Don Jose "Pepin" Garcia

[bleedingshrimp]

As an admirer of DPG, thought I'd make a thread for those to keep up with the man, his various cigars and blends, and post some good deals on his cigars.

Don Jose "Pepin" Garcia - In the short time he has been on his own, Pepin Garcia has moved from a relative unknown to a major name in the "boutique" brand arena. In addition to his own brands, he has blended and makes several others for various companies. His skill as a master roller has often been recognized.

All of the cigars made at his factories are made in the Cuban style and are finished with a triple cap. In addition, every box is marked with the date of manufacture, a practice which is beginning to gain favor outside of Cuba, where it has always been done.



CURRENT PRODUCTION:



DPG Blue Label - This is a full bodied cigar with a unique composition and blend. It has an enjoyable flavor and exquisite aroma with an excellent burn rate.

DPG Black Label - It is a medium to full bodied cigar with an exquisitely flavored blend, wrapped in premium “Habano Rosado”

DPG Series JJ - Series JJ is a medium to full bodied cigar with deep and excellent flavor and creaminess, the wrapper is a light-brown “Nicaraguan Corojo Rosado”

DPG El Rey de los Habanos - It is a cigar of mild flavor made with Cuban seed, wrapped in “Corojo Rosado Claro”, grown in Nicaragua.

DPG Vegas Cubanas - It is a medium cigar with magnificent flavor and enchanting aroma. This premium cigar is made with “Cuban Seed Corojo 99”

Tobacos Baez - Baez is a small town in the Villa Clara province of Cuba where in 1950 our hero José “Don Pepín” Garcia was born, presumably with chaveta in hand. (The first infant ever to cut his own umbilical cord!) Tabacos Baez, a newish blend from Tabacalera Cubana, is named for that town.

Don Pepin "My Father" - Considered to be the most prestigious blend released by El Rey de los Habanos, My Father is another flavorful concoction assembled by the hands of Don Pepin Garcia. This blend consists of specially selected tobacco grown at the most prestigious farms in Esteli, Nicaragua. The wrapper is a beautiful Ecuadorian grown Habano-Rosado leaf, which is combined with a Nicaraguan binder.

El Centurion - El Centurion was a special, one-time limited release for Don Pepin himself and was limited to 50,000 cigars made in the Nicaraguan factory, TACUBA. There were three sizes: Guerrero, a 5x50 robusto; Emperadores, a 5.5x50 figurado, and Gladiatores, a 6.5x50 toro. They were packed in cedar boxes of 20.

Los Imperialistas - Los Imperialistas (The Imperialists) was inspired by an comically infamous billboard in Havana, Cuba, which depicts a Cuban soldier taunting a sweating, growling and cowering Uncle Sam across the water, saying “Mr. Imperialists. We have absolutely no fear of you!” From his factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. This cigar is made for a gentlemen in the Atlanta area, Jesse Wills, and is available only at select shops in the Southeast.



CLIENT BRANDS:

Tatuaje/Pete Johnson:

Tatuaje - Tatuaje is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by Tatuaje Cigars, Inc.. It was created by Pete Johnson (owner of Tatuaje Cigars) in close consultation with José Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in Miami, Florida, and at Tabacalera Cubana S. A. (TACUBA) in Estelí, Nicaragua. The cigars can all be considered full-bodied cigars, but vary in strength. All are Nicaraguan Puros (constructed solely of tobaccos grown in Nicaragua). The brand consists of four ranges of regular production cigars along with several limited release vitolas (specific sizes) manufactured specifically for certain retailers.

Caibaguan - This brand was created by Pete Johnson (owner of Tatuaje Cigars, Inc.) in consultation with Jaime Garcia, the son of José "Pepin" Garcia. The filler (the Cabaiguan blend) is a blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos, the binder is Nicaraguan and the wrapper is a Connecticut Seed shade-grown Ecuadoran leaf, and results in a medium-bodied cigar. This cigar was released in 2004 and is available in four vitolas.

La Riqueza - is the newest creation from Pete Johnson, the mind behind the incredibly successfull Tatuaje Cigars. La Riqueza will feature Nicaraguan binder and filler, with a luxurious Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The wrappers will be dark natural, with no maduro processing.
La Riqueza was originally a Cuban brand made in the Quintero factory back in the 1920's through about the 1940's. La Riqueza will feature the original Cuban artwork for the bands and dress boxes of 25 cigars. La Riqueza is made in Nicaragua by Jose "Pepin" Garcia.



EO

EO Premium 601 Serie - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia as well as the co-founders of United Tobacco Erik Espinosa & Eddie Ortega all 601 cigars are manufactured at the Tabacalera Cubana factory in the Estelí, Nicaragua. The brand was introduced in August 2006. Label colors denote wrapper. Black (Connecticut), Red (Habano), Blue (box pressed maduro), Green (obscuro habano),

EO Cubao - The Cubao is also manufactured in Esteli, Nicaragua, exclusively for for United Tobacco, by Pepin Garcia. These cigars comprise an exquisite blend of aged Nicaraguan tobaccos topped with a beautifully rich and oily Ecuador Sumatra Oscuro Wrapper.

Mi Barrio - Mi Barrio is a limited edition, seasonal release, made by Pepin Garcia for the guys that brought you the incredible 601 brands. Mi Barrio (my neighborhood) is a full bodied cigar thanks to it's filler and binder blend of all Nicaraguan tobaccos from 3 differnet regions. It is topped with a brown and oily Nicaraguan Habano wrapper. It is rich and flavorful and builds from a medium to full bodied smoke as you go



5 Vegas

5 Vegas Miami - 5 Vegas Miami features ultra-premium Cuban Seed Nicaraguan-grown ligero tobaccos wrapped in a beautiful Cuban-seed Corojo wrapper.


Ashton

Benchmade - Benchmade is a new brand handcrafted in Nicaragua by Jose "Pepin" Garcia. These cigars feature gorgeous, dark-brown Nicaraguan wrappers, a pair of sturdy
Nicaraguan binders and a delicious selection of high-grade Nicaraguan fillers. Each cigar is finished with a handsome pigtail top. The flavors are medium to full-bodied.

San Cristobal - San Cristobal is a name that used since the mid-1980's by Ashton and trademarked here in the United States since the mid-1990’s. Blended by DPG.

La Aroma De Cuba Edicion Especial - Carefully crafted by hand in Nicaragua by cigar artisan Jose ’Don Pepin’ Garcia. On the outside, a leathery Cuban-seed wrapper glistens with oils. Grown in the misty valleys of Ecuador, this flavorful leaf conceals a robust mixture of aged Cuban-seed long-fillers from the black, volcanic soils of Nicaragua.



Holts Cigars

Connoisseur Selection - Connoisseur Selection is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by Holt's Cigar Company,Inc. The brand was first introduced to the U. S. market in 1983. At that time, it was a full-bodied cigar made at the Villazon factory in Honduras, but when Villazon was purchased by General Cigar Company in 1997, manufacture of the brand ceased. In May 2007, after a ten-year hiatus, the brand was re-introduced. It is now blended and manufactured by Pepín Garcia at Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua.
This current incarnation of this brand is a full-bodied, full-flavored cigar. The range consists of five models with names of a royal character. It is a puro, as the filler, binder and wrapper are all Nicaraguan tobaccos.

Fumadores - Fumadores is a brand of hand-made premium cigar blended and made by José "Pepin" García. The brand is owned by Holt's Cigar Company,Inc. First released in May 2007, this low-end brand is manufactured at Pepin's factory, Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua. It is the first low-end cigar made by Pepin.This is a medium to full-bodied mixed-filler Cuban sandwich style cigar. The filler is Nicaraguan Corojo, Criollo and Habano, the binder Nicaraguan and the wrapper is Ecuadorian.

