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Old 08-18-2009, 10:41 PM   #11
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Default Re: Don Jose "Pepin" Garcia

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Originally Posted by bleedingshrimp View Post
Here's a question I have. What happens to cigars like the Padillas that were Pepin creations as far as the blend when Padilla and Pepin part ways. Do they change the blends that make them what they are???

My gut reaction is probably not, whether these sticks are made by Pepin, it would seem that they are still Pepin in spirit no?

Or do the blends actually change...I honestly don't know??
Yes, they were reblended. Pepin's blends are family secrets. The "new" Padilla's are not what I have loved in the past. Sales at the local shop also reflect this. They don't sell near as well as the old Pepin blends.
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