Well most everyone knows I love Tatuaje cigars. Had one of these last night. Pre light had an odor of spice. Nice feel and good wrapper. Slight veins, good oils present. Shaggy end was actually a nice touch.
It lit very easily with a nice draw. It had a nice flavor and continued to have a good draw until the middle, where it had a change. Hints of rosemary, pepper came through. Ash burned a little off and uneven. Did not burn in a true cone at all. Final 1/3, the taste got chemical. Bad after taste, poor draw and had to keep relighting it. Hot to the touch. To note, this is the third one I have had and the same results.
Overall rating was average. hard for me to say, since this is a Tatuaje, but I have to be honest. Probably rate this a 4/5 out of 10. This one was 4 months old. I have a few more and will try them with more age and see if they get better.
Respectfully
Bill
I pulled a #1 (robusto) out of the humidor the other day to let it shed a little moisture before I smoked it today to see if it compared to Bill's review. I know it's not a straight-forward head to head review but I did want to point out how smoking some cigars at a lower rH changes the cigar...almost making it a completely different cigar.
first light - Pretty tame and I think that has to do more with it having a shaggy foot, it helps difuse the shock of the flame a redistribute the cherry a little more evenly.
1st, 2nd & 3rd were pretty much all the same...it's a 1 dimensional cigar that delivers a lot of smoke and there are undertones of spices - paprika kind of comes to mind...but mostly it's a doughy tobacco taste that lingers. It's a nice aftertaste. I didn't taste any of the metallic aftertaste that I usually pick up with some of the medium tier cigars either...so that's a definate plus!
Construction is spot on, oily very slight veins, firm but not rock hard. The thing draws like a charm. Razor sharp burn with a evenly distributed cherry; as flat as Johnny Unitas' hair.
I never had any problems with this staying lit either. Having it dry out a bit helps out with combustion but it also makes the ligero more predominate too. (My lips are tingling from the nicotine!)
This isn't a hot cigar and it has lasted the better part of an hour. I know a few of you guys have some of these coming and (Especially you Bill..) try setting one outside of the humidor for a day or so before you smoke it. It's going to give you a buzz...but it will smoke a lot better.
