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Emjaysmash
10-05-2009, 12:40 PM
So there I was gazing upon my cigar collection, when I noticed something odd about my two DPG blues.

http://i317.photobucket.com/albums/mm398/Emjaysmash/dpgblue.jpg

Their bands are different. What gives?

AlohaStyle
10-05-2009, 12:44 PM
The cigar on the left is like their current labels. I'm guessing he just wants them all the same style...

Mugen910
10-05-2009, 12:48 PM
you just noticed? Must be nice to smoke stuff that isn't from recent productions.

j/k


yeah they revamped their bands..

cort
10-05-2009, 12:49 PM
you just noticed? Must be nice to smoke stuff that isn't from recent productions.

j/k


yeah they revamped their bands..

:tpd:

The one on the right is "vintage":D

NCRadioMan
10-05-2009, 12:54 PM
He started using the new bands in June of last year.

elderboy02
10-05-2009, 12:55 PM
I like the newer bands better.

JJG
10-05-2009, 01:09 PM
I like the newer bands better.

yeah, honestly I hadn't noticed. It's been a while since I saw the old ones but the new one looks a little better in my opinion as well.

OHRD
10-05-2009, 01:52 PM
I've been wondering the same thing! I had two of the old bands and saw a recent cigarbid auction come up for the new bands and I wasn't quite sury what I was bidding on...

Emjaysmash
10-05-2009, 01:57 PM
So its just a band change right? The blend is the same?

Blueface
10-05-2009, 02:10 PM
New skirt, same set of legs beneath it.:D

NCRadioMan
10-05-2009, 02:20 PM
So its just a band change right? The blend is the same?

Carlos is correct, no blend change. The bands on the Black Label have also been "updated".

Smokin Gator
10-05-2009, 02:47 PM
It had been a while since I had seen the old ones as DPG sticks don't last long around here. Then we were at Blue Smoke visiting TripleF this past weekend and there was a box of the old blues labels in the humi. It brought a smile to my face!!

neoflex
10-07-2009, 08:23 PM
Carlos is correct, no blend change. The bands on the Black Label have also been "updated".

Can't say it is fact but I have heard from pretty reliable sources that the wrapper is different and the change was made around the same time as the bands. If I remember right which these days I have the memory of a 90 year old but I believe the original wrappers were being grown by someone else (I believe it was Oliva) but now the wrappers are being grown by him. Again, do not take this as gospel as this is just what I have been told. I have some of the older and newer Blues and can't taste much of a difference but I am also not known to pick out hints of Madagascar either.:D

Adriftpanda
10-07-2009, 08:29 PM
Yup, same blend, same everything, just an updated look on the bands. As mentioned before, the Classic has new bands now too.

wayner123
10-07-2009, 09:34 PM
Can't say it is fact but I have heard from pretty reliable sources that the wrapper is different and the change was made around the same time as the bands. If I remember right which these days I have the memory of a 90 year old but I believe the original wrappers were being grown by someone else (I believe it was Oliva) but now the wrappers are being grown by him. Again, do not take this as gospel as this is just what I have been told. I have some of the older and newer Blues and can't taste much of a difference but I am also not known to pick out hints of Madagascar either.:D

I asked Pepin's right hand man (the guy who goes around with Pepin to his rolling events) about the label change and he said nothing changed but the band. It's the same exact cigar, just an updated band. I also asked about the screw up with the classic bands when the printer made them pinkish instead of red in color. He explained to me how big of a mess up that was and how they just used them instead of paying for more. You could tell he did not like that it had happened.

Kreth
10-07-2009, 09:49 PM
Did they change the band on the Series JJ as well?
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RightAJ
10-08-2009, 06:39 AM
FAKE!!!

JK it's the same stick, different band. I like the newer one better

aj

Labman
10-08-2009, 06:40 AM
No matter what band they're sporting MJ, those DPG Blue's will smoke just as good. Enjoy bro! :)

roughrider
10-08-2009, 11:15 AM
Did they change the band on the Series JJ as well?
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Nope.