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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.


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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.

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