Don Pepin Garcia my father le bijou 1922 churchill

Don Fernando · 04-24-2010, 12:53 PM

I was chatting to Joetownhound on facebook some time ago and he tricked me into telling that I never smoked a Don Pepin Garcia my father Le Bijou 1922 which was reason enough for him to bomb me. Don't mistake this for the normal Don Pepin Garcia My Father line though, the normal line was created by Pepins son Jaime as a tribute to his father while the My Father le Bijou (French for jewel) 1922 was created by Don Pepin to commemorate his father.

The cigar looks great with a nice dark wrapper. I do think that the band is a little over the top, there is just too much going on. The wrapper doesn't have a lot of veins and the construction feels good. The predraw is fine but leaves no flavor on my palate. The 7x50 churchill does have a nice peppery barnyard aroma.

I get a medium full coffee flavor and I do miss the signature Pepin pepper twang. After almost an inch I do get some herbal flavors too. Little passed an inch and the coffee turns into leather on a mild herbal background.

Halfway the leather changes into wood with herf and after ⅔ the coffee returns. The wood slowly disappears, I only taste coffee with leather, herbs and finally some pepper but I can't say I like it a lot.

The smoke is medium thick and the quantity is medium too. Medium seems to be the key word as both flavor and body are medium too. The burn is good and so is the draw. The salt & pepper colored ash is quite firm.

Would I buy this cigar again? No, this cigar is probably the Don Pepin blend that I least liked. Too be honest, if I wasn't reviewing the cigar I would have tossed it.

Appearance: 8 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Aroma first part: 6 / 10
Aroma second part: 6 / 10
Aroma third part: 6 / 10

04-24-2010, 12:53 PM	#1
Don Fernando Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ferdinand Location: Singapore Posts: 10,070 Trading: (29)	Don Pepin Garcia my father le bijou 1922 churchill I was chatting to Joetownhound on facebook some time ago and he tricked me into telling that I never smoked a Don Pepin Garcia my father Le Bijou 1922 which was reason enough for him to bomb me. Don't mistake this for the normal Don Pepin Garcia My Father line though, the normal line was created by Pepins son Jaime as a tribute to his father while the My Father le Bijou (French for jewel) 1922 was created by Don Pepin to commemorate his father. The cigar looks great with a nice dark wrapper. I do think that the band is a little over the top, there is just too much going on. The wrapper doesn't have a lot of veins and the construction feels good. The predraw is fine but leaves no flavor on my palate. The 7x50 churchill does have a nice peppery barnyard aroma. I get a medium full coffee flavor and I do miss the signature Pepin pepper twang. After almost an inch I do get some herbal flavors too. Little passed an inch and the coffee turns into leather on a mild herbal background. Halfway the leather changes into wood with herf and after ⅔ the coffee returns. The wood slowly disappears, I only taste coffee with leather, herbs and finally some pepper but I can't say I like it a lot. The smoke is medium thick and the quantity is medium too. Medium seems to be the key word as both flavor and body are medium too. The burn is good and so is the draw. The salt & pepper colored ash is quite firm. Would I buy this cigar again? No, this cigar is probably the Don Pepin blend that I least liked. Too be honest, if I wasn't reviewing the cigar I would have tossed it. Appearance: 8 / 10 Construction: 7 / 10 Draw: 7 / 10 Burn: 7 / 10 Smoke & ash: 7 / 10 Aroma first part: 6 / 10 Aroma second part: 6 / 10 Aroma third part: 6 / 10 __________________ check out my reviews on my blog.