Sensory Blend Profile
Light spice, bitter espresso and pepper, then creamy peanut butter and cedar with raisin sweetness.
Peanut butter and cedar hold the lead over earth, leather and baker's spice as red pepper builds on the finish.
Full in strength, with red pepper competing with the peanut butter and cedar over earth and burnt bread.
Marks 20 years of the Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic, the black-band line first rolled in 2006 at Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, a second factory the Garcias opened because their El Rey de los Habanos shop in Miami could not keep up. Released in April 2026 in 2,500 boxes of 20, it uses only Garcia-farm tobacco, including pelo de oro, a variety Cuba banned for its tendency to mold.
Available for private acquisition and sampling inside our physical walk-in humidors. Each vitola is personally curated and maintained under optimal humidity conditions.
Hand-selected and resting at precise humidity in our Ruskin walk-in — not a warehouse three states away. Stop in, or call ahead and we'll have it pulled and ready when you arrive.
