| Strength: | Full |
| Wrapper: | Corojo, Ecuador Habano |
| Origin: | Nicaragua |
| Shapes: | Belicoso, Churchill, Gordo, Robusto, Toro |
| Brand: | Don Pepin Garcia |
Don Pepin Garcia Legado de Pepin
New from the maker of the #1 Cigar of 2012.
I'll be honest, I was a little confused when this brand showed up at CI HQ. Pepin's Cat, right? My high school Spanish class was finally paying dividends. But I still didn't understand the name. Fortunately, my slightly albino red-haired co-worker must have been paying better attention in class. I was quickly corrected. Legado=Legacy, El Gato=Cat.
Legado de Pepin is carefully blended by Don Pepin Garcia and handmade in Nicaragua. A Nicaraguan puro crafted with a dark, oily 5-year-aged Corojo wrapper, a Criollo binder and a feisty Cuban-seed blend of long-fillers. Perfect balance, ample flavor, and plenty of body are immediately present. But it's the subtle nuances that really round out the flavor and create a highly memorable experience. Sweet cedar, dark chocolate, earth, nuts, and plenty of spice. Bold, but perfectly refined and brimming with flavor, this is what a cigar should be. It's Pepin at his finest, and the price is crazy low. For fans of full-flavored boutique handmades, this is no doubt a gift.
I'll be honest, I was a little confused when this brand showed up at CI HQ. Pepin's Cat, right? My high school Spanish class was finally paying dividends. But I still didn't understand the name. Fortunately, my slightly albino red-haired co-worker must have been paying better attention in class. I was quickly corrected. Legado=Legacy, El Gato=Cat.
Legado de Pepin is carefully blended by Don Pepin Garcia and handmade in Nicaragua. A Nicaraguan puro crafted with a dark, oily 5-year-aged Corojo wrapper, a Criollo binder and a feisty Cuban-seed blend of long-fillers. Perfect balance, ample flavor, and plenty of body are immediately present. But it's the subtle nuances that really round out the flavor and create a highly memorable experience. Sweet cedar, dark chocolate, earth, nuts, and plenty of spice. Bold, but perfectly refined and brimming with flavor, this is what a cigar should be. It's Pepin at his finest, and the price is crazy low. For fans of full-flavored boutique handmades, this is no doubt a gift.
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Customer Reviews of “Don Pepin Garcia Legado de Pepin” “Just bought a box these babies before cigar afficionado rates it and will be out of stock or double the price. anyways I would not say this is a full bodied cigar but it has enough punch not to be called a light weight either. this is definitely a full med to light full bodied cigar (if that makes sense) anyways since this is a pepin cigar as usual great product as expected right of the bat. Cuban style construction through and through. The wrapper is oily and reminds me of la requiza by tatuaje. Triple cap of course and flawless cuban wrapper perfect amount of tobacco means no soft nor hard parts on the cigar, now lets talk about on how it smokes.. This cigar is a medium bodied cigar that reminds me of an aged cuban partagas. The burn was perfect all the way through even on a windy day when I smoked one. Lots of aged tobacco, leather, pepper and cedar although the strength profile never changed from start to finish, it was an extremely enjoyable cigar. The after taste reminds me of my cuban cigars as well. Once again pepin has done it again and created a future 90+ rated beauty, buy a box or two while you can still afford it.”
GP of CORONA, CA
“"To start I'm a Pepin fan all the way, so some bias is inevitable. As I wait to see if my $79 bid for a box of 20 churchills wins, I will tell my fellow enthusiasts that I have already smoked 4 5-packs of toro and robusto size sticks. For the price it is vintage DPG. It compares to DP Black, 5-Vegas Miami and a couple of Tatuaje lower end varieties. I love the cigar, it is bold enough with plenty of taste. Not a lot of change as it burns but no weakening either. While some required an extra flame a spot, the effort was a small price to pay. At these prices boys....jump on it. Smok'em if you got'em"”
LB of SUNRISE, FL
“Just got one of these in my CI cigar of the month box. Puffin on it now and it just keeps opening up. I've read a v cut is recommended but I did a full guillotine cut and it's a wonderful. Will for sure be getting more of them!”
BK of daphne, AL
“Great smoke, one of his greatest! Highly recommend if your a full bodied smoker...”
RV of NYC, NY
“Another winner from Pepin Garcia. Provides a mix of multiple flavors throughout the smoke, and is more medium or medium-full rather than other full-bodies Garcia blends (Tatuaje). One hint: have patience and do not smoke these as soon as they arrive off the truck. I did with the first stick and I actually told myself I wouldn't order them again. After trying another one after sitting in the humi for a couple of weeks, it delivered a totally different experience and moved onto my Garcia favorites list.”
JS of PALATINE, IL
“I am wiating for these Don Pepin legends and hope they are as good as their others.”
JP of MIRA LOMA, CA
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