|
|
10-04-2009, 10:43 PM | #1 |
Still Watching My Back
|
Yet another Pepin brand.
Just came across what appears to be another Pepin blend/brand. This is called Capana d'Oro and is, I think, a house blend for Barclay Rex. Looks as though there are two lines - Standard and Vintage. Just speculating here but the Standard seems to be in the Fumadores/Bench Made/Tabacos Baez SF mold while the Vintage looks to be a premium brand. I'll try and post a link tomorrow. In the meantime, they are listed on the BR website.
Not exactly sure how DPG is managing to do all that he is but, being a Pepin freak, I wouldn't mind trying these. |
10-04-2009, 10:47 PM | #2 |
Warehouse Smoking
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
The gigantic new factory would be some sort of help, haha.
__________________
www.warpedcigars.com |
10-05-2009, 06:13 AM | #3 |
Peter's Daddy
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
Title of the thread says it all... How many damn blends does this guy do? Seems like almost everything has a something to do with Pepin.
__________________
Who eats plantains when they can eat placenta. |
10-05-2009, 06:24 AM | #4 |
Adjusting to the Life
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
DPG does about 372968 fewer than Rocky Patel.
__________________
If you're gonna be a lamb, you might as well be a sheep. |
10-05-2009, 10:58 AM | #6 |
Ayatollah of Rock n Rolla
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
Nice prices on these. I'd give 'em a shot if I had the coin.
__________________
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. |
10-05-2009, 04:49 PM | #8 |
Grrrrrr
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
|
10-05-2009, 04:53 PM | #9 |
Gonna make you groove...
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
__________________
"We live in the good of this." |
10-05-2009, 05:06 PM | #10 | |
The Hebrew Hammer
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
Quote:
LMAO
__________________
|
|
10-05-2009, 05:05 PM | #11 |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
|
10-05-2009, 05:12 PM | #12 |
Opa!!
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
I don't like that he's coming out with yet another line. Seems like he maybe taking a page out of Rocky Patel's and Gurkha's books. Why can't he just concentrate on one line...
__________________
"If I give a businessman 10,000 francs, what is that to him, he is rich. But if I give him a Cohiba cigar, that is style."-Hotel Rwanda |
10-05-2009, 05:17 PM | #13 |
Chutney Lovebusciut
Join Date: Oct 2008
First Name: Chutney
Location: On the shores of Loch Shiel
Posts: 4,277
Trading: (66)
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
There is a big difference in him and those guys, Christos. He is an actual tobacco man. Also, since he just opened the largest cigar complex in Nica, he can handle it. He has said numerous times, he will not exceed what he is capable of producing.
__________________
The path to loyalty is trust. |
10-05-2009, 06:37 PM | #14 | |
A horse is a horse...
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
Quote:
I have yet to see any issues with what he's making now. I haven't sampled all of his cigars, but the ones I have had (even if the taste wasn't to my liking) had perfect construction, provided they were stored properly. The standard version looks to be priced very nicely, can't tell if its long filler or medium filler as the OP stated. |
|
10-05-2009, 05:58 PM | #15 |
Just Bored Really...
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
There's a deffinate difference. He's not like Ghurka or Patel by putting his name on every single blend he does, he's simply rolling cigars for other companies. The fact that he doesn't have to put his name on all of them, to me at least, gives him a sense of class.
However I worry that while he's pushing out all the blends, I know he can handle them and many more in the facility, what is to become of the quality? I worry that it may start to slip as he may not have the personal time for each blend, as of yet I don't see that though.
__________________
"Not a Headache in a Hogshead" |
10-05-2009, 06:19 PM | #16 |
Maduro & Oscuro Whore-O
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
Thou shalt not speak against Don Pepin, any of his blends, or discuss high price points. This is an unwritten law that will be enforced by a select team of asylum members.
__________________
Blue Label,Any Filipe Gregorio,Acid,Don Elias,El Mejor Espresso,Tierra del Sol |
10-05-2009, 08:47 PM | #17 |
Cigar Zombie Fo Life!
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
I'd buy some, but they only sell em in box form and not 5ers or singles.
|
10-05-2009, 09:14 PM | #18 |
Have My Own Room
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
I've never felt the need to try every cigar that Pepin makes. None of them are radically different in flavor and I really only like the Tat brands anyway. I've only smoked of few from his personal brand but they didn't do anything for me.
|
10-05-2009, 09:01 PM | #19 |
Still Watching My Back
|
Re: Yet another Pepin brand.
Here is some additional info. regarding this brand - Capana d'Oro.
The Standard line is, in fact, a long-filler hand-made with a rosado wrapper. These are very reasonably priced and are offered in boxes of 25. These may be more similar to the Ambos Mundos line instead of the Tabacos Baez SF or Bench Made. The Vintage line (which are the ones that interest me) have much more selective tobaccos in the blend. They are aged longer and are sold in cabinets of 50. These are much more expensive as well, running from $8.50 (robusto) to $11.00+ (salomone). While BR does not offer a sampler, in speaking with them, you can construct your own. Apparently, Pepin has made these cigars for BR the past 2-3 years, so they aren't exactly new. I think it's interesting that there was a Pepin blend, regardless of whether it was a "house brand", flying under the radar for this long. Makes you wonder if there are some others out there, still relatively unknown. |