Habano wrapper · Medium to full
Don Pepin Garcia Black Label: flavour profile and cigars like it
Don Pepin Garcia Black Label is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Rosado Habano wrapper and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar and earth.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic and La Aurora 107 Nicaragua.
What does Don Pepin Garcia Black Label taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Habano-Rosado |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by cigars.com |
| Body | Medium to Full-Bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | My Father Cigars |
| Factory | Garcia family factory, Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | 1979 Robusto 5×50 · 1970 Belicoso 5.5×54 · 1950 Toro 6×52 · 2001 Toro Gordo 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigaraficionado.com: 92 points, 1979 Robusto, 5 x 50 (2008)In our words: The review identified wood, leather and toasted-almond notes. It classified the smoke medium to full.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Don Pepin Garcia Black Label
The line. Cuban Classic expanded the Don Pepin Garcia range in 2006. Black Label is its alternate name. cigaraficionado.com
The brand. My Father Cigars presents José “Pepín” García as a third-generation master blender. It says Garcia rolled his first cigar at age 11. myfathercigars.com
Cigars like Don Pepin Garcia Black Label
- Don Pepin Garcia Cuban ClassicClosest matchHabano wrapper · FullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
- La Aurora 107 NicaraguaAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Rocky Patel Special EditionAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Micallef Herencia MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich HabanoOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Don Pepin Garcia Black Label as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.