DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend?

BigAsh · 02-20-2009, 01:39 PM

Stopped by Holts B&M at lunch....Picked up some DPG Blue Generosos and noticed a new label design....Anyone know if the blend was tweaked at all?

potlimit · 02-20-2009, 01:45 PM

Label's been like that a little while now I think. The torpedo is one of my everyday smokes, and it doesn't taste any different to me.

NCRadioMan · 02-20-2009, 01:57 PM

The blend isn't different and yes, the bands changed around June of last year. I picked up a box of fundadores and a cab of preferidos last June and that was the first time I saw the new band.

02-20-2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

The blend isn't different and yes, the bands changed around June of last year. I picked up a box of fundadores and a cab of preferidos last June and that was the first time I saw the new band.

the fundadores are awesome. there is no difference in the blending, just a band change.

Starscream · 02-20-2009, 04:32 PM

I know this doesn't help your question, but I like the old band better than the new one.

02-20-2009, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by andysutherland

I know this doesn't help your question, but I like the old band better than the new one.

TomHagen · 02-21-2009, 06:57 PM

Like the new band better...

But the wrapper has definitely been darker for some time now on the Blues... also on the Tatuaje Browns.

Both have gotten darker sometime in the last 1-2 years. Maybe just color variation of the same tobacco, but considerably darker across the board on all Blues and especially Tat brown Tainos etc.

neoflex · 02-22-2009, 04:53 PM

I've heard rumor that the wrappers are different but taste had not been effecting significantly. Could be wrong though so take that as a concrete statement.

02-22-2009, 05:02 PM

Band sshmand!

I don't think the blend has changed but all the sizes do taste a bit different as is to be expected. Everyone has their favorite but to my tastebuds they are ALL fantastic

neoflex · 02-22-2009, 05:15 PM

should be effected in my above post.

TomHagen · 02-22-2009, 08:18 PM

I did see a discrepancy as to whether this was an ecuadorian wrapper or nicaraguan in MANY places... if you look at reputable retailers and reviews there has recently been numerous conflicting reports... maybe wrapper/blend change, maybe the new 4 vitolas added to line neccesitated it, maybe just darker leaf...

ps. AladdinSane great to hear from you bro! stones rock!

wayner123 · 02-23-2009, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by TomHagen

I did see a discrepancy as to whether this was an ecuadorian wrapper or nicaraguan in MANY places... if you look at reputable retailers and reviews there has recently been numerous conflicting reports... maybe wrapper/blend change, maybe the new 4 vitolas added to line neccesitated it, maybe just darker leaf...

ps. AladdinSane great to hear from you bro! stones rock!

At the latest Pepin event, his head of operations said it was a new band and that was it. The cigar is the exact same. We even talked about the pink on the black labels and he told me the story of how it happened. He was not happy about that one.

JJG · 02-23-2009, 08:44 AM

I tried one of the Fundadores on Friday and I remember thinking the wrapper was pretty light actually. The taste was typical DPG Nicaraguan tobacco flavor but since it was my first blue label Pepin in quite a while, I can't say for sure whether the blend has changed. I would think it's doubtful though.

TomHagen · 03-17-2009, 10:28 PM

Saw a retraction in Afici. about the wrapper on these...

They orig. said Ecuador, and corrected it to Nicaragua.

ps. I was in a B&M thurs, and the older Blues were for sure lighter than the new. Just wrapper variation (as what happens with the many cigars - ex. Tat, Padron)

MarkinAZ · 03-17-2009, 11:14 PM

I guess I'll have to go re-visit an Invictos since its been a couple of years...

03-18-2009, 11:56 AM

No blend change as far as I can tell.

02-20-2009, 01:39 PM	#1
BigAsh Don't knock the Ash... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Keith Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 5,057 Trading: (46)	DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend? Stopped by Holts B&M at lunch....Picked up some DPG Blue Generosos and noticed a new label design....Anyone know if the blend was tweaked at all? __________________ Keith

02-20-2009, 01:45 PM	#2
potlimit Still Watching My Back Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: LA/NY Posts: 131 Trading: (7)	Re: DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend? Label's been like that a little while now I think. The torpedo is one of my everyday smokes, and it doesn't taste any different to me.

