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Review: El Centurion 2013 (Prerelease)

In 2007, José “Don Pepín” García released his first official limited edition cigar, the El Centurion. Rolled in three vitolas at first limited to 850 boxes of 20 cigars and priced well north of $10, the release was said to be his own personal blend. A Lancero was added to the line in December of [...]

Press Release: Flashback Friday Brings You: El Centurion

March 1, 2013 (Doral, Fla) — My Father Cigars brings back the cigar that left everyone wanting more. Back in 2007, the company released the Centurion in 3 sizes as Don Pepín’s first ever limited edition. At the time, only 850 boxes of each size were made. Many of our supporters have asked for us [...]

Weekly News (January 14, 2013)

Editor’s Note: My pride and joy, here. Light news week Illusione’s Rothchildes Nears Release — Here. El Centurion to Return in 2012 — Details. Quesada Releases The Blender’s Sampler — Story and review. Civil Cigar Lounge Gets Exclusive Tatuaje — Details here. Villiger Launches Discovery Tour — Exclusive here. Georgia Reviews Tobacco Purchasing Bill — [...]

News: El Centurion Slated for 2013 Return

My Father Cigars has announced some early details of their 10th anniversary celebration this year, as the El Centurion marca is slated to return to store shelves in 2013. Janny Garcia and Jose Ortega of My Father Cigars announced the return of El Centurion on the January 5th, 2013 episode of Kiss My Ash Radio. [...]

Redux: El Centurion Lancero

The El Centurion Lancero was the last cigar of the Lancero50 project and was one of the entries most had no clue about. Overall, the El Centurion line is one of the least talked about Pepín creations, even as it came on the tail end of his plethora of releases in the early part of [...]

News: El Rey de los Habanos Lawsuit Settled

The legal battle over El Rey de los Habanos is over. Shortly before trial was set to begin, the long-rumored settlement has materialized. Details are unsurprisingly unavailable, but the following statement was obtained from the firm (Dorta y Ortega) representing Pepín García: This email is being written on behalf of Mr. Omar Ortega. This email [...]

Review: El Centurion Lancero

I started Lancero50 with what I consider the perennial favorite amongst the mainstream releases as the best regular production Lancero on the market today, the My Father No. 4. And so fittingly, on Father’s Day nonetheless, I end with another cigar from the García family, one of the most prized and cigar that many thought [...]

Lanceros Collection by Don Pepín García

Today, Lancero50 comes to an end. (It comes to an end on time, something I consider a huge accomplishment.) I figured there was really no other way to close this out than to review all of the Lanceros Collection by Don Pepín Garcia, also known as the Pepín Lancero Sampler or Pepín Holiday Lancero Sampler. [...]