My First DPG "My Father" Review
 

Don Pepin Garcia My Father


The crème de la crème of Pepin.

Jose ‘Don Pepin’ Garcia and his son Jaime are currently crafting some of the world’s finest and most heavily sought cigars. Within just a few short years, this father-son duo has created a long list of tasty and top-rated morsels for us to savor, including Cuban Classic, Serie JJ, Tatuaje, 5 Vegas Miami, and so much more. Behold!

Let me first qualify this review. I'm a certified DPG, "Ho"!:tu I got 2 of these beautiful sticks from Cigarbid @ $9/Stick. Rested them @ 65RH for 13 days. I usually rest most of my Pepins for 3-6 months, but this beauty was calling my name early!:) Beautiful dark brown stick with very few veins. Initial 1/3 revealed a very salty, Peppery taste, almost overwhelming. Some harshness evolved. Burn was somewhat uneven & required 1 touch-up at the last 1/3. Easy draw with tons of thick white smoke. The second and last 1/3 were fairly one-dimensional, a straightforward "Tobacco" taste. I didn't taste any of the creamy, Nutty, smoothness that this stick was reported to have. Tasted like a very expensive DPG "Blue", IMHO. Duration of Smoke: 50 minutes for this DPG My Father #2, Belicoso, 5.2X 54. In all fairness, I'll rest the other stick 6months & revisit it. Overall Rating: 7/10 with points taken off for uneven burn & initial "Harshness". Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!:)

Greg

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Great review Greg...that's on my to-try list. Thanks!

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Nice review. It must be hard for DP and his son to top his other various blends, especially at a higher price point.

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Another great Pepin cigar! I bought a fiver of these about a year ago and have smoked all but one. The problem, for me, with this stick is that Tat Browns are in the same price range. As much as I like My Father, the Browns always end up in my humi

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I loved the one I had. I don't recall any harshness but I agree that it was rather one dimensional and didn't get any creamy or nutty tastes either. For the price, I can find two others (at least) that I like better.

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Great thread, really really enjoy My Fathers... Just smoked the Lancero, really love that smoke.

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I really enjoyed the one I got at the DPG event at Habana.

Thanks for the review.

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:tu Exactly! Good smoke, but they're a lot of smokes at a better price point that are "Just as Good"! Just wondering if "Anyone" found this smoke to be their favorite DPG. Thanks for the input, All!:)

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Great Review Greg!:tu

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I have a feeling that your other one will be better after 6 months in the humi.

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Thanks, Greg, but you do a much better review, Bro!:):tu

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I hope so, Ryan! Did you think it was the Best of the DPG line?

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No but that is because I like the 'pepperyness' of the other DPG. I did get some kick from the one I smoked but it was more of a smooth flavor. The JJ Maduro I liked the best so far.

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My fav. is the "Blue". Not a big fan of strong Pepper. JJ Maduro is definitely better than the "Nat"!

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I've had a couple of the lanceros. While I would definitely qualify it as a "good" cigar I didn't go ape poo over them. And I'm missing the "creamy" that everyone mentions with them as well. I'll take a Cubao lancero over them any day.

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I had a lancero the other day, and I'm inclined to agree: it's good, but nothing spectacular. Happened to have a Cubao lancero the next day, and I agree that they're more interesting. I liked the DPG Blue lancero better, too.

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I need to try one of these...I love pepin stuff!!!!:dr

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this cigar i want to try

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The My Father is an excellent cigar. I am also a DPG fan but have not tried all his cigars yet. I had a Cuban Classic (black label) lancero last night that was just superb.

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Thanks for the review.

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Nice review; I don't find these harsh at all in fact they normally start much smoother than the Blacks and Blues. The Lancero is a tremendous stick.

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I am a big Pepin fan too. I believe the My Father to be one of his BEST. I just had another one today (6 months of rest) and it was fantastic. One of my favorite smokes. Let them rest and try them again.

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Gotta add this to my list of need to try. Thanks for the review.

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I definitely need to try this stick. Thanks for the review.

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Not my fav but it seems to be the old story that after a rest of months they get better.This is a shame.
I have LOTS of DPG and many other top tier....THEY ALL benefit from a good rest.
I plan on resting most every stick I have a minimum of 6 months.
That's minimum.
I plan on PADRON to rest for 5 years.
I look forward to PADILLA improving also. Tho These are mostly multi-dimensional with little time in my boxes.

Well done review.
Thanks for the thought you put into it and being "real enough" to state your experience.
Tom

ADD; I think PERDOMO is aged right for smoking immediately...TORANO also.

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Ymmy smoke... I smoked the lancero size... even better imo

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Excellent Points! I agree with you completely, Tom! Thanks!:tu

Greg

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I am looking forward to trying this size too.