Podcasts about vegas cubanas

Don Pepin Garcia set up shop at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in Little Havana in 2003. That year, he created a cigar for a newcomer named Pete Johnson and released his own brand called Don Pepin Garcia. That first Don Pepin Garcia (aka the Don Pepin Garcia Original or Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label) would eventually lead to the formation of My Father Cigars - a powerhouse vertically integrated operation out of Nicaragua. This year, the Garcia family and Pete Johnson are both celebrating their 20th anniversary - and the two released a collaboration called La Union which might have been the most exciting release at the 2023 PCA Trade Show. Meanwhile, the Garcias have a couple of limited edition cigars to commemorate 20 years of the Don Pepin Garcia brand. They have also decided to take one of their older brands, Vegas Cubanas, and bring it fully into the Don Pepin Garcia brand as the "Green Label." Finally, there are some new and exciting sizes for the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial brand. All of this made the My Father Cigars booth one of the most impressive ones at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. The icing on the cake for the Coalition Team was to present our selection for Large Factory of the Year for 2022 to the Garcia family. Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-q9z  

Don Pepin Garcia set up shop at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in Little Havana in 2003. That year, he created a cigar for a newcomer named Pete Johnson and released his own brand called Don Pepin Garcia. That first Don Pepin Garcia (aka the Don Pepin Garcia Original or Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label) would eventually lead to the formation of My Father Cigars - a powerhouse vertically integrated operation out of Nicaragua. This year, the Garcia family and Pete Johnson are both celebrating their 20th anniversary - and the two released a collaboration called La Union which might have been the most exciting release at the 2023 PCA Trade Show. Meanwhile, the Garcias have a couple of limited edition cigars to commemorate 20 years of the Don Pepin Garcia brand. They have also decided to take one of their older brands, Vegas Cubanas, and bring it fully into the Don Pepin Garcia brand as the "Green Label." Finally, there are some new and exciting sizes for the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial brand. All of this made the My Father Cigars booth one of the most impressive ones at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. The icing on the cake for the Coalition Team was to present our selection for Large Factory of the Year for 2022 to the Garcia family. Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-q9z  

Today we smoke the Vegas Cubanas Coronas by Don Pepin.  We talk about Tiger's comeback at Augusta, and the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral.  We also spend some time talking about the strong start to the 2019 season for the MN Twins.  Finally, your weekly dose of useless knowledge.  

Often overshadowed by other Don Pepin-branded smokes, the Vegas Cubanas by Don Pepin Garcia is a fine tribute to the Garcia family’s Cuban heritage and the iconic tobacco fields or “vegas” of Cuba. Be sure to check out this review and many more at: https://www.cigarsnearme.com/blog/

In this packed episode of the podcast, the Cigar Snob Team smokes Vegas Cubanas by Don Pepín García (except Nick, who still has a cold) and talks about Nicaragua, North Korea, Donald Trump, Alex Ovechkin, the World Cup, snorkel masks, and a whole lot more. One thing's for sure: this episode's not gonna be effin' suck! Music in this episode: "BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Some technical issues with this episode, the first part of the episode was lost and unrecoverable. Tripp welcomes special guest co-host Jason as they sit down with Barry Stein and the recently re-launched Vegas Cubanas by Don Pepin Garcia. Tripp is pairing a Don Pepin Garcia Vegas Cubanas Corona with: Wiggly Bridge Small Barrel Bourbon Full Sail Hop Shooter IPA Brugal 1888 14 Year Dominican Rum Jason is pairing a Don Pepin Garcia Vegas Cubanas Toro with: Crater Lake Spirits Rye Whiskey Breakside Brewery Pilsner Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bourbon Barry is pairing a Don Pepin Garcia Vegas Cubanas Corona with: Kirk & Sweeney Rum Glenfiddich Project XX

Tripp interviews Jose Ortega, VP of sales for My Father Cigars. Jose talks about the Connecticut Shade offering of The Judge, the Flor de Las Antillas, Le Bijou 1922, and the predicate blend Vegas Cubanas. The La Opulencia brand gets national distribution and Jose talks about what makes the blend so special.