Old Henry - Old Henry is a brand of premium cigar owned by Holt's Cigar Company. It was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua. Old Henry, a Bulldog, was the mascot at Holt's for many years until his death in 2006. The cigar was developed as a tribute to a "beautiful pooch with champion features." It is described as "full-bodied and robust, yet balanced and complex." The filler is aged Nicaraugan leaves. There are two Nicaraguan binder types, and the wrapper is a Nicaraguan Corojo.

Little Havana Overruns - A bundle cigar made by DPG, for Holts.

Casa Royale - This cigar shares a wrapper leaf with Tatuaje prized Black Label Nicaragua Strength: Medium to Full Wrapper: Esteli Sungrown Binder: NicaraguanFiller: Nicaraguan



Cigars International

CI Legends Pepin Garcia - Legends started out as a small project. CI asked top cigar manufacturers to create the best damn cigar they could for $5 retail or under. The only condition is, the cigar had to be 5.75” x 54 in size. NicaraguanWrapper ,Nicaraguan Corojo
Filler, Habano.

Padilla Edicion Especial Obsidian - Manufactured in Honduras, Padilla Obsidian is only created in limited quantities, making it a rare treat. The blend is medium to full in body, offering many competing nuances of spice and pepper, cleverly masked by full-flavored, rich nuances of espresso and cocoa



Nestor Miranda

Nestor Miranda Signature Selection - Jose "Pepin" Garcia is taking on a new cigar project. The talented cigarmaker is the new manufacturer of the Nestor Miranda Signature Selection brand.
The brand is owned by Miami Cigar & Co., distributors of Don Lino, La Aurora and other cigars. Once only sold in Florida, it was previously made by STC Cigar Manufacturers Inc. in Honduras, makers of Gran Habano cigars.



Troya:

Troya Classico - a cigar blended and manufactured by Don Pepin Garcia at Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua. Don Pepin had been called upon earlier to aid in the development of the blends for both of the other Troya lines, which were the result of the efforts of several people. This line comes in two ranges, one with a Cameroon wrapper and the other with a Connecticut wrapper. The Cameroon is a medium-bodied cigar, while the Connecticut is a mild to medium cigar. The filler and binder in both are Dominican Piloto Cubano and Olor tobaccos.



Cigar King:

Cuban Diplomat - he brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. The brand consists of two ranges, the Cuban Diplomat and the Cuban Diplomat Corojo Rosado. This range consists of five vitolas and is essentially the filler and binder used in the Havana Soul, but with a Connecticut shade wrapper. The combination results in a medium to full-bodied cigar. The band is red and bears an image of a tobacco field within a broad border

Habana Leon - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. One of Cuba's great baseball teams was the Club Habana team who played as the Habana Leones (Havana Lions). They were nicknamed los Rojos ("The Reds"), which was the team color. This brand commemorates and celebrates this great Cuban baseball team, and the color theme is carried over to the cigar band, which is red with gold lettering. The brand consists of a single range of seven vitolas. This is a full-bodied cigar. The filler is 70% Nicaraguan ligero, with a Nicaraguan wrapper and a Nicaraguan-grown Corojo wrapper from the crop of 2000.

Havana Soul - Havana Soul is a brand of premium cigar owned by Cigar King, Inc. and created by José "Pepin" Garcia. It is manufactured in Little Havana, Miami, Florida at the El Rey de los Habanos factory. It is a medium to full-bodied blend. The filler is a blend of Nicaraguan Corojo and Criollo tobaccos, and the wrapper is a Corojo ' 99. The cigars begin with a very mild body, and build in flavor and intensity until it almost reaches a full body at about the half-way point and remains at that level until the end.

Hirsch y Garcia - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. The brand takes its name from the two men responsible for its creation: Mitchell Hirsh, owner of Cigar King, Inc., and Pepin Garcia. The filler is a Nicaraguan blend, as is the binder. The wrapper is a chocolate-colored Nicaraguan Corojo. It is a medium to full-bodied cigar and yields a rather spicy flavor. The band is red, with a white emblem. The brand consists of a single range of four vitolas.

Nacionales W - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. Pepin designed the blend to mimic the cigars that he and his fellow rollers in Cuba smoked in the factories there.
This brand uses a blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos for the filler, and the binder is also a Nicaraguan leaf. The wrapper is an oily, brown Corojo '99. It is a medium bodied cigar. The band is a simple gold band with black lettering

Sancti Spiritus - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. It takes its name from the Sancti Spiritus province of Cuba, within which Don Pepin's home town of Cabaiguán is situated. The brand consists of a single range of four vitolas. The cigar is a medium-bodied cigar. The filler and binder are Nicaraguan tobaccos and the wrapper is a Nicaraguan Corojo. The band is based on the Cuban flag, and shows a scene from the Plaza Mayor in the city of Trinidad in which the statue of Terpsichore, the Greek Muse of dance and dramatic chorus, is prominent.



Cigar.com:

Corojo label - he development of this proprietary brand was begun in 2004 by the in-house blending team. In early 2006, the company sought out Pepin Garcia and with his aid and that of his son, Jaime, the desired final blend was obtained. It was introduced in late February 2007.The cigars are manufactured in Estelí, Nicaragua, at Tabaclera Cubana (TACUBA). Full bodied, the wrapper is a Nicaraguan Corojo, the binder is Honduran and the filler is Nicaraguan.

Top Shelf Cigar Co.:

Signature Select - is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by Top Shelf Cigar Co. of Skippack, Pennsylvania. José "Don Pepin" Garcia created the Signature Select Green Label at the company's request and the brand made its debut in late 2004. The cigars are manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. The brand bears the company owner's signature on the cigar band and box. Nicaraguan grown, the filler is a Cuban-seed “Corojo ‘99” blend, the wrapper is a Colorado leaf.

[bleedingshrimp]

PREVIOUS PRODUCTION:


The Cigar Merchant:

Trahan Reserve Serie T - Trahan Reserva Serie T is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by The Cigar Merchant Company. The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. The brand is named for the former owner of the company, Todd Trahan, and was styled to be as close to the Partagas Serie D #4 as possible.

Pepin has stated that the Serie T, while no longer produced for Trahan, is most similar to the Blue Label line he produces.






Padilla

Padilla Miami - he blend for this brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and the cigars are manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. The name refers to the location of the factory, which is near the corner of 8th Street & 11th Avenue in Miami. The band and packaging were designed by Ernesto Padilla.

A full-strength cigar, the Padilla Miami has a wrapper of Nicaraguan grown Cuban-seed Corojo surrounding a filler blend of Nicaraguan Criollo and Corojo and a binder of Nicaraguan Criollo.
The band is black with gold lettering, with a large monogram "P" surrounded by a gold border in the center, with "Miami" in gold on a red background below the monogram

Padilla Signature 1932 - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida, with one size (La Perla) made at Tabacalera Cubana S. A., Pepin's factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.

The late Heberto Padilla, noted Cuban poet, was born in the year 1932 and his son Ernesto Padilla, the owner of Padilla Cigars, named this cigar brand as a tribute to his father.The brand was released in stages.

Padilla 1948 - The 1948 is the second addition to the Padilla trilogy started by Ernesto in honor of his father, one of Cuba’s most accomplished poets. 1948 marks the year his father published his first book. The filler consists of Cuban-seed Nicaraguan Criollo and Corojo tobaccos secured by a Criollo binder.