02-20-2009, 01:57 PM	#3
NCRadioMan Chutney Lovebusciut Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chutney Location: On the shores of Loch Shiel Posts: 4,281 Trading: (66)	Re: DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend? The blend isn't different and yes, the bands changed around June of last year. I picked up a box of fundadores and a cab of preferidos last June and that was the first time I saw the new band. __________________ The path to loyalty is trust.

02-20-2009, 04:32 PM	#5
Starscream Knowhutimean, Vern? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: In a little town somewhere in the USA Posts: 10,237 Trading: (4)	Re: DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend? I know this doesn't help your question, but I like the old band better than the new one. __________________ Insert quote here.

02-21-2009, 06:57 PM	#7
TomHagen Rabbinic Consigliere Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tattejuaje Location: NY Posts: 601 Trading: (12)	Re: DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend? Like the new band better... But the wrapper has definitely been darker for some time now on the Blues... also on the Tatuaje Browns. Both have gotten darker sometime in the last 1-2 years. Maybe just color variation of the same tobacco, but considerably darker across the board on all Blues and especially Tat brown Tainos etc. __________________ Cigar Asylum Minyan///Corona Gorda Comparison Thread Do Acts of Goodness and Kindness!!

02-22-2009, 04:53 PM	#8
neoflex I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: John Location: Monroe, NC Posts: 2,765 Trading: (32)	Re: DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend? I've heard rumor that the wrappers are different but taste had not been effecting significantly. Could be wrong though so take that as a concrete statement. __________________

02-22-2009, 05:02 PM	#9
Aladdin Sane Guest Posts: n/a	Re: DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend? Band sshmand! I don't think the blend has changed but all the sizes do taste a bit different as is to be expected. Everyone has their favorite but to my tastebuds they are ALL fantastic

02-22-2009, 05:15 PM	#10
neoflex I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: John Location: Monroe, NC Posts: 2,765 Trading: (32)	Re: DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend? should be effected in my above post. __________________

02-22-2009, 08:18 PM	#11
TomHagen Rabbinic Consigliere Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tattejuaje Location: NY Posts: 601 Trading: (12)	Re: DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend? I did see a discrepancy as to whether this was an ecuadorian wrapper or nicaraguan in MANY places... if you look at reputable retailers and reviews there has recently been numerous conflicting reports... maybe wrapper/blend change, maybe the new 4 vitolas added to line neccesitated it, maybe just darker leaf... ps. AladdinSane great to hear from you bro! stones rock! __________________ Cigar Asylum Minyan///Corona Gorda Comparison Thread Do Acts of Goodness and Kindness!!

02-23-2009, 08:44 AM	#13
JJG Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jeff Location: Houston Posts: 1,260 Trading: (4)	Re: DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend? I tried one of the Fundadores on Friday and I remember thinking the wrapper was pretty light actually. The taste was typical DPG Nicaraguan tobacco flavor but since it was my first blue label Pepin in quite a while, I can't say for sure whether the blend has changed. I would think it's doubtful though.

03-17-2009, 10:28 PM	#14
TomHagen Rabbinic Consigliere Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tattejuaje Location: NY Posts: 601 Trading: (12)	Re: DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend? Saw a retraction in Afici. about the wrapper on these... They orig. said Ecuador, and corrected it to Nicaragua. ps. I was in a B&M thurs, and the older Blues were for sure lighter than the new. Just wrapper variation (as what happens with the many cigars - ex. Tat, Padron) __________________ Cigar Asylum Minyan///Corona Gorda Comparison Thread Do Acts of Goodness and Kindness!!

03-17-2009, 11:14 PM	#15
MarkinAZ Formerly MarkinOR Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Sun City West, AZ Posts: 6,221 Trading: (40)	Re: DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend? I guess I'll have to go re-visit an Invictos since its been a couple of years... __________________ "Don't worry, God will work out His plan for your life..." Psalm 138 8

03-18-2009, 11:56 AM	#16
Java Guest Posts: n/a	Re: DPG Blue....New Label=Tweaked Blend? No blend change as far as I can tell.