
Nice review! I love the robusto, but my favorite is the 1977 size (petit lancero) :-)
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e-man67 12:32 PM 10-21-2009
Them is good smokes! I like these better than the blues! :-)
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G G 12:34 PM 10-21-2009
Very good.
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dannysguitar 12:37 PM 10-21-2009
I like these. I think they taste similar to the La Aroma de Cuba EE
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Kreth 12:52 PM 10-21-2009
Nice review. I've only tried the robusto so far. Very tasty.
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Scothew 01:10 PM 10-21-2009
Funny you posted this, I just finished the exact same smoke that Brent has sent me in NST. I am crappy at picking out flavors, just know it was good :-) mine had some wrapper issues like it was dried or so, not sure what was up with that. Been in my humi a couple weeks now and i store it at 65%.
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Wigwam_Motel 01:17 PM 10-21-2009
now that's what I call a review. Good work. blk's are a def. go to stick.
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Don Fernando 03:37 PM 10-21-2009
Originally Posted by Scothew:
Funny you posted this, I just finished the exact same smoke that Brent has sent me in NST. I am crappy at picking out flavors, just know it was good :-) mine had some wrapper issues like it was dried or so, not sure what was up with that. Been in my humi a couple weeks now and i store it at 65%.
DPG is known for wrapper issues, the wrappers are very thin.
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OHRD 03:48 PM 10-21-2009
Excellent review, thanks as always...
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kelmac07 04:01 PM 10-21-2009
Nice review Ferdie...I enjoy these.
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Scothew 04:05 PM 10-21-2009
Originally Posted by Don Fernando:
DPG is known for wrapper issues, the wrappers are very thin.
Good to know, thanks!
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Wigwam_Motel 05:54 PM 10-21-2009
even with the wrapper being paper paper thin, even if you have to pull it off, it's going to smoke the same basically an YES taste the same. Only thick priming wrapper adjust the taste of a cigar. IMO
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duckmanco 07:22 PM 10-21-2009
I found these to be like smoking almonds... the flavor was so almond-y. May be time to revisit these, nice review!
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MedicCook 07:30 PM 10-21-2009
Thanks for the review & pictures Ferdie. These are great cigars.
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ChicagoWhiteSox 07:36 PM 10-21-2009
My favorite Pepin cigar:-) Thanks for the review.
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MajorCaptSilly 07:39 PM 10-21-2009
I love your reviews!


MCS
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Smokin Gator 07:39 PM 10-21-2009
Originally Posted by Don Fernando:
DPG is known for wrapper issues, the wrappers are very thin.
Too funny... I just wrote Scott in a PM and told him the same thing... You are brilliant Ferdie!!!
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Kreth 07:50 PM 10-21-2009
Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox:
My favorite Pepin cigar:-)
I used to think that. Now that I've tried several DPG sticks, I'm finding that my favorite is whichever one I smoked most recently. :-)
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