The Goods:
Cigar: Tatuaje PCR
Pairing: Arizona Sweet Tea
Weather: Cool, cloudy night, approximately 71 Degrees
Rest time: Approximately 8-10 months
The Tatuaje Petite Cazadores Reserva is a beautiful corona sized cigar with a closed foot. The cigar looks good wearing the standard Tatuaje Miami brown band.
I punched the head and then torched the foot with my Xikar Element Double Flame Torch. The closed foot lit effortlessly and the cigar burned straight as an arrow. The initial flavors that hit me were like a burnt cocoa... No a bad burnt though. The cigar had a nice tobacco taste and was smooth!
This thing had a beautiful, oily wrapper. The cigar almost seemed moist to the touch due to the oils escaping the cigar. As I puffed along, the ash burned a bright white and continued it nice even burn. The ash held on like a champ, a sign of a well built cigar. The closed foot was still evident on the ash. The burnt chocolate flavor started to fade and a toasted barley taste became evident. Not necessarily in a beer sense, but more of toasted barley that one would cook.
As I started on the second half of the cigar, the toasted barley flavor stayed, which was very enjoyable. The cigar continued to burn smooth and cool, helped in part by the ash that was still holding on. The flavor profile surprisingly didn't contain much pepper or spice. Out of the Miami labeled cigars that I've smoked, they've seen much smoother and have had less pepper than the Havana or red labels.
After the ash fell, the cigar was still rather cool. I have not smoked too many coronas, however I am really starting to enjoy the vitola. The cigars don't seem to burn to hot, which keeps them from being too bitter. The toasted barley flavor was still prevalent but I was beginning to pick up on more of the tobacco flavor. The PCR began to taste more like the other Miami labeled cigars I've smoked and enjoyed.
As you can see, the ash remained a bright white and the oily wrapper still shone. The flavors started to fade a bit. The barley was gone, leaving the muted tobacco flavor. The draw on this cigar was great, the entire time!
There was a little bit of tearing on the wrapper when I slid the band off. Luckily, it did not affect the cigar too much. As I was nubbing the cigar, it began to get a little bitter, which was probably my fault as I was puffing a bit fast. All in all, it was a great cigar, with a very good tasting, yet varied flavor profile. It was wonderfully built and burned great. I'm glad I have a few more still in the cooler!
Cigar: Tatuaje PCR
Pairing: Arizona Sweet Tea
Weather: Cool, cloudy night, approximately 71 Degrees
Rest time: Approximately 8-10 months
The Tatuaje Petite Cazadores Reserva is a beautiful corona sized cigar with a closed foot. The cigar looks good wearing the standard Tatuaje Miami brown band.
I punched the head and then torched the foot with my Xikar Element Double Flame Torch. The closed foot lit effortlessly and the cigar burned straight as an arrow. The initial flavors that hit me were like a burnt cocoa... No a bad burnt though. The cigar had a nice tobacco taste and was smooth!
This thing had a beautiful, oily wrapper. The cigar almost seemed moist to the touch due to the oils escaping the cigar. As I puffed along, the ash burned a bright white and continued it nice even burn. The ash held on like a champ, a sign of a well built cigar. The closed foot was still evident on the ash. The burnt chocolate flavor started to fade and a toasted barley taste became evident. Not necessarily in a beer sense, but more of toasted barley that one would cook.
As I started on the second half of the cigar, the toasted barley flavor stayed, which was very enjoyable. The cigar continued to burn smooth and cool, helped in part by the ash that was still holding on. The flavor profile surprisingly didn't contain much pepper or spice. Out of the Miami labeled cigars that I've smoked, they've seen much smoother and have had less pepper than the Havana or red labels.
After the ash fell, the cigar was still rather cool. I have not smoked too many coronas, however I am really starting to enjoy the vitola. The cigars don't seem to burn to hot, which keeps them from being too bitter. The toasted barley flavor was still prevalent but I was beginning to pick up on more of the tobacco flavor. The PCR began to taste more like the other Miami labeled cigars I've smoked and enjoyed.
As you can see, the ash remained a bright white and the oily wrapper still shone. The flavors started to fade a bit. The barley was gone, leaving the muted tobacco flavor. The draw on this cigar was great, the entire time!
There was a little bit of tearing on the wrapper when I slid the band off. Luckily, it did not affect the cigar too much. As I was nubbing the cigar, it began to get a little bitter, which was probably my fault as I was puffing a bit fast. All in all, it was a great cigar, with a very good tasting, yet varied flavor profile. It was wonderfully built and burned great. I'm glad I have a few more still in the cooler!
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