Black Cat Cigar Company:

Rey Miguel - is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by Black Cat Cigar Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. This is a medium-bodied cigar. The filler is a blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos. The binder is not known. The wrapper is a Connecticut-seed wrapper grown by Silvio & Alfredo Perez in Ecuador. This wrapper tempers the strength and body of the filler blend.

Sam's GS STash - The brand was originally created by José "Pepín" García for the company owner's personal use. Production was increased and the brand was released publicly in late 2006 or early 2007. It is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida.The cigars have an oily Nicaraguan corojo wrapper, with Nicaraguan tobacco also used for the filler and binder. It is a full-bodied cigar.


SOURCES: Wikipedia, Cigars International, Famous Smoke

[BFallehy]

Thanks for the post. I am a fan of all the Pepin cigars so now I have a better list of things to look for. :ss

[Whee]

Wow. Great list. I am a fan of many of these smokes.:tu:tu

[Doctorossi]

Great thread idea!

Now... who's going to take up the "CA DPG Challenge" and be the first to have tried them all? :r

[bleedingshrimp]

Great thread idea!

Now... who's going to take up the "CA DPG Challenge" and be the first to have tried them all? :r

Hehe....I've only tried 7!!!;s

I'm ashamed that I've never tried the Tatuaje or Cabaiguan.

[Whee]

:wo

I've got 14 down.:D

[Doctorossi]

:wo

I've got 14 down.:D

You're 1/3rd done! :ss

[TheRiddick]

Nice list. That said, no current Padilla cigar is made by DPG, contrary to your list, that Obsidian is made in Nicaragua, but not by Pepin.

Also, and I know I'll see posts arguing the point, but I'd like to know what makes 5 Vegas Miami a DPG MADE cigar. Take a look at the CI catalog, where all other cigars are touted as "made" by _______________, the 5 Vegas Miami is listed as "crafted". Interesting (and careful) choice of words, but last time I went to DPG Miami factory, 5 Vegas were not discussed as manufactured by Pepin nor available for purchase (while all other lines were). When did that change?

One more observation. Even though you list some brands as manufactured by DPG, they may have been manufactured by other factories untli very recently, one needs to carefully tread with those and figure out what is being bought (Troya, for example, which was made by Altadis before?).

[Fumes]

One more observation. Even though you list some brands as manufactured by DPG, they may have been manufactured by other factories untli very recently, one needs to carefully tread with those and figure out what is being bought (Troya, for example, which was made by Altadis before?).

The DPG-made Troya Clasico is no more. The brand was owned by a company called Lignum-2, which sold out to Altadis. The new Troya Clasico "Limited" (yeah, sure) is made by NATSA for Altadis. :td

[bleedingshrimp]

Nice list. That said, no current Padilla cigar is made by DPG, contrary to your list, that Obsidian is made in Nicaragua, but not by Pepin.

Also, and I know I'll see posts arguing the point, but I'd like to know what makes 5 Vegas Miami a DPG MADE cigar. Take a look at the CI catalog, where all other cigars are touted as "made" by _______________, the 5 Vegas Miami is listed as "crafted". Interesting (and careful) choice of words, but last time I went to DPG Miami factory, 5 Vegas were not discussed as manufactured by Pepin nor available for purchase (while all other lines were). When did that change?

One more observation. Even though you list some brands as manufactured by DPG, they may have been manufactured by other factories untli very recently, one needs to carefully tread with those and figure out what is being bought (Troya, for example, which was made by Altadis before?).

The Padilla cigars are listed under Previous Production in my post, not as current production. I listed cigars both made by Pepin and those BLENDED by Pepin here. I don't believe I explicitly said all were MADE at one of his factories.

[bleedingshrimp]

Here's a question I have. What happens to cigars like the Padillas that were Pepin creations as far as the blend when Padilla and Pepin part ways. Do they change the blends that make them what they are???

My gut reaction is probably not, whether these sticks are made by Pepin, it would seem that they are still Pepin in spirit no?

Or do the blends actually change...I honestly don't know??

[NCRadioMan]

Here's a question I have. What happens to cigars like the Padillas that were Pepin creations as far as the blend when Padilla and Pepin part ways. Do they change the blends that make them what they are???

My gut reaction is probably not, whether these sticks are made by Pepin, it would seem that they are still Pepin in spirit no?

Or do the blends actually change...I honestly don't know??

Yes, they were reblended. Pepin's blends are family secrets. The "new" Padilla's are not what I have loved in the past. Sales at the local shop also reflect this. They don't sell near as well as the old Pepin blends.

[bleedingshrimp]

Yes, they were reblended. Pepin's blends are family secrets. The "new" Padilla's are not what I have loved in the past. Sales at the shop also reflect this.

I see...so Padilla never really knew what the blends were...makes sense. I must say I just had a 1932 and it was pretty damn phenomenal.

[NCRadioMan]

Yeah, I would say the '32 is the closest to the old blend. You may want to add that not only the LAdC EE but the regular La Aroma de Cuba is now going to be produced by Pepin in Nica. (not sure if he is re-blending it though)

Also, under Tatuaje, El Triunfador.

[skullnrose]

Nice job on this list !

[bleedingshrimp]

As an admirer of DPG, thought I'd make a thread for those to keep up with the man, his various cigars and blends, and post some good deals on his cigars.

Don Jose "Pepin" Garcia - In the short time he has been on his own, Pepin Garcia has moved from a relative unknown to a major name in the "boutique" brand arena. In addition to his own brands, he has blended and makes several others for various companies. His skill as a master roller has often been recognized.

All of the cigars made at his factories are made in the Cuban style and are finished with a triple cap. In addition, every box is marked with the date of manufacture, a practice which is beginning to gain favor outside of Cuba, where it has always been done.



CURRENT PRODUCTION:



DPG Blue Label - This is a full bodied cigar with a unique composition and blend. It has an enjoyable flavor and exquisite aroma with an excellent burn rate.

DPG Black Label - It is a medium to full bodied cigar with an exquisitely flavored blend, wrapped in premium “Habano Rosado”

DPG Series JJ - Series JJ is a medium to full bodied cigar with deep and excellent flavor and creaminess, the wrapper is a light-brown “Nicaraguan Corojo Rosado”

DPG El Rey de los Habanos - It is a cigar of mild flavor made with Cuban seed, wrapped in “Corojo Rosado Claro”, grown in Nicaragua.

DPG Vegas Cubanas - It is a medium cigar with magnificent flavor and enchanting aroma. This premium cigar is made with “Cuban Seed Corojo 99”

Tobacos Baez - Baez is a small town in the Villa Clara province of Cuba where in 1950 our hero José “Don Pepín” Garcia was born, presumably with chaveta in hand.Tabacos Baez, a newish blend from Tabacalera Cubana, is named for that town.

Don Pepin "My Father" - Considered to be the most prestigious blend released by El Rey de los Habanos, My Father is another flavorful concoction assembled by the hands of Don Pepin Garcia. This blend consists of specially selected tobacco grown at the most prestigious farms in Esteli, Nicaragua. The wrapper is a beautiful Ecuadorian grown Habano-Rosado leaf, which is combined with a Nicaraguan binder.

El Centurion - El Centurion was a special, one-time limited release for Don Pepin himself and was limited to 50,000 cigars made in the Nicaraguan factory, TACUBA.

Los Imperialistas - Los Imperialistas (The Imperialists) was inspired by an comically infamous billboard in Havana, Cuba, which depicts a Cuban soldier taunting a sweating, growling and cowering Uncle Sam across the water, saying “Mr. Imperialists. We have absolutely no fear of you!” From his factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. This cigar is made for a gentlemen in the Atlanta area, Jesse Wills, and is available only at select shops in the Southeast.



