| Hailing from the Miami-based El Rey de los Habanos factory, the Don Pepin Garcia Black Label Robusto |
| cigar, also known as the Cuban Classic, represents one-fifth of the realization of a young |
| boy's dream. Let me explain. Young Jose' Garcia began rolling cigars in Cuba in 1961 |
| when he was just eleven years old, eventually becoming one of the top torcedors in |
| that island country. Thirty years of immersion in the world of the leaf later he fled the |
| Castro regime to make his own fortune, eventually ending up in Miami's Little Havana |
| district where he started his cigar company. To this day, after all of his successes creating |
| cigars for others, only five cigars have earned the right to bear the Don Pepin |
| Garcia name. The all-Nicaraguan Black Label is one of them. Selected by Cigar |
| Aficionado as the 2007 #17 Cigar Of The Year with a lofty 92 rating. |
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| Adorned with an elegantly scripted band replacing the more simple label of years past, the rich brown |
| Habano Rosado wrapper firmly embraces expertly bunched fillers that reek with coca- |
| like aromas. When smoked, the first third of the 5" x 50 cigar is loaded with coffee and |
| woodsy notes, the perfect draw pumping smoke. Some of the characteristic Don Pepin |
| black pepper enters during the second third right about the time the cigar goes full-throttle, |
| and it keeps the pedal down throughout the last half when some leather and spice |
| are added to the ever-shifting mix. You'll nub this cigar, no doubt. |
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| A feast for all five senses. the Don Pepin Garcia Black Label Robusto is recommended for more |
| experienced smokers, particularly those who enjoy Joya De Nicaragua Antano or Cain Habano. |
