Before there was My Father, there was El Rey de Los Habanos, best known for its Don Pepín García cigar lines.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Don Pepin García Series JJ line and My Father has begun shipping a pair of anniversary cigars that come packaged in a single box that has 16 toros and one salomon. Blend-wise, the cigars are made entirely of Nicaraguan tobacco and described as “3/4 to full” strength.
The difference in wrapper color is not a mistake: the toros use a lighter rosado leaf, while the salomon gets a darker rosado oscuro wrapper. Despite the color difference, the wrappers are from the same place: the García family’s Las Lometas farm. (Halfwheel)