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Don Pepin Garcia Original: flavour profile and cigars like it

Don Pepin Garcia Original is a handmade cigar made in the United States. Its published strength is full. It has a Rosado Habano wrapper and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, pepper, sweetness and herbs.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Casa Cuevas La Mandarria and Protocol Cyber Crimes Unit.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Don Pepin Garcia Original cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: myfathercigars.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Don Pepin Garcia Original taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cedar and wood
  • pepper and spice
  • natural sweetness
  • hay and herbs

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperHabano-Rosado
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua
StrengthFull as published by mikescigars.com
BodyFull-bodied
Made inUnited States
Made byMy Father Cigars
BlenderJosé 'Pepin' Garcia
FactoryMy Father factory, Miami, Florida
SizesInvictos 5×50 · Generosos 6×50 · Delicias 7×50 · Imperiales 6.125×52 · Lanceros 7.5×38 · Exquisitos 5.625×46 · Toro Gordo 6×56 · Exclusivos 9.25×48 · Toro Grande 6×62

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

  • cigaraficionado.com: 90 points, Delicias, Churchill, 7 x 50 (2020)In our words: Licorice led, with herbal, toast, maple and gingerbread notes.
  • cigar-coop.com, Invictos, Robusto, 5 x 50 (2013)In our words: Pepper and wood stayed central. Construction was highly consistent.

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 Original

The line. The Original debuted in 2003. It is also called Blue Label. cigaraficionado.com

The brand. José 'Pepin' Garcia opened El Rey de los Habanos in Miami in 2003. The family opened My Father Cigars S.A. in Estelí in 2009. myfathercigars.com

Cigars like Don Pepin Garcia Original

  1. Casa Cuevas La MandarriaClosest matchHabano wrapper · FullSame Habano wrapper family, more fruit and floral, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
  2. Protocol Cyber Crimes UnitAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, more cream and nuts, a step milder.
  3. Padron 1926 Serie No.47 NaturalAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullMore cocoa and coffee, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
  4. My Father El Centurion H-2K-CTAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullLess hay and herbs, a step milder.
  5. Inch by E.P. Carrillo NicaraguaOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullLess hay and herbs, a step milder.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Don Pepin Garcia Original as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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