Comments on: Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Fundadores

By: Rick Schoenman

Rick Schoenman — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:33:34 +0000

Thanks for the review Brian. I ran across it during research following reading the review on these new Lanceros in Cigar Aficionado Mag. months ago. Since then, I’ve never seen the cigar in any of my local spots and had a heck of a time finding someone who sells it on line. I, of course, eventually did and am now enjoying one as I type. It is by far my favorite smoke these days. Being relatively new to the sport in general, I love not only the shape, size and flavors but the mild nature of the overall smoke. I’ve had none of the burning issues you allude to in the review. Perhaps they’ve refined their rolling and shipping or perhaps the leaf and finished cigars have had a chance to settle now that they’ve been around a while and production is up. I keep them at a constant 70 and they burn fine and taste great. Ironically, when I received my first shipment, I noticed the “notch” you mentioned in several of the sticks but the last few batches have been blemish free and very consistently outstanding. They still deserve the 92 score they received, in my humble opinion. Happy smoking

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By: TeQ

TeQ — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:18:01 +0000

Thanks for the review.. I just picked up a few of these at “Spec’s” here in Austin and was trying to figure out what they were exactly.

By: Rich M

Rich M — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:09 +0000

Hey Brian… did you by any chance get this at Puff n Stuff??

its the only place I’ve seen this smoke, and according to Stefan at the shop its exclusive to their shop.

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:59:44 +0000

I was jealous to see a review of a DPG (a blue label to boot!) that I had never even heard about. So, despite my best efforts to avoid a trip to Holt’s on my lunch break today–the recent heat has me smoking less and the humi is stacked with good smokes these days–I had to stop by. AND SUCCESS!!! Picked a couple of these up, can’t wait to burn them after they dry a bit. Tried to save money this week, but oh well–I picked up a couple Hemmingway maduros as well.

By: Ricky

Ricky — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:35:22 +0000

I would love to get my hands on a couple of these. I love thin ring gauge. I truly think it allows for enhancement of flavor. And I love the formula, but I have to say… I love smoking my cigars more.

By: leems

leems — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:46:32 +0000

Great review! I’ve had similar problems with Don Pepin made lanceros going out constantly. I love the size and I love Don Pepin’s creations however I try to steer clear of his due to the going out issues.

It’s hard for me to enjoy a cigar that goes out even once.