Today, July 22nd 2012, the cigar community gathered once again to recognize the special ‘JJ for JJ Day’ and to honor the memory of the ‘Little Robusto.’ For those who are not familiar with this tribute, ‘Little Robusto’, who passed away at the age of 3.5months from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), is the son of widely recognized and respected cigar blogger – Jerry Cruz (stogiereview.com). This special day is recognized by smoking a cigar made by Don Pepin Garcia, appropriately called ‘Series JJ.’
In May of 2012, I had a pleasure of joining Jerry Cruz at the Drew Estate’s Cigar Safari trip in Nicaragua. During that trip, all attendees have visited the MyFather Cigars – the company behind Don Pepin Garcia ‘Series JJ’ Little Robusto project. Seeing Jerry Cruz talking & thanking Jaime Garcia and smoking the ‘Series JJ’ Little Robusto (as depicted below), was special, even for me – a fellow cigar enthusiast.
Take your time, enjoy your ‘Series JJ’ cigar and remember The ‘Little Robusto.’
#1 by jjo on July 22, 2012 - 10:04 pm
Thanks Jay. I smoked a Little Robusto today to honor JJ. Not only is it for a great cause, it’s also a pretty damned nice smoke in its own right. My heart goes out to Jerry, his family, and all others who have suffered heartbreak due to SIDS.
#2 by admin on July 25, 2012 - 6:24 pm
Thanks and ditto !
#3 by czerbe on July 23, 2012 - 7:24 am
I’m with ya jjo I really enjoyed my JJ yesterday and its nice that a portion of the proceeds go to SIDS my wife and I have a son that 1 now and I can’t imagine the whole in my life if we would ever lose him. I wish nothing but the best for Jerry and his family. Thank you Jay for posting this
#4 by admin on July 25, 2012 - 6:25 pm
Thanks, Corey !