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Tatuaje Black (Jun 2008)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged , on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

:  5 5/8″ x 46 Vitola:  Grand Corona Wrapper:Nicaraguan Corojo ‘99 Origin: Nicaragua This is THE cigar right now.  Everyone and their mother is trying to get their hands on a Tatuaje Black.  I was fortunate enough to get a few at my favorite tobacco shop, Capital City Cigars, and I couldn’t wait long to [...]

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Benchmade by Ashton Robusto (JUN 2008)

Posted in Ashton, Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, tagged , , on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  5″ x 50 Vitola:  Robusto Wrapper: Nicaraguan Origin: Nicaragua The Benchmade cigar is a new from Ashton by Don Pepin Garcia (what isn’t he making?) that is created to set the benchmark for inexpensive cigars.  That crown has been held by Oliva (the Flor de Oliva bundles) for quite some time.  We’ll see. The [...]

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La Riqueza No. 5 (JUN 2008)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Tatuaje, tagged , , , on June 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Size:  4 3/8″ x 42 Vitola:  Petite Corona Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf         Origin: Nicaragua Pete Johnson?  Pepin Garcia?  Have you heard of these guys before?  Well if you haven’t, then you must have clearly stumbled upon this blog by accident.  The creators of Tatuaje (tah-to-ah-hey) and Cabaiguan (kah-bei-gWAHN ) have joined forces again to bring back [...]

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Tatuaje Regios (2006)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Tatuaje, tagged , , on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size: 5.5″ x 50  Vitola: Robusto  Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo ‘99  Origin: Nicaragua This Pepin-made cigar hails from Pete Johnson’s Brown Label Tatuaje line.  This robusto has been aging for exactly two years and just seemed to be calling out to me.  “Smoke me… I’ve aged just right…” And when a cigar talks, I listen (especially [...]

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Tatuaje Gran Cojonu (2006)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Tatuaje, tagged , , on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size: 6.5″ x 60  Vitola: Toro  Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo ‘99  Origin: Nicaragua The first time I smoked this cigar, it whooped my butt.  So I put its brother away for a couple of years to give it some time to mellow… and I’m glad it did. This another powerhouse cigar from Don Pepin and Pete [...]

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