Don Pepin Garcia Blue Generosos

This beautiful, Miami-made gem bears the name of its world-renowned maker, Cuban-born master blender José Pepin Garcia. He makes some of the world’s finest cigars. For cigar aficionados, the name Tatuaje immediately comes to mind, but that’s just one of his creations famed for rivaling the character, flavor, and overall experience of the finest Cuban cigars. The Blue Generosos is another. A full-bodied, full-flavored puro, it’s made with a blend of 100% Cuban-seed Nicaraguan tobacco wrapped in a dark Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper. With its triple cap, the construction is as good as it looks. Expect a blast of pepper to start, quickly morphing into a smooth, creamy smoke loaded with rich coffee notes, and balanced by spice and chocolate. It burns cool down to the nub. Made in Pepin’s Miami-based El Rey de Los Habanos factory, quantity is extremely limited. In addition to being named among the World’s Top 25 Cigars (number eight to be exact) the Don Pepin Garcia Blue received a well-deserved ’93’ and ’92’ rating. This is a smoke you will want to enjoy outside, all afternoon, on a beautiful spring day with a gin and tonic at the ready. If it’s a veranda you’re sitting on, a mint julep will work well, too.