Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero

Don Fernando · 11-03-2009, 05:48 AM

I think by now everybody knows the story behind the ‘my father’ and that it’s blended by Jaime Garcia to honor his father Jose ‘Don Pepin” Garcia, so I won’t go into details about it. The ‘my father’ is made from Nicaraguan Habano seed tobacco with a nice Habano Rosado leaf from Ecuador. I smoked the lancero today, a 7 ½ inch long cigar with the ring of 38. This vitola is very elegant with the nice oily wrapper, the stylish band and to top it off the small pigtail. The wrapper is quite smooth and the construction feels great. The predraw is a bit on the tough side and gives me a dry peppery wood flavor

I taste a nice coffee flavor with a mild chocolate aftertaste, full flavored. After a few puffs I also taste some pepper and a few moments later some cedar shows up to replace the chocolate. But the chocolate comes back with some extra strength after about an inch. This mix of flavors minus the pepper and with some spices is the flavor I can taste for quite some time. The flavors are warm & cozy

The coffee disappears and the main flavor is spices with some wood and mild chocolate on the background. The chocolate keeps growing stronger and then fading away again, becoming the dominant flavor and then off to the background, becoming dominant, off to the background etc for a while. The flavors are well balanced, even though they are constantly changing the dominant flavor. At the end I get a fairly strong creamy nut flavor.

I get plenty of smoke from this cigar and the firm as is light colored, almost white. The draw started a little tight but got better on the way. No complaints about the burn. This cigar packs a lot of flavor.

Would I buy this cigar again? Yes!

Appearance: 8 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 6 / 10
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Burn: 8 / 10
Aroma (first part) 7 / 10
Aroma (middle part) 8 / 10
Aroma (last part) 8 / 10

elderboy02 · 11-03-2009, 05:52 AM

Nice review! I like the MF lanceros the best. The bigger sizes just don't have the complexity of the lancero in my opinion.

GreekGodX · 11-03-2009, 05:56 AM

See I think the robusto kills the lancero. The lancero doesn't give me what the robusto does. Lancero is my #2 tho in the My Father line. Great review

I always like your pics.

kelmac07 · 11-03-2009, 07:14 AM

Nice review Ferdie!!

11-03-2009, 07:25 AM

Nice review, I loved the Torpedo you gave me a while back.

acarr · 11-03-2009, 08:37 AM

That is a beautiful stick. You can conduct and orchestra with it! Thanks for the review.

BFallehy · 11-03-2009, 08:40 AM

Great review. This is definitely one of my favorite cigars.

bvilchez · 11-03-2009, 09:21 AM

I was debating on this cigar. Now that I see this review I'm going to have to purchase some to try. Thanks for the review Ferdinand

Kreth · 11-03-2009, 09:52 AM

Nice review as always, Ferdinand.

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thebiglebowski · 11-03-2009, 10:16 AM

your review has my mouth watering. that cigar looks great...

11-03-2009, 10:28 AM

This cigar is all its made out to be and more, I would even give it higher marks than Ferd did. I have smoked nearly a box of these and they are near the top of my list of great NC Smokes... I really really really can't say enough about how well refined, powerful, flavorful, and well constructed these cigars are. The consistency is almost un-matched.

Mr B · 11-03-2009, 11:56 AM

Great review of one of my ALL TIME Favorites.

Thanks.

MedicCook · 11-03-2009, 12:12 PM

Nice review Ferdie.

WyGuy · 11-03-2009, 12:30 PM

Great review, one of my favorite cigars!
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roughrider · 11-03-2009, 01:22 PM

I found the Oliva V Lanceros to be better than the My Father Lanceros I've smoked.

11-03-2009, 02:12 PM

Great review! I have yet to try this cigar, but this made me want to run out and find it NOW.

Adriftpanda · 11-03-2009, 02:39 PM

Nice review Ferdie, I prefer the lancero over any other size in this line... although the Le Bijiou is much better imo.

Don Fernando · 11-03-2009, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adriftpanda

Nice review Ferdie, I prefer the lancero over any other size in this line... although the Le Bijiou is much better imo.

that's why I put it out there at the NC MAW

ZenSilk · 11-03-2009, 03:07 PM

Nice review! I'm looking into the lancero as well, looks mighty fine!