CLIENT BRANDS:

Tatuaje/Pete Johnson:

Tatuaje - Tatuaje is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by Tatuaje Cigars, Inc.. It was created by Pete Johnson (owner of Tatuaje Cigars) in close consultation with José Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in Miami, Florida, and at Tabacalera Cubana S. A. (TACUBA) in Estelí, Nicaragua. The cigars can all be considered full-bodied cigars, but vary in strength. All are Nicaraguan Puros (constructed solely of tobaccos grown in Nicaragua). The brand consists of four ranges of regular production cigars along with several limited release vitolas (specific sizes) manufactured specifically for certain retailers.

Caibaguan - This brand was created by Pete Johnson (owner of Tatuaje Cigars, Inc.) in consultation with Jaime Garcia, the son of José "Pepin" Garcia. The filler (the Cabaiguan blend) is a blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos, the binder is Nicaraguan and the wrapper is a Connecticut Seed shade-grown Ecuadoran leaf, and results in a medium-bodied cigar. This cigar was released in 2004 and is available in four vitolas.

La Riqueza - is the newest creation from Pete Johnson, the mind behind the incredibly successfull Tatuaje Cigars. La Riqueza will feature Nicaraguan binder and filler, with a luxurious Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The wrappers will be dark natural, with no maduro processing.
La Riqueza was originally a Cuban brand made in the Quintero factory back in the 1920's through about the 1940's. La Riqueza will feature the original Cuban artwork for the bands and dress boxes of 25 cigars. La Riqueza is made in Nicaragua by Jose "Pepin" Garcia.

El Triunfador - El Triunfador is the newest cigar from Pete Johnson, owner of the extremely successful Tatuaje brand. El Triunfador features Nicaraguan binder and filler, and a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The wrappers are naturally dark, and no maduro processing has been used. The flavor and body profile of El Triunfador is VERY similar to Pete's Cabaiguan Maduro blend. El Triunfador is an old Cuban brand and features artwork very similar to the original Cuban artwork. The bands and simple stand-up boxes of 25 cigars. Extremely limited production.



EO

EO Premium 601 Serie - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia as well as the co-founders of United Tobacco Erik Espinosa & Eddie Ortega all 601 cigars are manufactured at the Tabacalera Cubana factory in the Estelí, Nicaragua. The brand was introduced in August 2006. Label colors denote wrapper. Black (Connecticut), Red (Habano), Blue (box pressed maduro), Green (obscuro habano),

EO Cubao - The Cubao is also manufactured in Esteli, Nicaragua, exclusively for for United Tobacco, by Pepin Garcia. These cigars comprise an exquisite blend of aged Nicaraguan tobaccos topped with a beautifully rich and oily Ecuador Sumatra Oscuro Wrapper.

Mi Barrio - Mi Barrio is a limited edition, seasonal release, made by Pepin Garcia for the guys that brought you the incredible 601 brands. Mi Barrio (my neighborhood) is a full bodied cigar thanks to it's filler and binder blend of all Nicaraguan tobaccos from 3 differnet regions. It is topped with a brown and oily Nicaraguan Habano wrapper. It is rich and flavorful and builds from a medium to full bodied smoke as you go



5 Vegas

5 Vegas Miami - 5 Vegas Miami features ultra-premium Cuban Seed Nicaraguan-grown ligero tobaccos wrapped in a beautiful Cuban-seed Corojo wrapper.


Ashton

Benchmade - Benchmade is a new brand handcrafted in Nicaragua by Jose "Pepin" Garcia. These cigars feature gorgeous, dark-brown Nicaraguan wrappers, a pair of sturdy
Nicaraguan binders and a delicious selection of high-grade Nicaraguan fillers. Each cigar is finished with a handsome pigtail top. The flavors are medium to full-bodied.

San Cristobal - San Cristobal is a name that used since the mid-1980's by Ashton and trademarked here in the United States since the mid-1990’s. Blended by DPG.

La Aroma De Cuba - Carefully crafted by hand in Nicaragua by cigar artisan Jose ’Don Pepin’ Garcia. On the outside, a leathery Cuban-seed wrapper glistens with oils. Grown in the misty valleys of Ecuador, this flavorful leaf conceals a robust mixture of aged Cuban-seed long-fillers from the black, volcanic soils of Nicaragua.



Holts Cigars

Connoisseur Selection - Connoisseur Selection is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by Holt's Cigar Company,Inc. The brand was first introduced to the U. S. market in 1983. At that time, it was a full-bodied cigar made at the Villazon factory in Honduras, but when Villazon was purchased by General Cigar Company in 1997, manufacture of the brand ceased. In May 2007, after a ten-year hiatus, the brand was re-introduced. It is now blended and manufactured by Pepín Garcia at Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua.
This current incarnation of this brand is a full-bodied, full-flavored cigar. The range consists of five models with names of a royal character. It is a puro, as the filler, binder and wrapper are all Nicaraguan tobaccos.

Fumadores - Fumadores is a brand of hand-made premium cigar blended and made by José "Pepin" García. The brand is owned by Holt's Cigar Company,Inc. First released in May 2007, this low-end brand is manufactured at Pepin's factory, Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua. It is the first low-end cigar made by Pepin.This is a medium to full-bodied mixed-filler Cuban sandwich style cigar. The filler is Nicaraguan Corojo, Criollo and Habano, the binder Nicaraguan and the wrapper is Ecuadorian.

Old Henry - Old Henry is a brand of premium cigar owned by Holt's Cigar Company. It was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua. Old Henry, a Bulldog, was the mascot at Holt's for many years until his death in 2006. The cigar was developed as a tribute to a "beautiful pooch with champion features." It is described as "full-bodied and robust, yet balanced and complex." The filler is aged Nicaraugan leaves. There are two Nicaraguan binder types, and the wrapper is a Nicaraguan Corojo.

Little Havana Overruns - A bundle cigar made by DPG, for Holts.

Casa Royale - This cigar shares a wrapper leaf with Tatuaje prized Black Label Nicaragua Strength: Medium to Full Wrapper: Esteli Sungrown Binder: NicaraguanFiller: Nicaraguan



Cigars International

CI Legends Pepin Garcia - Legends started out as a small project. CI asked top cigar manufacturers to create the best damn cigar they could for $5 retail or under. The only condition is, the cigar had to be 5.75” x 54 in size. NicaraguanWrapper ,Nicaraguan Corojo
Filler, Habano.

Padilla Edicion Especial Obsidian - Manufactured in Honduras, Padilla Obsidian is only created in limited quantities, making it a rare treat. The blend is medium to full in body, offering many competing nuances of spice and pepper, cleverly masked by full-flavored, rich nuances of espresso and cocoa



Nestor Miranda

Nestor Miranda Signature Selection - Jose "Pepin" Garcia is taking on a new cigar project. The talented cigarmaker is the new manufacturer of the Nestor Miranda Signature Selection brand.
The brand is owned by Miami Cigar & Co., distributors of Don Lino, La Aurora and other cigars. Once only sold in Florida, it was previously made by STC Cigar Manufacturers Inc. in Honduras, makers of Gran Habano cigars.



Troya:

Troya Classico - a cigar blended and manufactured by Don Pepin Garcia at Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua. Don Pepin had been called upon earlier to aid in the development of the blends for both of the other Troya lines, which were the result of the efforts of several people. This line comes in two ranges, one with a Cameroon wrapper and the other with a Connecticut wrapper. The Cameroon is a medium-bodied cigar, while the Connecticut is a mild to medium cigar. The filler and binder in both are Dominican Piloto Cubano and Olor tobaccos.



