Intersting indeed, I did not know anything about them just feel in love with them. I was in Tampa when I picked this one up, I remember the owner telling me I bet you havent smoked one of these. Then they are old Pepin sticks? It was an awesome smoke so I looked it up and couldnt find anyone carrying these so I though maybe they were new, but come to find out now, thanks to you, they are 2-3 years old, wow. I dont know how much age had to do with it but this cigar was amazing.
There is some information out there on the Pepin sticks...below is quoted from http://tinytimblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/don-pepin-garcia-los-imperialistas.html
"Los Imperialistas Cigars is the brainchild of Jesse Wills of Atlanta, Georgia. Los Imperialista cigars have been made by Jose Pepin Garcia since early 2003, way before Pepin became the darling of the cigar world after the introduction of Pete Johnson's Tatuaje cigars. Originally, Los Imperialista was made in Pepin's Miami factory, but are now made alongside San Cristobal, 601, Tatuaje Red Label and others in Pepin's Nicaragua factory.
Los Imperialistas are made in Pepin’s factory in Esteli, Nicaragua, and are available in the standard sizes of robusto, toro, torpedo and churchill. But the most interesting thing about the cigar is the inspiration for the name. The name Los Imperialistas (The Imperialists) was inspired by a comically infamous billboard in Havana, Cuba, which depicts a Cuban soldier taunting a sweating, growling and cowering Uncle Sam across the water, saying “Mr. Imperialists. We have absolutely no fear of you!”
Wrapper: Cuban-seed Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan
Vitolas: Churchill Torpedo Robusto Toro
-there are a few other hits if you wish more information
Thanks, yes,I did read that blog post. I am having quite the time trying to find these. They may no longer be in production. Lucky the shop owner is a nice guy and has a few boxes. I'm try to convince him to ship. Might have to wait till I'm back down there. Appreciate the info.
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