Shawn Ewashko on August 16th, 2010

Back Story: Serie JJ range was developed by Don Pepín Garcia and his son Jaime García. Medium- to full-bodied, the wrapper is a Nicaraguan Corojo oscuro, and the binder/filler is Nicaraguan. Packed in plain boxes of 24 except for the Salomon, which comes in boxes of five. The band is similar to the “Blue Label”, [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on August 11th, 2010

This dispatch is from Barry Stein, of A Cigar Smoker, delivered from the floor of IPCPR. Check back throughout the day and week for more. The IPCPR show officially kicked off yesterday, and the conversations Barry Stein, of A Cigar Smoker, had with cigar companies indicate that the crowds were a little lighter than usual. [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on August 10th, 2010

This dispatch is from Barry Stein, of A Cigar Smoker, delivered from the floor of IPCPR. Check back throughout the day and week for more. Ashton is releasing a brand made by Don Pepin Garcia. The new La Aroma De Cuba Mi Amore has a Cuban seed Mexican wrapper with a Nicaraguan filler and binder. [...]

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Shawn Ewashko on August 7th, 2010

Miami Cigar & Company, makers of the Nestor Miranda Collection, Tatiana Flavored Cigars, La Aurora Cigars and Don Lino Cigars says it will debut the Nestor Miranda Art Deco selection at the IPCPR 78th Annual Convention and International Trade Show in New Orleans. The new Dominican-Nicaraguan blend offered unique challenge for Pepin Garcia using a [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on August 6th, 2010

Look for a new La Aroma de Cuba cigar from Ashton at IPCPR this year. The Mi Amor has been in the works for two years and is a creation of Pepin Garcia’s factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. According to the Norfolk Cigar Examiner:

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Tom Johansmeyer on July 15th, 2010

Where were those new cigars from Tatuaje rolled? It might have been right on this table! This is where the action happens at the My Father Cigars factory.

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Tom Johansmeyer on July 15th, 2010

Pete Johnson’s much-anticipated experiment with vintage cigars is finally ready to be cut and lit. La Vérité Tatuaje A.O.C. uses tobacco from one vintage and one farm. The tobacco was grown on Pepin Garcia’s La Finca Estrella and was plucked in 2008. The cigars were rolled a year ago.

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Tom Johansmeyer on July 8th, 2010

You’ve smoked his cigars, and now you have the chance to meet the living legend behind them. Stop by the Lil Brown Smoke Shack on Friday, July 16, 2010 from 1 PM to 6 PM, and you’ll have the chance to meet Pepin Garcia, of My Father Cigars. Stop by the shop, and you can [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 30th, 2010

Pepin Garcia has a new cigar. La Reloba was just released by My Father Cigars, the latest creation from the busy My Father Cigars company in Esteli, Nicaragua. The cigar is available in two wrapper styles, according to Cigar Aficionado. This is a value cigar, part of a growing trend to keep consumers engaged even [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on May 31st, 2010

Jaime Garcia overseas the activity in the field at one of Pepin Garcia‘s farms in Esteli, Nicaragua.

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