Comments on: Cigar Review: Don Pepin Garcia Vegas Cubanas

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:08:05 +0000

I’ve tried the DPG Vegas Cubanas and have one on the way that I won on a well-known auction site. I too am partial to the various DPG offerings. That they tend toward full-body and full-flavor is a good thing for me as I’ve noticed that my ability to detect nuance is fading the more cigars I smoke. I guess that’s normal.

As for the brands putting out too many product lines, I find this to be a real turnoff. I don’t purchase Gurkha anymore because I could not keep them all straight, and the ones i did remember always fell far short of the hype.

By: RH

RH — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:56:28 +0000

I love pepin cigars and completely respect Pepin but I think Padron is doing it the right way. Theyre quality is unshakeable. Controlled production, high standard…always a great smoke. I think Pepin is up to that standard but fear that if they keep spreading thin, they will sacriice quality. i wish them luck…hate to lose their quality.

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By: toasted

toasted — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:04:11 +0000

Good analogy Eric!

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:37:16 +0000

There are only so many stellar blends a person can come up with, much like novels & writers.. After a while, the product will suffer by mediocrity.

By: Tim Roberts

Tim Roberts — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:14:40 +0000

One of my favorite DPG cigars when I’m looking for something thats not a s strong as some of his other blends!! No, I don’t think they risk diluting their reputation as both DPG or Rocky are always looking to put quality products out there for us to smoke.

By: dj

dj — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:00:28 +0000

Let us look at other industries: what if only ONE guy wrote ALL the music for today’s current rock bands? Wouldn’t folks… notice? Might some resentment grow from other artists who were not getting sufficient play? Whether deserved or not, DPG might be diminishing his rep…

*I* happen to admire this hard-workin’ tobacconartist; however, is his skill either homogenizing tastes or crowding out other talent?

By: toasted

toasted — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:36:30 +0000

For me, the names that immediately come to mind are DPG, RP, and Gurkha. Any others out there?

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:21:31 +0000

As long as they continue putting out quality cigars and topping their last creation, I don’t have a problem with it.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:32:25 +0000

As long as quality stays, I say go for it

By: DanReeve

DanReeve — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:46:45 +0000

Great review. I’ve never smoked one. I’m with you, I like a good medium smoke over a in your face full power killer. Going to have to give it a try.

dan

By: M.J.

M.J. — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:37:00 +0000

Thanks for the review!

I would say that spreading ones talents on many blends rather than focusing on a few has it’s draw backs. I personally, don’t really like any RP cigars. Nothing he puts out tickles my fancy. DPG, some of his stuff is good, and I do think he really has talent for blending, but I do get wary when I hear about how many blends he collaborates on. Every man has his limit, imho.

By: Chris McCann

Chris McCann — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:11:22 +0000

Thanks for the review. As a big DPG fan, I enjoy the Vegas Cubanas.

Despite the increased output of new blends, I still haven’t had a DPG stick I didn’t enjoy. I’ve liked most Rocky Patel smokes I’ve tried, but he’s in danger of oversaturating the market with new (and sometimes unremarkable) blends as Gurkha has done.

I agree with Tony that I have no problem with new blends as long as high quality is maintained. But companies do run the risk of harming their reputations by overextending themselves & introducing inferior cigars to their line.

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:48:51 +0000

I’ve seen these at my local B&M but have yet to pick one up. Being a huge DPG fan, sounds like I need to pick up a couple of sticks.

Hard for me to knock anything Don Pepin as I have yet to smoke a stick he has produced that I haven’t liked. Rocky Patel on the other hand, has made a few forgettable sticks although none I would consider bad.

I guess I have mixed feelings about it. As long as quality isn’t sacrificed I say keep making new blends. But once quality starts to slip, I’m looking at you Gurkha; my interest will be directed elsewhere.

By: Tadd

Tadd — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:42:18 +0000

I feel sometimes they spread themselves out a little too thin and don’t always deliver a solid quality product. i.e. Gurkha, RP, etc… Focus on creating three or four and really smack em down! before you expand crazily…. Look at RP with the Renaissance line….. Edge lite….