11-03-2009, 05:55 PM

Those sticks are

11-03-2009, 05:48 AM	#1
Don Fernando Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ferdinand Location: Singapore Posts: 10,068 Trading: (29)	Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero I think by now everybody knows the story behind the ‘my father’ and that it’s blended by Jaime Garcia to honor his father Jose ‘Don Pepin” Garcia, so I won’t go into details about it. The ‘my father’ is made from Nicaraguan Habano seed tobacco with a nice Habano Rosado leaf from Ecuador. I smoked the lancero today, a 7 ½ inch long cigar with the ring of 38. This vitola is very elegant with the nice oily wrapper, the stylish band and to top it off the small pigtail. The wrapper is quite smooth and the construction feels great. The predraw is a bit on the tough side and gives me a dry peppery wood flavor I taste a nice coffee flavor with a mild chocolate aftertaste, full flavored. After a few puffs I also taste some pepper and a few moments later some cedar shows up to replace the chocolate. But the chocolate comes back with some extra strength after about an inch. This mix of flavors minus the pepper and with some spices is the flavor I can taste for quite some time. The flavors are warm & cozy The coffee disappears and the main flavor is spices with some wood and mild chocolate on the background. The chocolate keeps growing stronger and then fading away again, becoming the dominant flavor and then off to the background, becoming dominant, off to the background etc for a while. The flavors are well balanced, even though they are constantly changing the dominant flavor. At the end I get a fairly strong creamy nut flavor. I get plenty of smoke from this cigar and the firm as is light colored, almost white. The draw started a little tight but got better on the way. No complaints about the burn. This cigar packs a lot of flavor. Would I buy this cigar again? Yes! Appearance: 8 / 10 Construction: 7 / 10 Draw: 6 / 10 Smoke & ash: 7 / 10 Burn: 8 / 10 Aroma (first part) 7 / 10 Aroma (middle part) 8 / 10 Aroma (last part) 8 / 10 __________________ check out my reviews on my blog.

11-03-2009, 05:56 AM	#3
GreekGodX Opa!! Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Christos Location: 7 Line Posts: 4,893 Trading: (82)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero See I think the robusto kills the lancero. The lancero doesn't give me what the robusto does. Lancero is my #2 tho in the My Father line. Great review I always like your pics. __________________ "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

11-03-2009, 07:14 AM	#4
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero Nice review Ferdie!! __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

11-03-2009, 07:25 AM	#5
SmokeyNL Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero Nice review, I loved the Torpedo you gave me a while back.

11-03-2009, 08:37 AM	#6
acarr Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,307 Trading: (34)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero That is a beautiful stick. You can conduct and orchestra with it! Thanks for the review.

11-03-2009, 05:52 AM	#2
elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,508 Trading: (133)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero Nice review! I like the MF lanceros the best. The bigger sizes just don't have the complexity of the lancero in my opinion.

11-03-2009, 08:40 AM	#7
BFallehy Feeling at Home Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Brian Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 587 Trading: (12)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero Great review. This is definitely one of my favorite cigars.

11-03-2009, 09:21 AM	#8
bvilchez En búsqueda..... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bolivar aka Jay Location: Back in SoCal Posts: 3,202 Trading: (76)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero I was debating on this cigar. Now that I see this review I'm going to have to purchase some to try. Thanks for the review Ferdinand

11-03-2009, 09:52 AM	#9
Kreth Ronin smoker Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jeff Location: Oneonta, NY Posts: 3,620 Trading: (14)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero Nice review as always, Ferdinand. Posted via Mobile Device

11-03-2009, 10:16 AM	#10
thebiglebowski Jack White's Roadie... Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: larry Location: music city, USA Posts: 665 Trading: (0)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero your review has my mouth watering. that cigar looks great...

11-03-2009, 10:28 AM	#11
DougBushBC Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero This cigar is all its made out to be and more, I would even give it higher marks than Ferd did. I have smoked nearly a box of these and they are near the top of my list of great NC Smokes... I really really really can't say enough about how well refined, powerful, flavorful, and well constructed these cigars are. The consistency is almost un-matched.

11-03-2009, 11:56 AM	#12
Mr B Livin' in a Van.... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,233 Trading: (79)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero Great review of one of my ALL TIME Favorites. Thanks.

11-03-2009, 12:12 PM	#13
MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero Nice review Ferdie. __________________ 27 World Series Championship's "If your wife doesn't like the aroma of your cigar, change your wife.", Zino Davidoff

11-03-2009, 12:30 PM	#14
WyGuy Boiler Up! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: MN Posts: 1,359 Trading: (16)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero Great review, one of my favorite cigars! Posted via Mobile Device

11-03-2009, 01:22 PM	#15
roughrider Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 835 Trading: (24)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero I found the Oliva V Lanceros to be better than the My Father Lanceros I've smoked.

11-03-2009, 02:12 PM	#16
covetry Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero Great review! I have yet to try this cigar, but this made me want to run out and find it NOW.

11-03-2009, 02:39 PM	#17
Adriftpanda Peter's Daddy Join Date: May 2009 First Name: Huy Location: No one wants me Posts: 10,313 Trading: (74)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero Nice review Ferdie, I prefer the lancero over any other size in this line... although the Le Bijiou is much better imo. __________________ Who eats plantains when they can eat placenta.

11-03-2009, 03:07 PM	#19
ZenSilk Still Watching My Back Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 106 Trading: (8)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero Nice review! I'm looking into the lancero as well, looks mighty fine!

11-03-2009, 05:55 PM	#20
Uflbassin Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Don Pepin Garcia my father lancero Those sticks are

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