Cigar King:

Cuban Diplomat - he brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. The brand consists of two ranges, the Cuban Diplomat and the Cuban Diplomat Corojo Rosado. This range consists of five vitolas and is essentially the filler and binder used in the Havana Soul, but with a Connecticut shade wrapper. The combination results in a medium to full-bodied cigar. The band is red and bears an image of a tobacco field within a broad border

Habana Leon - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. One of Cuba's great baseball teams was the Club Habana team who played as the Habana Leones (Havana Lions). They were nicknamed los Rojos ("The Reds"), which was the team color. This brand commemorates and celebrates this great Cuban baseball team, and the color theme is carried over to the cigar band, which is red with gold lettering. The brand consists of a single range of seven vitolas. This is a full-bodied cigar. The filler is 70% Nicaraguan ligero, with a Nicaraguan wrapper and a Nicaraguan-grown Corojo wrapper from the crop of 2000.

Havana Soul - Havana Soul is a brand of premium cigar owned by Cigar King, Inc. and created by José "Pepin" Garcia. It is manufactured in Little Havana, Miami, Florida at the El Rey de los Habanos factory. It is a medium to full-bodied blend. The filler is a blend of Nicaraguan Corojo and Criollo tobaccos, and the wrapper is a Corojo ' 99. The cigars begin with a very mild body, and build in flavor and intensity until it almost reaches a full body at about the half-way point and remains at that level until the end.

Hirsch y Garcia - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. The brand takes its name from the two men responsible for its creation: Mitchell Hirsh, owner of Cigar King, Inc., and Pepin Garcia. The filler is a Nicaraguan blend, as is the binder. The wrapper is a chocolate-colored Nicaraguan Corojo. It is a medium to full-bodied cigar and yields a rather spicy flavor. The band is red, with a white emblem. The brand consists of a single range of four vitolas.

Nacionales W - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. Pepin designed the blend to mimic the cigars that he and his fellow rollers in Cuba smoked in the factories there.
This brand uses a blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos for the filler, and the binder is also a Nicaraguan leaf. The wrapper is an oily, brown Corojo '99. It is a medium bodied cigar. The band is a simple gold band with black lettering

Sancti Spiritus - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. It takes its name from the Sancti Spiritus province of Cuba, within which Don Pepin's home town of Cabaiguán is situated. The brand consists of a single range of four vitolas. The cigar is a medium-bodied cigar. The filler and binder are Nicaraguan tobaccos and the wrapper is a Nicaraguan Corojo. The band is based on the Cuban flag, and shows a scene from the Plaza Mayor in the city of Trinidad in which the statue of Terpsichore, the Greek Muse of dance and dramatic chorus, is prominent.



Cigar.com:

Corojo label - he development of this proprietary brand was begun in 2004 by the in-house blending team. In early 2006, the company sought out Pepin Garcia and with his aid and that of his son, Jaime, the desired final blend was obtained. It was introduced in late February 2007.The cigars are manufactured in Estelí, Nicaragua, at Tabaclera Cubana (TACUBA). Full bodied, the wrapper is a Nicaraguan Corojo, the binder is Honduran and the filler is Nicaraguan.

Top Shelf Cigar Co.:

Signature Select - is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by Top Shelf Cigar Co. of Skippack, Pennsylvania. José "Don Pepin" Garcia created the Signature Select Green Label at the company's request and the brand made its debut in late 2004. The cigars are manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. The brand bears the company owner's signature on the cigar band and box. Nicaraguan grown, the filler is a Cuban-seed “Corojo ‘99” blend, the wrapper is a Colorado leaf.

UPDATED

[TheRiddick]

You're still listing Padilla Obsidian (under CI heading) as DPG made, they are not.

[bleedingshrimp]

As an admirer of DPG, thought I'd make a thread for those to keep up with the man, his various cigars and blends, and post some good deals on his cigars.

Don Jose "Pepin" Garcia - In the short time he has been on his own, Pepin Garcia has moved from a relative unknown to a major name in the "boutique" brand arena. In addition to his own brands, he has blended and makes several others for various companies. His skill as a master roller has often been recognized.

All of the cigars made at his factories are made in the Cuban style and are finished with a triple cap. In addition, every box is marked with the date of manufacture, a practice which is beginning to gain favor outside of Cuba, where it has always been done.



CURRENT PRODUCTION:



DPG Blue Label - This is a full bodied cigar with a unique composition and blend. It has an enjoyable flavor and exquisite aroma with an excellent burn rate.

DPG Black Label - It is a medium to full bodied cigar with an exquisitely flavored blend, wrapped in premium “Habano Rosado”

DPG Series JJ - Series JJ is a medium to full bodied cigar with deep and excellent flavor and creaminess, the wrapper is a light-brown “Nicaraguan Corojo Rosado”

DPG El Rey de los Habanos - It is a cigar of mild flavor made with Cuban seed, wrapped in “Corojo Rosado Claro”, grown in Nicaragua.

DPG Vegas Cubanas - It is a medium cigar with magnificent flavor and enchanting aroma. This premium cigar is made with “Cuban Seed Corojo 99”

Tobacos Baez - Baez is a small town in the Villa Clara province of Cuba where in 1950 our hero José “Don Pepín” Garcia was born, presumably with chaveta in hand.Tabacos Baez, a newish blend from Tabacalera Cubana, is named for that town.

Don Pepin "My Father" - Considered to be the most prestigious blend released by El Rey de los Habanos, My Father is another flavorful concoction assembled by the hands of Don Pepin Garcia. This blend consists of specially selected tobacco grown at the most prestigious farms in Esteli, Nicaragua. The wrapper is a beautiful Ecuadorian grown Habano-Rosado leaf, which is combined with a Nicaraguan binder.

El Centurion - El Centurion was a special, one-time limited release for Don Pepin himself and was limited to 50,000 cigars made in the Nicaraguan factory, TACUBA.

Los Imperialistas - Los Imperialistas (The Imperialists) was inspired by an comically infamous billboard in Havana, Cuba, which depicts a Cuban soldier taunting a sweating, growling and cowering Uncle Sam across the water, saying “Mr. Imperialists. We have absolutely no fear of you!” From his factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. This cigar is made for a gentlemen in the Atlanta area, Jesse Wills, and is available only at select shops in the Southeast.



CLIENT BRANDS:

Tatuaje/Pete Johnson:

Tatuaje - Tatuaje is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by Tatuaje Cigars, Inc.. It was created by Pete Johnson (owner of Tatuaje Cigars) in close consultation with José Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in Miami, Florida, and at Tabacalera Cubana S. A. (TACUBA) in Estelí, Nicaragua. The cigars can all be considered full-bodied cigars, but vary in strength. All are Nicaraguan Puros (constructed solely of tobaccos grown in Nicaragua). The brand consists of four ranges of regular production cigars along with several limited release vitolas (specific sizes) manufactured specifically for certain retailers.

Caibaguan - This brand was created by Pete Johnson (owner of Tatuaje Cigars, Inc.) in consultation with Jaime Garcia, the son of José "Pepin" Garcia. The filler (the Cabaiguan blend) is a blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos, the binder is Nicaraguan and the wrapper is a Connecticut Seed shade-grown Ecuadoran leaf, and results in a medium-bodied cigar. This cigar was released in 2004 and is available in four vitolas.

