Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ

54 x 6.5 $8.75

I am down in the shop enjoying another great smoke from The Don. Tonight is the white label Series JJ. I am guessing it is named after the Garcia kids Jaime and Janny. There is a great article in the December C.A. about the Garcia family. Pepin got his start in Miami and is rolling them there still. I haven't been to his shop but I was across the street last December at another roller. Guess I have a reason to visit Little Havana again...

This is a great smoke! It is spicey on the tongue to start but calms down quickly and the flavor becomes more complex. It really is not like other smokes I have enjoyed and I like the new experience. Full bodied like the Cubans (Ramone) and powerful. It makes my head spin just a bit. Easy to draw and lots of creamy smoke. I can only imagine this smoke will get better with age in the humidor. It burns even and you can see and feel the quality of this smoke. I cannot see how you would not like this smoke. Buy it and enjoy.

Koa Box for Lisa

Here is a box I made for Lisa. It is made from Koa brought in from Hawaii. The top is made from five stripes that were glued together. There is some curl to the wood. The grain all goes in different directions. The sides of the box have been mitered and are of Koa. The grain appears to wrap around the sides. It did turn out pretty nice. The top is hindged with brass on the back. The inside is covered with felt. This box will surely hold her treasures. She seemed excited to have it.

The box is about 4" tall by 8" wide and 6" deep.

The next challenge will be a box with a spanish cedar lining to hold my treasures. Of course it will be a little bigger.

Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label

54 x 6 $8.00

Hope you had a great Christmas!

Enjoyed a Don Pepin Blue label today. It is a medium bodied smoke that gets better as I smoked it. It had tastes of coffee and slight cocoa. This is a great cigar and will be purchasing more. It was a $8.00 smoke that reminded me of a Rocky Patel Olde World that sells for 50% more. Very tastey smoke worth trying. Think this would be a good smoke to enjoy deckside. I also purchased a couple Pepin White label series JJ. More to come.

Weather

It is a day like today that makes me long for Megan's Bay. Sand between my toes and salt water on my face. How many smokes did we enjoy that day? I could go back tomorrow...one way ticket?