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I will add to what the others have said. People's tastes are different. When I sit down to a meal, I prefer cuisine that is spicy and flavorful (chinese, mexican, italian, etc). My wife, on the other hand prefers food that is not as spicy and flavorful. Same goes for cigars. I certainly do enjoy Habanos, but I don't usually like them with a lot of age on them. I prefer them fresher because I like the stronger, heartier flavors. I enjoy most DPG stuff. When I light one of his blends, I know that I am going to get a rich, spicy, peppery smoking experience. Some folks would rather taste 10 year old burnt Madagascar vanilla with a hint of pencil lead, but I prefer spice and pepper. I guess it does come down to different strokes for different folks.
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A horse is a horse...
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Why are they so popular?
I'll try to answer this one without getting into taste, just some general observations. They're very well constructed. I've only ever run into 3 plugged Pepin-made cigars. A lot of them are reasonably priced, and there is a good price range for all folks from Fumadore and LHO to Tatuaje Brown. There's a large selection of Pepin made smokes now, all of good to high quality, to choose from. The man, at least with his cigars like the DPG and My Father line, lets them sell on their own, no gimmicks like Pete Johnson or Fuente (sorry just had to take that dig). Overall it's a high quality cigar for a good price. |
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Well considering DPG was a Master Cuban Roller and blender and is Cuban I would think that is a start to being "Cubanuesq"(spelling) as they come. I'm a Tat fan and DPQ whore as well. Having said that I smoke a ton of other stuff as well. Best example of changing spice bomb to pure doctor pepper creaminess after a year is a La Ricky in any size.
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Matter of fact, I think an aged Cuban Classic is his best cigar. |
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I'm not a blanket Pepin fan either... a few of my local smoking buddies are total Pepin hos.
One of my favorites from him is the Tabacos Baez. The first 1/2" or so is peppery but it mellows to a nice medium body with a lot of flavor. I don't have to have a cigar that is always in your face with power, I'm not a fan of pepper in cigars, but I do like a lot of flavor and from DPG I think the Tabacos Baez is a winner. |
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following the whiterabbit
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I tend to like Pepin stuff but for the reason I like them you may not. As Tom said. "different strokes..."
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I don't like all of Pepin's stuff, but last night I lit up a Tatuaje Havana VI red label and enjoyed it very much. There are some Pepin smokes I can definetly do without though, and not be sad.
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I bleed Orange and Blue
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I think that the San Cristobal made by him for Ashton are darned tasty and a little lighter on the pepper than the rest of his stuff.
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See, I love lots of Pepin stuff.
Don't like Pete Johnson's stuff. I like about half of Litto Gomez's stuff and Most Fuente stuff. DPG JJ Maduros are one of my absolute favorites, but they need about 8 months to get good. You're allowed not to like Pepin stuff. It's okay. ![]()
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I would have to say the DPG Cuban Classic is one of my favorite cigars. I like the tats and SC's and other stuff i've tried.. but the Cuban Classic is my fav so far... of course i haven't had a DPG Blue.. out of everything i've tried /doh... but yeah
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I went through a Pepin stage. With most of my stages, I initially don't really like the smokes. I thought Pepin was spice with not much substance. After smoking a few, and then going back to whatever was my typical smoke, I found myself searching for a bit more pepper in my smokes. I began smoking Pepins from the Brown labels to the Cuban Classics to pretty much anything else.
After hitting the Cuban Slope, I began nose exhaling more frequently and moved away from Pepins. |
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You don't like Pepins and I don't like Padrons . It's cool . Smoke what you like and like what you smoke .
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My opinion towards Pepin changed only recently when I bought a Fuente on a whim. I hadn't smoked one in a while and it was a nice reminder that it is possible to make a NC that's full flavored and smooth as well.
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