Cigar Weekly

ROI · 03-21-2005, 08:37 AM

Pepin Garcia was at the Cigar King here in Arizona for 3 days last week, rolling some outstanding cigars. I picked up a bunch of beautiful diademas, salomones, and giant toros. It was a great pleasure to watch the man work, and I have to say that his smokes are the closest to Cubans I've had. The wrappers are some of the most beautiful, oily, and appealing I have ever seen -- they remind me of the best Lusitanias in appearance, although Pepin's smokes are much stronger. I plan to include a lot more of his handiwork in my rotation, after they've had some time to age -- they are massive, young smokes now. Anyway, if you ever have an opportunity to watch this man work, I highly recommend it.

dz130 · 03-21-2005, 08:48 AM

Got a link or any other info?

ROI · 03-21-2005, 08:53 AM

No link. As far as more info, he was rolling the "house blends" of the retailer, all of which are full bodied. If I ever get a digital camera that takes good pictures, I'll take photos of the cigars I got -- they really are beautiful. 12 bucks for a salamones rolled by a master seems like a great deal to me.

Cigarsmokar · 03-21-2005, 11:03 AM

http://www.cigarking.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=5489

Also check out the Vegas Cubanas

dz130 · 03-21-2005, 12:58 PM

Brown butter?

Cigarsmokar · 03-21-2005, 07:08 PM

Better than brown sugar....or is it?

HamrWebDesign · 03-21-2005, 07:35 PM

Damn ... I wish I had known about that!

broadleaf · 03-21-2005, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by HamrWebDesign

Damn ... I wish I had known about that!

I agree - would have been there for sure. Was this advertised somewhere and I missed it?

raj · 03-22-2005, 03:16 AM

The house bundles he rolls for Top Shelf are the strongest full bodied bundles I've had.

03-21-2005, 08:37 AM	#1
ROI Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ahnold's Smoking Tent Posts: 287	Pepin Garcia Fresh Rolled Cigars Pepin Garcia was at the Cigar King here in Arizona for 3 days last week, rolling some outstanding cigars. I picked up a bunch of beautiful diademas, salomones, and giant toros. It was a great pleasure to watch the man work, and I have to say that his smokes are the closest to Cubans I've had. The wrappers are some of the most beautiful, oily, and appealing I have ever seen -- they remind me of the best Lusitanias in appearance, although Pepin's smokes are much stronger. I plan to include a lot more of his handiwork in my rotation, after they've had some time to age -- they are massive, young smokes now. Anyway, if you ever have an opportunity to watch this man work, I highly recommend it. __________________ "My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied by the best." - Winston Churchill

03-21-2005, 08:48 AM	#2
dz130 Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Out of KSA FINALLY! Posts: 7,903	Got a link or any other info? __________________ Doug Finally out of the sandbox. If I say Corona, I ain't talking beer. RIP Ed Toner

03-21-2005, 08:53 AM	#3
ROI Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ahnold's Smoking Tent Posts: 287	No link. As far as more info, he was rolling the "house blends" of the retailer, all of which are full bodied. If I ever get a digital camera that takes good pictures, I'll take photos of the cigars I got -- they really are beautiful. 12 bucks for a salamones rolled by a master seems like a great deal to me. __________________ "My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied by the best." - Winston Churchill

03-21-2005, 12:58 PM	#5
dz130 Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Out of KSA FINALLY! Posts: 7,903	Brown butter? __________________ Doug Finally out of the sandbox. If I say Corona, I ain't talking beer. RIP Ed Toner

03-21-2005, 07:35 PM	#7
HamrWebDesign Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,235	Damn ... I wish I had known about that! __________________ Aaron Check out FirearmForums.com Check out My Cigar Gallery

03-21-2005, 11:03 AM	#4
Cigarsmokar Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: CT Posts: 104	http://www.cigarking.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=5489 Also check out the Vegas Cubanas

03-21-2005, 07:08 PM	#6
Cigarsmokar Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: CT Posts: 104	Better than brown sugar....or is it?

03-22-2005, 03:16 AM	#9
raj Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Livonia, MI USA Posts: 461	The house bundles he rolls for Top Shelf are the strongest full bodied bundles I've had.