Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic

Let me start off by apologizing for not posting here for a few weeks. Truth be told, I had a nasty cold that was followed up by almost 3 weeks worth of coughing that has finally subsided. I have quite a few cigars I will be posted up here in the next few weeks, but I wanted to focus on the Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic for this post.

Several weeks ago (prior to me getting sick) friends of ours invited us out to dinner. Knowing that Grandma would be watching the kids that evening, we took advantage of getting out of the house and enjoying some adult time with friends.

We ended up eating at Logan's Roadhouse which has a great prime rib dinner on the weekends, and since they are known for running out pretty quickly, we got to dinner relatively early to insure we would have some prime rib.

Dinner was great. There is just something about a well cooked prime rib that excites the palate while filling the stomach. As dinner rounded down post dinner activities became the topic of discussion and of course me and my buddy knew what we wanted to do, we just had to sell it to the wives. Being the salesmen we are, we closed the deal and after leaving the restaurant we headed for Stogie's to enjoy cigars and beers.

My buddies wife is expecting, she is due in December and as such she requested we sit outside to cut down on the amount of smoke she was inhaling and of course we obliged as it really was a great evening to be outside. Upon entering the humidor I vowed to try something new finally settling on the above referenced Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic (DPC). My friend with a Cain Nub Habano, a cigar I have reviewed here previously.

He went with bottled water I went with Woodchuck and we both got our cigars lit and headed outside to sit with the ladies. I knew going into this that the DPC was a spicy full flavored smoke. Initial tasting hinted at a strong peppery flavor with the ever so slight hint of dark chocolate on the finish. It was quite smooth considering the boldness of the cigar, and the flavor really came alive the deeper into the stick I got.

Since I was drinking a Woodchuck which is sweet in and of itself, I found the pepper the cigar to be exhibiting to be quite refined, never overpowering or off putting. The night slowly progressed, conversations centered around the parents to be, and all the fun stuff they have to look forward to as the day of arrival of their little one is quickly approaching.

I suggested we start tasting a lot of cigars now in preparation of the day, so that way we'd be prepared with what cigar to hand out in celebration of the birth. Of course the ladies weren't thrilled with the thought of us smoking even more cigars, but hey, we are men we need to celebrate in our own special way.

As the cigars starting to make their way towards extinction and the drinks were emptied, the time came to head home and resume life. There is something special about the way a good cigar can make time slow down, and in the case of the DPC time did slow down for at least a few minutes. A great meal with a great cigar along with great friends made for an awesome evening, one that will be repeated again soon.

I really enjoyed the Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic and will smoke this cigar again soon. This is a full-bodied full-flavored cigar so be aware, but it is definitely worth a try. I for one am happy I got to share the experience with good friends.

Until we smoke again...