La Riqueza - is the newest creation from Pete Johnson, the mind behind the incredibly successfull Tatuaje Cigars. La Riqueza will feature Nicaraguan binder and filler, with a luxurious Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The wrappers will be dark natural, with no maduro processing.
La Riqueza was originally a Cuban brand made in the Quintero factory back in the 1920's through about the 1940's. La Riqueza will feature the original Cuban artwork for the bands and dress boxes of 25 cigars. La Riqueza is made in Nicaragua by Jose "Pepin" Garcia.

El Triunfador - El Triunfador is the newest cigar from Pete Johnson, owner of the extremely successful Tatuaje brand. El Triunfador features Nicaraguan binder and filler, and a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The wrappers are naturally dark, and no maduro processing has been used. The flavor and body profile of El Triunfador is VERY similar to Pete's Cabaiguan Maduro blend. El Triunfador is an old Cuban brand and features artwork very similar to the original Cuban artwork. The bands and simple stand-up boxes of 25 cigars. Extremely limited production.



EO

EO Premium 601 Serie - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia as well as the co-founders of United Tobacco Erik Espinosa & Eddie Ortega all 601 cigars are manufactured at the Tabacalera Cubana factory in the Estelí, Nicaragua. The brand was introduced in August 2006. Label colors denote wrapper. Black (Connecticut), Red (Habano), Blue (box pressed maduro), Green (obscuro habano),

EO Cubao - The Cubao is also manufactured in Esteli, Nicaragua, exclusively for for United Tobacco, by Pepin Garcia. These cigars comprise an exquisite blend of aged Nicaraguan tobaccos topped with a beautifully rich and oily Ecuador Sumatra Oscuro Wrapper.

Mi Barrio - Mi Barrio is a limited edition, seasonal release, made by Pepin Garcia for the guys that brought you the incredible 601 brands. Mi Barrio (my neighborhood) is a full bodied cigar thanks to it's filler and binder blend of all Nicaraguan tobaccos from 3 differnet regions. It is topped with a brown and oily Nicaraguan Habano wrapper. It is rich and flavorful and builds from a medium to full bodied smoke as you go



5 Vegas

5 Vegas Miami - 5 Vegas Miami features ultra-premium Cuban Seed Nicaraguan-grown ligero tobaccos wrapped in a beautiful Cuban-seed Corojo wrapper.


Ashton

Benchmade - Benchmade is a new brand handcrafted in Nicaragua by Jose "Pepin" Garcia. These cigars feature gorgeous, dark-brown Nicaraguan wrappers, a pair of sturdy
Nicaraguan binders and a delicious selection of high-grade Nicaraguan fillers. Each cigar is finished with a handsome pigtail top. The flavors are medium to full-bodied.

San Cristobal - San Cristobal is a name that used since the mid-1980's by Ashton and trademarked here in the United States since the mid-1990’s. Blended by DPG.

La Aroma De Cuba - Carefully crafted by hand in Nicaragua by cigar artisan Jose ’Don Pepin’ Garcia. On the outside, a leathery Cuban-seed wrapper glistens with oils. Grown in the misty valleys of Ecuador, this flavorful leaf conceals a robust mixture of aged Cuban-seed long-fillers from the black, volcanic soils of Nicaragua.



Holts Cigars

Connoisseur Selection - Connoisseur Selection is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by Holt's Cigar Company,Inc. The brand was first introduced to the U. S. market in 1983. At that time, it was a full-bodied cigar made at the Villazon factory in Honduras, but when Villazon was purchased by General Cigar Company in 1997, manufacture of the brand ceased. In May 2007, after a ten-year hiatus, the brand was re-introduced. It is now blended and manufactured by Pepín Garcia at Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua.
This current incarnation of this brand is a full-bodied, full-flavored cigar. The range consists of five models with names of a royal character. It is a puro, as the filler, binder and wrapper are all Nicaraguan tobaccos.

Fumadores - Fumadores is a brand of hand-made premium cigar blended and made by José "Pepin" García. The brand is owned by Holt's Cigar Company,Inc. First released in May 2007, this low-end brand is manufactured at Pepin's factory, Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua. It is the first low-end cigar made by Pepin.This is a medium to full-bodied mixed-filler Cuban sandwich style cigar. The filler is Nicaraguan Corojo, Criollo and Habano, the binder Nicaraguan and the wrapper is Ecuadorian.

Old Henry - Old Henry is a brand of premium cigar owned by Holt's Cigar Company. It was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua. Old Henry, a Bulldog, was the mascot at Holt's for many years until his death in 2006. The cigar was developed as a tribute to a "beautiful pooch with champion features." It is described as "full-bodied and robust, yet balanced and complex." The filler is aged Nicaraugan leaves. There are two Nicaraguan binder types, and the wrapper is a Nicaraguan Corojo.

Little Havana Overruns - A bundle cigar made by DPG, for Holts.

Casa Royale - This cigar shares a wrapper leaf with Tatuaje prized Black Label Nicaragua Strength: Medium to Full Wrapper: Esteli Sungrown Binder: NicaraguanFiller: Nicaraguan



Cigars International

CI Legends Pepin Garcia - Legends started out as a small project. CI asked top cigar manufacturers to create the best damn cigar they could for $5 retail or under. The only condition is, the cigar had to be 5.75” x 54 in size. NicaraguanWrapper ,Nicaraguan Corojo
Filler, Habano.

Nestor Miranda

Nestor Miranda Signature Selection - Jose "Pepin" Garcia is taking on a new cigar project. The talented cigarmaker is the new manufacturer of the Nestor Miranda Signature Selection brand.
The brand is owned by Miami Cigar & Co., distributors of Don Lino, La Aurora and other cigars. Once only sold in Florida, it was previously made by STC Cigar Manufacturers Inc. in Honduras, makers of Gran Habano cigars.



Troya:

Troya Classico - a cigar blended and manufactured by Don Pepin Garcia at Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua. Don Pepin had been called upon earlier to aid in the development of the blends for both of the other Troya lines, which were the result of the efforts of several people. This line comes in two ranges, one with a Cameroon wrapper and the other with a Connecticut wrapper. The Cameroon is a medium-bodied cigar, while the Connecticut is a mild to medium cigar. The filler and binder in both are Dominican Piloto Cubano and Olor tobaccos.



Cigar King:

Cuban Diplomat - he brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. The brand consists of two ranges, the Cuban Diplomat and the Cuban Diplomat Corojo Rosado. This range consists of five vitolas and is essentially the filler and binder used in the Havana Soul, but with a Connecticut shade wrapper. The combination results in a medium to full-bodied cigar. The band is red and bears an image of a tobacco field within a broad border

Habana Leon - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. One of Cuba's great baseball teams was the Club Habana team who played as the Habana Leones (Havana Lions). They were nicknamed los Rojos ("The Reds"), which was the team color. This brand commemorates and celebrates this great Cuban baseball team, and the color theme is carried over to the cigar band, which is red with gold lettering. The brand consists of a single range of seven vitolas. This is a full-bodied cigar. The filler is 70% Nicaraguan ligero, with a Nicaraguan wrapper and a Nicaraguan-grown Corojo wrapper from the crop of 2000.

Havana Soul - Havana Soul is a brand of premium cigar owned by Cigar King, Inc. and created by José "Pepin" Garcia. It is manufactured in Little Havana, Miami, Florida at the El Rey de los Habanos factory. It is a medium to full-bodied blend. The filler is a blend of Nicaraguan Corojo and Criollo tobaccos, and the wrapper is a Corojo ' 99. The cigars begin with a very mild body, and build in flavor and intensity until it almost reaches a full body at about the half-way point and remains at that level until the end.

