Review: Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Salomon

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It’s July 22nd, which means it’s about one cigar and one story—the Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ and Jeremiah Cruz Jr. We’ve explained it a few times before, including a year ago when I reviewed the JJ Lancero: In 2005, the newcomer Don “Pepín” García introduced the Series JJ, a cigar that he worked on with [...]

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A bit late, but it’s still July 22nd. Earlier this afternoon in between two post-IPCPR phone calls, I sat down with a Don Pepín García Series JJ Maduro Lancero, my part in the July 22nd tribute to Jerry Cruz’s late son, Jeremiah Cruz Junior. I wrote this earlier in the year and I’ve yet to [...]

Review: Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Lancero

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In 2005, the newcomer Don “Pepín” García introduced the Series JJ, a cigar that he worked on with his son Jaime. (JJ comes from their two first names: José and Jaime.) It would quickly become the most popular brand for El Rey de los Habanos, the first of Pepín’s company. While the Nicaraguan puro was [...]

The winner of the five-pack of Flor de las Antillas Lanceros has been announced.