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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: Federal Cigar Announces My Father Special F

March 13, 2013 (Portsmouth, N.H.) – Federal Cigar is honored to announce the upcoming release of the My Father Cigar Company’s Special F to commemorate Federal’s 92nd Anniversary event on Saturday, March 16th 2013. Blended by the Pepin family, this cigar is a prime example of the history of excellence for which the My Father [...]

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 [...]

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: My Father S Special

Back in May of 2012 I reviewed the My Father S Special, a cigar that is only given out with box purchases at My Father events. The S Special comes in cardboard three-packs and is only made in a 5 x 50 Robusto vitola. It is rumored to be blended to taste similar to the El [...]

Review: My Father Limited Edition 2012

Back into 2010, My Father Cigars announced an extremely unique release, the My Father Limited Edition 2010. Each cigar came in its own individual coffin and each was rolled by José “Don Pepín” García and bunched by Jaime García. The blend also used the famed Pelo de Oro leaf, a tobacco strain that is notoriously [...]

Press Release: 10th Anniversary Celebration of Don Pepin Garcia and Tatuaje, May 4th, 2013

October 23, 2012 — In commemoration of the 10th year anniversary of Don Pepin Garcia and Tatuaje, both companies have come together to celebrate this special date in Miami, Florida on May 4th, 2013. The month of May marks the precise month in which Don Pepin opened up his small factory in Little Havana and [...]

News: My Father Limited Edition 2012 Nears Shipment

My Father is preparing to release the third installment of its annual limited edition, The My Father Limited Edition 2012. Back again will be much of the My Father Limited Edition 2011 including the 6 1/2 x 52 Toro format and the blend from the 2011 release. José Ortega, VP of sales, posted an image of the cigar [...]

IPCPR 2012: My Father

There were no surprises at IPCPR this year for My Father, largely because the Jaime Garcia Limited Edition 2012 shipped the week before. The focus was long understood to be on La Dueña, and the spotlight shined solely on La Dueña. As always, the My Father booth was busy and colorful. La DueñaAll five sizes [...]

Review: Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Salomon

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 [...]