Hirsch y Garcia - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. The brand takes its name from the two men responsible for its creation: Mitchell Hirsh, owner of Cigar King, Inc., and Pepin Garcia. The filler is a Nicaraguan blend, as is the binder. The wrapper is a chocolate-colored Nicaraguan Corojo. It is a medium to full-bodied cigar and yields a rather spicy flavor. The band is red, with a white emblem. The brand consists of a single range of four vitolas.

Nacionales W - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. Pepin designed the blend to mimic the cigars that he and his fellow rollers in Cuba smoked in the factories there.
This brand uses a blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos for the filler, and the binder is also a Nicaraguan leaf. The wrapper is an oily, brown Corojo '99. It is a medium bodied cigar. The band is a simple gold band with black lettering

Sancti Spiritus - The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. It takes its name from the Sancti Spiritus province of Cuba, within which Don Pepin's home town of Cabaiguán is situated. The brand consists of a single range of four vitolas. The cigar is a medium-bodied cigar. The filler and binder are Nicaraguan tobaccos and the wrapper is a Nicaraguan Corojo. The band is based on the Cuban flag, and shows a scene from the Plaza Mayor in the city of Trinidad in which the statue of Terpsichore, the Greek Muse of dance and dramatic chorus, is prominent.



Cigar.com:

Corojo label - he development of this proprietary brand was begun in 2004 by the in-house blending team. In early 2006, the company sought out Pepin Garcia and with his aid and that of his son, Jaime, the desired final blend was obtained. It was introduced in late February 2007.The cigars are manufactured in Estelí, Nicaragua, at Tabaclera Cubana (TACUBA). Full bodied, the wrapper is a Nicaraguan Corojo, the binder is Honduran and the filler is Nicaraguan.

Top Shelf Cigar Co.:

Signature Select - is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by Top Shelf Cigar Co. of Skippack, Pennsylvania. José "Don Pepin" Garcia created the Signature Select Green Label at the company's request and the brand made its debut in late 2004. The cigars are manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. The brand bears the company owner's signature on the cigar band and box. Nicaraguan grown, the filler is a Cuban-seed “Corojo ‘99” blend, the wrapper is a Colorado leaf.

UPDATED

[bleedingshrimp]

THERE! Updated...and I took all the Obsidians out of my humi and threw them out the door into the rain!!!! And then I yelled after them "Imposters!!" :al:al:r:ss

[TheRiddick]

And where is Ambos Mundos? And the new EO Brands Veracruz (Nicaraguan fillers and binder and Veracruz grown maduro wrapper)?

[elderboy02]

Thanks for the list! :tu

[Dunkel]

I was wondering when someone was going to build a shrine for DPG. Ta da!

[TheTraveler]

Thanks for an informative thread ... to the OP and the participants. I've read mostly good things about DPG blends on this forum and my interest is piqued. And ...

I haven't tried a single cigar from that list !!! So I'm a total blank slate when it comes to DPG and will truly enjoy my trip through that list. :)

You've given me a goal: I will try every cigar on that list at least twice (providing of course they're all still in production). DPG cigars are what I'll buy from here forward (with maybe one or two side trips to old favorite cigars) until I've tried them all. Maybe I'll do that with other lines too if this turns out well.

Thanks! :)

Edit: And DON'T throw those Obsidians out into the rain! I'll give them a good home. :D

[coastietech]

Great list... As a newbie I've been wondering how cigar makers correlate with brands. This makes teh DPG line clear. I appreciate the effort put into this list. Thank you.

[rizzle]

And where is Ambos Mundos? And the new EO Brands Veracruz (Nicaraguan fillers and binder and Veracruz grown maduro wrapper)?

Dang bro...rampage much?
:ss

[Dunkel]

Thanks for an informative thread ... to the OP and the participants. I've read mostly good things about DPG blends on this forum and my interest is piqued. And ...

I haven't tried a single cigar from that list !!! So I'm a total blank slate when it comes to DPG and will truly enjoy my trip through that list. :)

You've given me a goal: I will try every cigar on that list at least twice (providing of course they're all still in production). DPG cigars are what I'll buy from here forward (with maybe one or two side trips to old favorite cigars) until I've tried them all. Maybe I'll do that with other lines too if this turns out well.

Thanks! :)

Edit: And DON'T throw those Obsidians out into the rain! I'll give them a good home. :D

I hope you have a fat wallet. Obtaining even one of each of those will be costly.

[TheTraveler]

I hope you have a fat wallet. Obtaining even one of each of those will be costly.

I have a fat a$$ - does that count? :r

J/K Yeah, I've learned that, although there are diamonds in the rough and good cigars for the $ out there, you'll have to pay a bit more for the top-of-the-line stuff.

[beamish]

great post thanx for the update:tu

[Fumes]

The only Troya ever produced by DPG was the Clasico, which was a Nicaraguan puro, and which is no longer produced by Pepin. The Connecticut and Cameroon lines have nothing to do with Pepin, now or ever.

[Les Nessman]

Great list.

Now who is up for creating a list for Rocky Patel? :ss

[Texan in Mexico]

Thanks for the thread Dan and welcome to CA, I have a question for you - where do the Cojonos fall here?

[NCRadioMan]

I hope you have a fat wallet. Obtaining even one of each of those will be costly.
Yeah, the Overruns will cost you a whole 2 dollars. The Benchmade's/White Tats/Ambos Mundos are all at $5 or under. You might just go broke. :rolleyes:

[yitlin]

Great topic and informative list, you've given me some sticks to track down for sure. A RG bump for you for taking the time to do this!

[TomHagen]

also House Blend @ De La Concha in NYC... about to fire one up!!



(he might also make the houseblend (same cigar) @ Barclay Rex in NYC (don't know fo sure))

[Mr. Ed]

Yeah, the Overruns will cost you a whole 2 dollars. The Benchmade's/White Tats/Ambos Mundos are all at $5 or under. You might just go broke. :rolleyes:

Not to mention www.blackcatcigars.com where you can get some great, great, great prices on DPG Blue and Black.

[Starscream]

Great thread idea!

Now... who's going to take up the "CA DPG Challenge" and be the first to have tried them all? :r

Don't look at me.:D
I've taken too many challenges in the last two months.

[Steelergar]

Thanks for an informative thread ... to the OP and the participants. I've read mostly good things about DPG blends on this forum and my interest is piqued. And ...

I haven't tried a single cigar from that list !!!
You've given me a goal: I will try every cigar on that list at least twice (providing of course they're all still in production). DPG cigars are what I'll buy from here forward (with maybe one or two side trips to old favorite cigars) until I've tried them all. :D

Have fun thats what I have been doing for the past year and a half and I still have 15 brands to go. Don't forget about c-bid, they always have Pepin's for cheap.
I didn't know Casa Royale used the same wrapper as Tat black. Casa Royale is probably one of my least favorite Pepin blends. I also didn't see JJ maduro on there.
thanks for the taking the time and effort to put this up.
I was curious as to what you pepin fans think of Casa Torano Signature series?I tried these recently and loved it

[Adriftpanda]

Great list.

Now who is up for creating a list for Rocky Patel? :ss

Hopefully no one.

[Adriftpanda]

I was curious as to what you pepin fans think of Casa Torano Signature series?I tried these recently and loved it

I had one not too long ago and enjoyed it. I'm not a big fan of Torano but this and the 50th year are both Toranos that I did enjoy.

