Tatuaje Avion 11 In 2011, Tatuaje put some focus around their regular production core lines. One of those core lines, the Fausto was released shortly after IPCPR. While the Fausto is a regular production cigar, Tatuaje also made a decision to issue an annual limited release vitola of the Fausto blend. For that vitola, Tatuaje […]
Month in Review: August 2011
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Most of the month of August has been spent on IPCPR wrap-up. There were three major news stories that broke at the end of the month. Major Stories First up, the cigar industry lost a legend. Edgar M. Cullman Sr, the longtime chariman, chief executive, and president of General Cigars passed away on August 28th […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje La Verite 2009
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Tatuaje La Verite 2009 Back in July, I put up a cigar assessment on the Tatuaje L’Esprit de Verite 2009. This was part of the second blend of Tatuaje’s La Verite Vintage series. The La Verite Vintage Series uses the concept of harvesting tobaccos from a single farm from a single year to produce a […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Tattoo
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Tatuaje Tattoo The Tatuaje Tattoo is another limited production cigar by Pete Johnson and Tatauje earlier in 2011. This cigar was only limited to a select few “top-tier” Tatuaje retailers. The cigar is a part of the “Exclusive Series” by Tatuaje that typically are earmarked as retailer exclusives. The word is that a vitola in […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje La Casita Criolla
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Tatuaje La Criolla Casita When I reviewed the Tatuaje Fausto a couple of days ago, I mentioned that one thing Tatuaje Cigars has been doing in 2011 is focusing some attention around their core lines. While Tatuaje has always had a solid reputation for their regular production cigars, they have also built a reputation around […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Fausto
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Tatuaje Fausto – FT153 Vitola The concept of limited run and retailer-exclusive cigars have become norms in the cigar industry over the past few years. Tatuaje is a cigar company that has excelled with that concept – building a lot of quality smokes that have been in high demand by the public craving these limited […]
Cigar Preview: Tatuaje La Casita Criolla (Part 30 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
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While the Tatuaje Fausto series has been on the radar of a lot of cigar and specificaly Tatuaje enthusiasts, there is one other blend that has caught the attention of many – the all-Connecticut Broadleaf Tatauje La Casita Criolla. La Casita Criolla translates from Spanish to English “The Little Native House”. A lot of information […]
Cigar Preview: Tatuaje Fausto (Part 22 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
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Probably the most anticipated release from Tatuaje for many people is the Fausto line. In a year at IPCPR where Ecuadorian/Connecticut shade tobacco is making for a lot of cigars outside the full strength and full body range, this cigar was one many people were looking forward to. I apologize in advance for not having […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje L’Esprit de Verite 2009
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Tatuaje L’Esprit de Verite 2009 The idea of blending a wine taking a single year’s crop from a single vineyard/farm has always intrigued wine enthusiasts. For cigar enthusiasts, this concept can also be easily applied – namely harvesting the tobaccos from a single farm from a single year to produce a cigar blend. A couple […]
Cigar Month in Review: May, 2011
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The month of May was probably as dynamic a month as there has been in a while in the cigar industry. As always, I’ll highlight some noteworthy events that happened in the world of cigars. The main focus will be on the happenings I explored on the Cigar Coop website, but there was plenty […]