Lucked Out

[Craig Mac]

I was looking in the humidor the other day and was a little sadened by the fact I only had 2 of the 2009 Noellas Reservas left. This over the past 7-8 months it has been one of my favorite cigars to smoke after a long day at work. Given the fact only a limited number of boxes were made, I found myself smoking them only ocassionally. Recently I sent out a few emails to shops that had carried them only to get the response back that they were out of stock. I pretty much had given up on the fact that I wasn't going to find anymore. But then kafreeman posted 2 days ago that he scored a box of Noellas Reservas online from my local shop(didn't even know they carried them???), I jumped on the website and managed to order the last box they had from them. So these beauties arrived today!

 

[blooz4u]

Awesome score man!!! :thumbsup:

 

[Cole]

Very Nice... I have one in the humidor right now, can't wait to try it.

 

[BrooksW]

Are those the '09s or the '06s?

Great looking sticks

~brooks

 

[jwyatt55]

Nice find Craig. Box split? :thinkidea

 

[Cyrann]

Man those look good...

Are those the '09s or the '06s?

Great looking sticks

~brooks

I'm guessing 09s.

 

[kmckinn3]

Congrats brother!! They look great. I've yet to try one.. but I have no doubts that they're amazing.

 

[Phi Delt]

Nice find Craig. Box split? :thinkidea

Good luck with that Jason. lol. Can't say as that wasn't my first thought as well. haha.

 

[Craig Mac]

Are those the '09s or the '06s?

Great looking sticks

~brooks

They are the 09's

Nice find Craig. Box split? :thinkidea

Sorry bro, I traded a 5er of them this morning and will be it.

 

[BrooksW]

Hmmm...I did not know they were that hard to get!

Shows me!
LOL!

~brooks

 

[WMGF]

Wow, very nice - those look awesome.

 

[jwyatt55]

I was just pulling your leg brother! Great find still!

 

[Craig Mac]

Hmmm...I did not know they were that hard to get!

Shows me!
LOL!

~brooks

Here is a little info I found on them

These Tatuaje Noellas cigars are a special release, marked with the “Reserva” seal on the box. They are the same size and blend as regular release Tatuaje Noellas, but they use a specially selected oscuro (dark/black) aged ligero wrapper normally reserved for the Cojonu 2003/2006 cigars.

Even though the wrapper is the same aged ligero leaf as the normal Cojonu 2003/2006 wrapper, it was fermented a bit longer than normal, and selected for its color to be especially dark. The leaves that were used for the Noellas Oscuros was too small to be used as a wrapper for the Cojonu 2003/2006, so a special limited release of ~200 boxes of these Noellas cigars was created. The “Reserva” label is meant to make it clear that this is not how Noellas normally come.

This special production should be available through most Tatuaje vendors.

Pete Johnson has said that the Noella Reserva is “like a little Frank” meaning the blend and wrapper are similar to his 2008 Monster release “The Frank”.

 

[Andytex]

Wow that makes it even a better find. nice work craIG

 

[n.olson]

how did i not know this?!?! i'm going to have to make some calls.

 

[BrooksW]

They are the 09's

Here is a little info I found on them

Quote:
These Tatuaje Noellas cigars are a special release, marked with the “Reserva” seal on the box. They are the same size and blend as regular release Tatuaje Noellas, but they use a specially selected oscuro (dark/black) aged ligero wrapper normally reserved for the Cojonu 2003/2006 cigars.

Even though the wrapper is the same aged ligero leaf as the normal Cojonu 2003/2006 wrapper, it was fermented a bit longer than normal, and selected for its color to be especially dark. The leaves that were used for the Noellas Oscuros was too small to be used as a wrapper for the Cojonu 2003/2006, so a special limited release of ~200 boxes of these Noellas cigars was created. The “Reserva” label is meant to make it clear that this is not how Noellas normally come.

This special production should be available through most Tatuaje vendors.

Pete Johnson has said that the Noella Reserva is “like a little Frank” meaning the blend and wrapper are similar to his 2008 Monster release “The Frank”.

Wait, now I am REALLY confused...As far as I know, the original Noella Reservas were limited to 200 boxes, and were sold in '06...they are almost impossible to get ahold of (I have been looking for years, and have only found about 6 or so)...

Pete did release another version of the Noellas, but I think they had a different wrapper?

If you found 2 unopened boxes of the Org Noellas at the same store, you need to go buy a lottery ticket

Can anyone shed help me out with this that knows more about it?

Thanks!

~brooks

 

[AlohaStyle]

If you found 2 unopened boxes of the Org Noellas at the same store, you need to go buy a lottery ticket

Can anyone shed help me out with this that knows more about it?

Thanks!

~brooks

He did say they are the 09's... not the OR Noellas of 2006.

 

[Moro]

Here is a little info I found on them

Oh! I know where! I know where!

 

[Moro]

By the way, those are '09s since they are dual banded.

OR Noellas Reserva, regular production Noellas, '09 Release Noellas Reserva

 

[BrooksW]

He did say they are the 09's... not the OR Noellas of 2006.

Yes, but is that info he posted on the Org release, or the '09 release?

I think that is what is confusing me? Or, I am an idiot...one of the two..lol!

~brooks