[Mr B]

THERE! Updated...and I took all the Obsidians out of my humi and threw them out the door into the rain!!!! And then I yelled after them "Imposters!!" :al:al:r:ss


:r

[bleedingshrimp]

I think I like the Serie JJ out of all the one's I've tried the best. It's kind of creamy and medium but still has a nice bit of spice to it.

[apNgb]

here is my top 5 pepin smokes

1.) Tatuaje Reserva J21
2.) Padilla Signature 1932
3.) Los Impirialistas
4.) DPG Cuban Classic
5.) El Centurion

Honorable Mention: Everything else he makes lol

[bleedingshrimp]

here is my top 5 pepin smokes

1.) Tatuaje Reserva J21
2.) Padilla Signature 1932
3.) Los Impirialistas
4.) DPG Cuban Classic
5.) El Centurion

Honorable Mention: Everything else he makes lol

I had the Padilla 1932..but I'm pretty sure it was a post Pepin one. Still really good. The Cuban Classic is a nice punchy, spicy stick.

I've never had the Tatuaje how do they stack up as far as spice and strength to the Cuban classic?

[Steelergar]

Top shelf Signature Select has been discontinued. Anybody know a good place to get Los Impirialistas from?

[D_A]

Another one to add under EO, Murcielago. Nicaraguan filler with a Mexican binder and wrapper. Cubao also comes in a maduro now.

[joeybear]

I think I'm only missing 3 or 4 of those :)

[TheRiddick]

Another one to add under EO, Murcielago. Nicaraguan filler with a Mexican binder and wrapper. Cubao also comes in a maduro now.

I posted on these although under a different name, Veracruz. I think Murcielago is the correct name.

Also, a new limited production line called Verite, wine themed named and packaged. I just hope Kendall Jackson doesn't sue.

[Sr Mike]

The Series JJ has to be my favorite Pepin blend, I find those to have so much flavor that my taste buds agree with. Maybe I should go pick some up.

[Steelergar]

Smoked a Mi Barrio El Puro last night. I was suprised at how smooth it was as most 601's are power houses. It is also very flavorful and kind of reminded me of Oliva Masters blend 2.

[JJG]

I've found the black label 601s to be incredibly smooth but also full flavored. Don't let the word "mild" scare you.

[NCRadioMan]

I've found the black label 601s to be incredibly smooth but also full flavored. Don't let the word "mild" scare you.

All the 601's have the same filler but have different wrappers. I wouldn't consider the black label to be mild but a full bodied cigar like the others. The conn wrapper gives it a little more creaminess but shouldn't influence the strengh.

[JJG]

:hm that's good to know. The red labels used to be the only NC cigars I would buy. The green label was one of my biggest disappointments though because I bought the most beautiful perfecto I had ever seen, (literally..gorgeous) but the flavor just didn't do it for me. Probably a little unfair because my expectations were in the stratosphere based on looks alone. I have yet to try the blue but from what I hear, they are great as well.

All told, I think the 601 is just a great line. Some wrappers may blend better than others but overall they have something special to be proud of.

[TheRiddick]

Now that I have had 2 5 Vegas Miamis, back to back, never had any before, I am pretty sure they are not MADE by Pepin, simply poor construction (too loose a draw on the first one and too tight a draw on second) for a Pepin controlled factory.

Of the 601 lines, and they are my favorite Pepin blends so far, the Red one is by far my preference. I was as "disappointed" with the Green as poster above, still trying to make up my mind on Blue.

[NCRadioMan]

:hm that's good to know. The red labels used to be the only NC cigars I would buy. The green label was one of my biggest disappointments though because I bought the most beautiful perfecto I had ever seen, (literally..gorgeous) but the flavor just didn't do it for me. Probably a little unfair because my expectations were in the stratosphere based on looks alone. I have yet to try the blue but from what I hear, they are great as well.

All told, I think the 601 is just a great line. Some wrappers may blend better than others but overall they have something special to be proud of.

I agree. The green didn't do anything for me and the red is my favorite. The corojo wrapper is perfect for the blend, imo. I am also not a big fan of the blue. If I want a Pepin maduro, I go after the JJ Maduro or the Cabaiguan maduro's.

[Titan410]

Blue, Black, JJ, Cabaiguan - Love em! Thanks for the list, it gives me more of his sticks to try.

[Steelergar]

Now that I have had 2 5 Vegas Miamis, back to back, never had any before, I am pretty sure they are not MADE by Pepin, simply poor construction (too loose a draw on the first one and too tight a draw on second) for a Pepin controlled factory.

5 vegas Miami petite coronas are my go to short smoke. I smoke em till they burn my fingers. I' m looking at their box and it say Tabacalera Garcia right on it. I'm sure they are rolled by the least experienced rollers except for maybee the torpedo. The only Vitolas I've tried are the petite corona and torpedo and I love them.
For the 601's I love the red and blue. The black is a very strange smoke and the greens are on my to try list.

[Smokin Gator]

Interesting how people's taste vary. I love many of the Pepin blends. Of all of them the 601 Greens, the 5 Vegas Miami toros, Tat Noellas, and the Blue corona gordas are my go to NCs. Others in his stable I like... those I love.

[TheRiddick]

I' m looking at their box and it say Tabacalera Garcia right on it.

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/Cigar_Stars_Profile/0,2547,147,00.html

Tabacalera Garcia has nothing to do with Pepin. I just wish CI didn't play it fast and loose with consumers' minds and money.

I just had another Miami Knuckle tonight, so far 3 different experiences with 3 cigars: construction lacks one way or another, the burn is uneven on all 3, the taste varies wildly as well from a mild to medium and nutty in flavor to full bodied and spicy. There is no way Pepin had anything to do with these save for the original blend and actually, looking at how the blend tastes so different in 3 cigars from same 6 pack, I doubt they use consistently same blend components Pepin originally settled on, the first cigar looked and smoked like a Honduran tobacco in every way.

Anyway, smoke them if you like them, just let's stop referring to these as Pepin made products, they simply cannot be based on construction and blend inconsistency.

[Steelergar]

[URL]http://www.cigaraficionado.com/C

Tabacalera Garcia has nothing to do with Pepin. I just wish CI didn't play it fast and loose with consumers' minds and money.

Anyway, smoke them if you like them, just let's stop referring to these as Pepin made products, they simply cannot be based on construction and blend inconsistency.

Trust me they are made by Pepin. The factory in that article is Tabalerade de Garcia owned by Atladis based out of Dominican Republic. Pepin owns 3 factories now, El Rey de La Habanos, Tacuba with Fernandez and Tabacalera Garcia which was created for their My Father brand that uses their own tobacco. Tabalerade de Garcia had a law suite against Pepin because their names are similar. In June of 2009 Pepin decided to change the name of his factory to My Father Cigars. The box I have says made in Nicaragua, is constructed the same as a DPG black box from 2006 and has the same usage of # codes on the bottom. Try a different vitola.

[Steelergar]

Whats up with the Nestor Miranda Special selection? How do you know if you have a Pepin made one or the old one? I just won some lanceros on c-bid and wanted to know.

[Mr B]

This site has ALOT of his blends listed, including some not on this list here.

http://zencigar.com/2009/06/16/manufacturers-spotlight-don-pepin-garcia/

[Kreth]

Whats up with the Nestor Miranda Special selection? How do you know if you have a Pepin made one or the old one? I just won some lanceros on c-bid and wanted to know.
I was looking at those and almost sniped them at the last minute.
How about a review when you fire one up?
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[Smokin Gator]

Whats up with the Nestor Miranda Special selection? How do you know if you have a Pepin made one or the old one? I just won some lanceros on c-bid and wanted to know.

I am pretty sure those are the old ones. They are darn tasty though!!