Cigar Review: Tatuaje Tattoo
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Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve been able to get a post up, but I’ll leave the sob story for another day. But…I’m back! So let’s get to it…. This past weekend I was able to enjoy a Tatuaje Tatoo. For those who aren’t up on their Spanish, “Tatuaje” is spanish for Tattoo, so this is a “Tattoo Tattoo”. It’s brought to you by the Department of the Redundancy Department. I kid. I kid. It’s a great cigar…read on!
Construction –
– 6” x 52 – torpedo
- Dark brown wrapper but not an ugly dyed brown wrapper. Kindof like a dark caramel brown
- Visible veins and visible seams, but not still a very good looking well constructed cigarTobaccos – Ecuadorian-Habano wrapper and Nicaraguan binders and fillers
- The design of the ring reminded me a bit of a medieval design. I don’t know the background of the design, so I won’t delve into what I don’t know. But if I were to venture a guess if you look closely you can make out a “P”, a “J”, and a “C”. So my guess would be that stands for Pete Johnson Cigars seeing as Pete Johnson is the owner of Tatuaje. I apologize for not having the specific answer.
- The torpedo is a new vitola for 2014.
Burn –
I won’t judge the burn too harshly seeing as I was outside on a rather windy day. It stayed pretty even throughout the smoke but did need to touch it up a bit in the final third. It also had a pretty ash – whitish gray. The ash would hold on for about 1-1.5”.
Draw –
The draw was a little loose, not too loose, but still a bit looser than what I prefer. Kindof a thin milkshake. Even though the draw was loose it wasn’t a quick burner, and it produced a good amount of smoke which I like.
At light –
Right off the bat there was spice and black pepper but with a sweet finish. Classic Pete Johnson.
First-third –
As the burn and the cherry settle in the flavors tend to favor woodsy notes…a sweet cedar is the best way I can describe it. It’s a very tasty, pleasing flavor. I could also detect background notes of citrus, and a little bit of leather. The finish was very short.
Second-third –
The flavors remained pretty much the same but the leather notes were more prominent. Still a sweet cedar but in the background there was a hint of a green banana flavor. Seeing that I love green bananas I enjoyed picking up on that flavor burst. The green banana flavor wasn’t around too long.
Third-third –
In the final third the most prominent flavor centered around a solid leather flavor. There were occasionally some background notes of dry hay, a little bit of nuts, and ended each draw with a sweet finish. Definitely an enjoyable way to finish off the cigar.
Overall thoughts –
Definitely a good cigar, good price point…if I didn’t have it in the morning I might pair it with a scotch or a bourbon…ahhh, who am I kidding? I’d still have bourbon in the morning.
The nitty-gritty –
Body – medium to medium to full
Strength – little to none
Complexity – Fairly complex – cedar, pepper, citrus, leather, green banana bursts, and a bit nutty scores it as complex across my flavor wheel.
Golf or session cigar – I’d say it could be both. It was a bit windy while I was enjoying it outside while raking and it stood up well to the windy conditions. It wasn’t exceptionally long, but could be a great stick to finish off a round of golf.
Smoke again? – Absolutely! The flavors were right up my alley and the price point on this cigar – around $6-7 – makes it a great bargain.