December 05, 2006
New Cigars being Introduced
Tatuaje Cabinet Tainos
 An
usual way to start a truly great cigar line, and yet that is where
the story of the Tatuaje has to begin. Tatuaje is Spanish for
tatoo, and it refers to the line of tatoos that grace the arms of
the cigar’s creator, Pete Johnson.
Before the Tatuaje cigar line was born, Pete Johnson was
working as the cigar buyer for the Grand Havana Room in Beverly
Hills, California. He decided that he wanted his own unique cigar
offering, and it was developed in conjunction with Tabacalera
Tropical.
To roll the cigars, Johnson turned to Cuban expatriate Jose
“Don Pepin” Garcia and his El Rey de los Habanos factory in the
Little Havana district of Miami where Don Pepin employs twelve
cuban master rollers. The craftsmanship and rolling heritage show
in the product. The cigars look like they came from
Havana, down to the three-seam caps in the style of Cuban cigars.
The Tatuaje Cabinet Tainos came in as #4 in Cigar Aficionado’s Top
25 Cigars of 2005. Impressive for any cigar in the world, but
especially so for one this new and one you can brand with a “made
in the U.S.A.” label. The Tainos is a 7 5/8 inch by 49 ring
Double Corona and got an impressive initial 92 rating from CA’s
Cigar Insider — later upped to a 93 when it was chosen for the CA
Top 25 list. Insider described it this way: “Nearly perfect in
appearance, this cigar is loaded with complex flavor. It has an
earthy spiciness, a nutty character, sweet coffee notes and a full
body. It should age very well.”
Credits: The above article can be found
at www.cigarenvy.com.
Don Pepin Garcia
Blue Label
Cigars
 Some
people swear that the Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label blend is
identical to the Tatuaje. I disagree. The Tatuaje seems more
refined than this intense dynamo. The Blue Label is raw power
combined with full flavor.
The thing that struck me while trying to find the best way to describe
the taste of a Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label for this review was
that it is as if a mild and complex old Cuban El Rey del Mundo
Choix Supreme was somehow ramped up to a full-bodied,
full-strength cigar while managing to keep most of its nuances.
This is not a cigar for beginners. Nor for daytime or an empty
stomach. Enjoy it after a full meal and you will marvel at what
Don Pepin can do with Nicaraguan tobacco.
Credits: The above article can be found
at www.cigarenvy.com.
Don Pepin Garcia
Don Pepin and Pete Johnson, the creators
of Tatuaje, is introducing a new cigar, developed by Pepin's son,
called the Don Pepin Garcia. The cigar is full-bodied but smooth,
earthy with a deep cedar spice and a slightly creamy finish. Also
being introduced are the JJ Series, Blue Label Series and the Black Label
Series. We invite you to purchase one of our Don Tepin Garcia
Colecciones del Rey Samplers, available in Belicoso or Robusto.
Visit our gift samplers page for more details.
October 29, 2006
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Metropolitan now carrying La Flor
Dominicana
Introducing La Flor
Dominicana, one of the strongest cigar brands to emerge in the last 10
years. La Flor Dominicana was born from a pure love of cigars and
commitment to only the best. It is truly difficult to find a cigar
company that grows, harvests, cures, designs, rolls and ages its own
tobacco and cigars end even more rare to find a company so successful at
doing so. These cigars are very limited in production, please call for
more details.
Available only by phone
at 1-800-607-3304.
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Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ
 The
Serie JJ takes its name from the fact that it is a blend devised
by Pepin (first name, Jose) and his son, Jaime. It is a medium
strength, medium-to-full bodied cigar with excellent flavor and
creaminess. This line comes in three vitolas: A 5 3/4 inch by 52
ring Belicoso, a 6 inch by 54 ring Toro-on-Steroids called a
Sublime, and a 7 1/4 inch by 57 ring figurado called a Salamon
(shown below) that is a work of art and rolled only by Pepin. The
wrapper is Nicaraguan Corojo, the binder Nicaraguan Criollo. The
filler is a blend of Corojo and Criollo.
This is a somewhat milder cigar than the Blue Label, but a
complex and enjoyable smoke that you can enjoy at other times of
the day if you are used to full-bodied cigars. It is also a good
option for those who find the Blue Label simply too strong. It is
hard not to compare this (and other cigars by Don Pepin) to Cuban
cigars — on the one hand, nothing is a Cuban except a Cuban. On
the other hand, Don Pepin is making cigars that are the closest
thing to Cubans outside that island.
The Serie JJ is somewhat reminiscent of a Hoyo de
Monterrey Epicure #2, with its flavorful mildness,
leathery tones, sweet spice notes, citrus and fruity
undertones and — as mentioned above — an exceptional
creaminess with hints of vanilla. There is a light
pepperiness on the finish, and the cigar is extremely
well balanced.
Credits: The above article can be found
at www.cigarenvy.com.
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Coming Soon
to Metropolitan Cigars
Torano Noventa "90"
Camacho's El-Legend-Ario Line
Full bodied, Corojo wrapper, made in
Honduras. Available in Toro (6 x 50), Bertha (6 x 60) and Figurado
(6 1/8 x 42 x 54).
Fuente-Newman Family Charity Humidors
The first to be introduced will be The
Cigar Family Charity Humidor which includes 10 Opus X Chateau, 10 VSG
Illusion, and 10 Diamond Crown Maximus Churchills. The second will
be the Standford 90th Cigar. Standford Newman
discovered Cameroon wrapper, so it's only fitting that a cigar celebrate
it. The blend is very special -- you might even say secret, but it
will be a full-bodied to die for. There are only 900 of the
Standford 90th leather boxes available worldwide. The Diamond
Crown Maximus humidor is hand carved, hand painted, and includes 76
Maximus cigars.
Prometheus and Fuente have also partnered
together again to put out the best humidor ever seen. The Don
Carlos 30th humidor comes in sleek black or a stunning Madagascar
finish. It also includes a travel humidor to match and the best part
is the Don Carlos 30th cigars that come exclusively with the humidor.
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An
usual way to start a truly great cigar line, and yet that is where
the story of the Tatuaje has to begin. Tatuaje is Spanish for
tatoo, and it refers to the line of tatoos that grace the arms of
the cigar’s creator, Pete Johnson.
