My Father Changes Packaging to Three Lines & Discontinues JJ Maduro
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…
Weekly News (October 3, 2011)
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…
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…
Weekly News (August 1, 2011)
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…
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…
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…
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…
Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic Lancero
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…
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…
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…
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…
