El Rey de los Habanos

Originally released in 2007, the aptly named Padilla 1932 Oscuro used the José “Pepín” García rolled 1932 blend, and covered it with a then five-year-old Nicaraguan corojo…

In November of 2009, Pete Johnson shipped Dan Welsh of New Havana Cigars  a batch of 6 3/4 x 49 torpedoes that were originally slated…

My Father Cigars has changed packaging on its Don Pepin Garcia (Blue Label), JJ and Cuban Classic (Black Label) lines. The changes went into effect…

Editor’s Note: The biggest news of the week was the Friday announcement from the attorneys for Pepín García indicating the legal matter of El Rey…

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…

Editor’s Note: I apologize for the delay in the news, server issues have prevented publishing. The original editor’s note reads as follows… And today is…

Some Random Thoughts… Lanceros are a Pain in the Ass to Photograph — Or at least if you try to stand them up. They are…

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…

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…

The only other size to be released elsewhere, although like the Blue Label, it had different dimensions. Victor Vitale of The Cigar Agency had 100…

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…