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Lancero50 Redux

Some Random Thoughts… Lanceros are a Pain in the Ass to Photograph — Or at least if you try to stand them up. They are long and thin. Light enough for any bit of wind to pick them up and blow over, and a tiny base makes it difficult for them to even stand up. [...]

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 [...]

Review: Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Maduro Lancero

And it goes a little something like this… Two years after Pepín introduce the Series JJ, he added a Maduro. The line was first shown off at the 2007 rendition of the RTDA (now IPCPR) show. The idea? Take the Series JJ line and put Nicaraguan Corojo on it. What a damn great idea. The [...]

Review: Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic Lancero

They just keep coming. The one that’s not talked about? I guess that’s what we would call this one. The Cuban Classic blend is just not one that has seemed to gain traction in any format. Part of it might have come that it came in the midst of the flooding of new blends from [...]

Review: Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Lancero

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 [...]

Review: Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Lancero

The Blue Label is the only offering from the Holiday Lancero Sampler to be available in another form, or so we think. I’ve had a few of the Puff n’ Stuff, but haven’t been able to compare them directly to those in the sampler. (This review is one out of the sampler.) Given the timeline [...]

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. [...]

Review: La Aurora Preferidos Cameroon Lancero

What? You didn’t see this coming. Every other La Aurora Lancero has had its chance, so it was only right that the Cameroon wrapped Lancero had its turn. It’s one of the cigars that has been important in the development as me as a smoker, as this line was one of the first that I [...]

Review: CAO Lx2 Lancero

CAO has made a few Lanceros over the year, but a rather minimal amount considering the company’s time in the industry. I’m not really sure what the explanation was for not making them, but it seems pretty clear there was an aversion at the Nashville-based company. Now under the ownership of General Cigar Co., it [...]

Review: San Cristobal Lancero

San Cristobal. I got nothing. San Cristobal is another Ashton line made by Pepín, similar to La Aroma de Cuba. I’ve tried a few, my thoughts are obviously after the jump, but that’s about it. An overlooked cigar, a cigar that is available at every online retailer and then some, and a cigar that is [...]