May 25, 2013

Brace Yourselves! The Don Pepin Garcia Blue Cigars Will Rock Your World!

The Don Pepin Garcia Blue blend of cigars is full of surprises. This sexy cigar is hand-rolled in the El Rey de Los Habanos factory in Miami by none other than the master himself, Cuban-born Jose Pepin Garcia, the patriarch of the Garcia Family.  The Garcias proudly stand behind many notable cigars they have blended and helped create for others like the Padilla Miami 8/11, Tatuaje for Pete Johnson, My Father line, 5 Vegas, amongst others, but Jose’s Blue line is very unique and special indeed.

 

Paying great attention to details, Jose blows this blend out of the park with the Nicaraguan tobacco lineup he blends the Don Pepin Garcia Blue cigars with.  Using Nicaraguan Corojo and Criollo long-filler tobacco leaves and a Nicaraguan Corojo Oscuro wrapper, he has managed to create a complex and intoxicating stogie.  We have smoked complex cigars, but the Don Pepin Garcia Blue might take the cake on complexity.  While this blend falls under full-flavored, medium-to-full bodied in strength, it can still be enjoyed by most cigar smokers as it is smooth and not overpowering on the palate.

 

 

Don Pepin Garcia Blue Delicias Cigars at My Discount Cigars

Don Pepin Garcia Blue Delicias Cigars

Country of Origin: Nicaragua/USA

Flavor: Medium to Full Bodied

Wrapper: Corojo Oscuro

Binder: Nicaragua

Filler: Nicaragua

 

Each Don Pepin Garcia Blue cigar comes adorned with an intricate blue band and gold font and a blue satin ribbon on its foot. Their packaging was recently redesigned and the Blue line is offered in handcrafted cedar boxes of 25 sticks, but is also offered in 5-cigar samplers or as a single cigar sampler. It’s great that they are offered up as single sticks or 5-cigar samplers, but be fairly warned, they are made in extremely limited quantities so we highly recommend going for a full box of them if you can find them.  At a fairly reasonable price-point (from $7 – $9 per stick) it’s a very smart investment to get the full box.

 

Sizes Available:

Delicias (7 x 50, Churchill)

Exclusivos (9 ¼ x 48, Gran Corona)

Generosos (6 x 50, Toro)

Imperiales (6 ½ x 52T, Torpedo)

Invictos (5 x 50, Robusto)

 

Have we mentioned that the Don Pepin Garcia Blue cigars were rated 93 by Cigar Aficionado and named as 2008’s ‘Top 25 Cigars of the Year by them, and rightfully so!  Upon lighting the Don Pepin Garcia Blue the thick smoke begins oozing, even when it just rests in your ashtray it continues billowing thick wafts of smoke… such a sexy characteristic of a cigar, non?  Upon lighting up the first part of the Don Pepin Garcia Blue cigar you might detect a decent amount of black pepper and an earthy undertone.  As you smoke your way through the second third of the cigar the savory meatiness of it becomes more pronounced.  And on the last third of the smoke a unique woody and nutty flavoring becomes most prominent.  You can definitely detect the flavors changing throughout, but rest assured that the burn is nearly perfect, as is its ash.  If this isn’t a complex stogie, we don’t know what is!

 

Brace yourself for a very eventful smoke when you light up a Don Pepin Garcia Blue cigar!!!  Enjoy!

Don Pepin Garcia Blue Cigars at My Discount Cigars

Don Pepin Garcia Blue Cigars at My Discount Cigars

For more details on the Don Pepin Garcia Blue cigars please visit their homepage at ElReyDeLosHabanos.com.

 

~ Peace, Love, Cigars ~

Is the Gurkha Evil Cigar “Pure Evil?”

According to its creator, Kaizad Hansotia, it is! You won’t know what possessed you when you delve into a Gurkha Evil. The Evil blend is Gurkha’s latest addition to the already-prestigious lineup of all the other Gurkha lines. It is also their first full-bodied cigar and it definitely takes no prisoners.

Gurkha Evil at My Discount Cigars

Gurkha Evil at My Discount Cigars

Available in a Robusto size (5 x 50), the Toro (6 x 50), Torpedo (6 1/2 x 53T) and the XO (6 x 60) the Gurkha Evil has earned itself between an 86-rating and a 90-rating from Cigar Aficionado and rightfully so, as it is quite a powerhouse of a cigar!  K. Hansotia & Co. skillfully blend the Gurkha Evil with aged Nicaraguan long fillers, Dominican binders and wrap it all up with a leathery, oily, thick Brazilian wrapper. When you light it up you will taste a myriad of flavors ranging from roasted nuts and the lovely toasty character as it wraps up with a pleasant floral finish. A medium-to-full-bodied smoke the Gurkha Evil ranges of flavors always remain balanced and smooth from your first puff to the last inhale. As you smoke your way through the second half of the cigar you might note that the flavors and strength become more intense and fuller highlighting notes of pepper, wood and earthiness.

If you’re a full-bodied cigar lover you will fall in love with the Gurkha Evil, because it will put your palate to the test. Think you can you handle it?

Gurkha Evil Toro at My Discount Cigars

Gurkha Evil Toro at My Discount Cigars

RATED 90 BY CIGAR AFICIONADO!

Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Flavor: Medium to Full
Wrapper: Brazil
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Nicaraguan

To order your Gurkha Evil cigars please visit MyDiscountCigar.com.

If you wish to learn more about the Gurkha Evil blend go to GurkhaCigars.com.

~ Peace, Love, Cigars ~