Back in May, the folks at Cigar Brief had an exclusive story on a new company being started by Tatuaje’s Pete Johnson called L’Atelier Imports. There are some more particulars in that story, but the important facts are: 1) This is a separate entity from Tatuaje Cigars; 2) The day to day operations […]
Assessment Updates: Tatuaje Private Reserve (Tatuaje Black Label) Petit Lancero and Romeo by Romeo y Julieta
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 91-93, Altadis, Assessment Update, Nice to Have, Romeo y Julieta, Tatuaje
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we assign numeric scores to two cigars from […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Mexican Experiment
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 2 Comments 91-93, Nice to Have, Review, Tatuaje
Tatuaje Mexican Experiment Earlier this year, Tatuaje Cigars’ founder Pete Johnson unveiled some plans for his 2012 releases on Kiss My Ash Radio. Since then, those plans were reiterated on various media outlets. When word got out of a limited release called the Tatuaje Mexican Experiment, it caught many people off guard. As it turns […]
Cigar Pre-Review: Tatuaje Little Boris (Corona Cigars Exclusive)
William Cooper Pre-Review, Uncategorized No Comments Pre-Review, Tatuaje
Pre-release of the Tatuaje Little Boris (unbanded) The Tatuaje Little Boris is an upcoming release by Tatuaje Cigars that is going to be an exclusive to Jeff Borysiewicz’s Corona Cigar Company in Orlando, Florida. Earlier this year, Tatuaje founder, Pete Johnson announced the “Little Monsters” series. This series is a sampler of ten cigars consisting […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cojonu 2009
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 91-93, Nice to Have, Review, Tatuaje
Tatuaje Cojonu 2009 The Tatuaje Cojonu series is a triennial release by Tatuaje cigars. The series was started in 2003 and for the most part has resulted in a new release every three years (I’ll leave the Tatuaje Gran Cojonu as an exception). In each release year, there has been a different blend with a […]
Cigar Draft 2012
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments Alec Bradley, Cigar Draft, Emilio, Espinosa, Fuente, Illusione, La Aurora, La Palina, Miami Cigars, Misc, My Father, Oliva, Padron, Perdomo, Room 101, Tatuaje, Viaje
The concept of our Cigar Draft is simple. We take a look at some of the new cigars that are in the pipeline. If all of these new cigars were released at once, which ones would be the first to reach for? A lot of variables play into this – the reputation of the company/blender, […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Capa Especial (Ecuadorian Sumatra)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 2 Comments 91-93, Memorable, Review, Tatuaje
Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Capa Especial A couple of days ago, we assessed the Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Reserva. Today, we turn our attention to another one of the blends in the series – the Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Capa Especial. While the experience with the Reserva was good, the one with the Capa Especial was even better. […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Reserva (Connecticut Broadleaf)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 91-93, Nice to Have, Review, Tatuaje
Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Reserva Starting in 2003, Tatuaje fans have been able to count on a triennial release known as the Tatuaje Cojonu. In each of these three year cycles, a different blend with a different vitola has been released (note: Although it technically is part of the series, I am not counting the Tatuaje […]
Assessment Updates: Tatuaje Fausto and San Lotano Oval
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, 91-93, Assessment Update, Memorable, Nice to Have, San Lotano, Tatuaje
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system. Today, we assign numeric ratings to two previously assessed cigars- the Tatuaje Fausto […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje 7th Reserva
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Review, Tatuaje
Tatuaje 7th Reserva A few months ago, we assessed the Tatuaje 7th Capa Especial. The 7th is a vitola size that has become popular among Tatuaje cigar enthusiasts. It is a 5 5/8 x 46 sized corona gorda vitola. The 7th Capa Especial was highlighted by the use of an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper on the […]