Tatuaje P4
Size: 7 x 47 Churchill
Country: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Habano Equador
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Single Price: $3.70
Total smoke time: 1:30
This cigar was given to me a couple of months ago by John (Surfrod55) after I commented on chat about what he was smoking, and yes I know better, but I hadnt ever had one and it was just the two of us so I figured I was safe. Not!!
It's a budget line smoke made by Pete starting in '06 that is 60% medium filller and 40% long filler. It's supposed to be a medium body smoke and I would agree that it's all of that. So anyway on to the review.
Pre-Light
The initial aroma on this is very heavy cocoa. Amazingly heavy. The construction looks solid with some veins and appears to be a single cap. The cigar is firmly packed with no evident soft spots. I clipped the cap and the draw is a little tight for my tatse but not enough to be an issue. That cocoa flavor and the slightest hint of pepper can be tasted.
The initial light up yields a hint of pepper and only a modest smoke output, but none of the cocoa flavors I tasted and smelled before hand. Instead the flavors are a mix of sweet tobacco and dried leaves.
1" in and it's opening up a bit. The smoke output is much better but still not heavy and the flavors are pretty much the same sweet tobacco. The burn is perfect and the ash is a meduium gray color that appears pretty solid. (Nevermind the solid part it just fell off)
Middle 1/3
The draw has finally loosened up nicely and that earlier tightness is completely gone. The flavor have also transitioned to more of charred wood with much more pepper than it started with. The smoke output is now to a point I would call abundant and the ash continues to only hold for no more than 1" at a time.
Toward the end of the middle 1/3 and the flavors are moving to a really heavy leather profile with still more black pepper. The finish is pretty long as well.
Final 1/3
The sweet tobacco taste that I started with has come full circle and is now prominant at the end. The black pepper has also continued its gradual progression. The burn has been absolutely perfect from the start and with just over an 1" left it has finally burned itself out.
Final Thoughts
I'm not normally a Churchill fan but I did find this cigar to be enjoyable all the way to the end. At less than $4 I cant find a single bad thing to say about. While it wouldnt be a daily go to smoke for me it would make a great cigar for the golf course or smoking on the lake. From what Pete said in Feb while I was in Nicaragua they are going to start making these available again. The P1 is more in line with my normal preference in size and one that I will probably have on hand in the future. Thanks again to John (Surfrod55) for the opportunity to enjoy another great cigar!
Thanks for reading!
Size: 7 x 47 Churchill
Country: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Habano Equador
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Single Price: $3.70
Total smoke time: 1:30
This cigar was given to me a couple of months ago by John (Surfrod55) after I commented on chat about what he was smoking, and yes I know better, but I hadnt ever had one and it was just the two of us so I figured I was safe. Not!!
It's a budget line smoke made by Pete starting in '06 that is 60% medium filller and 40% long filler. It's supposed to be a medium body smoke and I would agree that it's all of that. So anyway on to the review.
Pre-Light
The initial aroma on this is very heavy cocoa. Amazingly heavy. The construction looks solid with some veins and appears to be a single cap. The cigar is firmly packed with no evident soft spots. I clipped the cap and the draw is a little tight for my tatse but not enough to be an issue. That cocoa flavor and the slightest hint of pepper can be tasted.
The initial light up yields a hint of pepper and only a modest smoke output, but none of the cocoa flavors I tasted and smelled before hand. Instead the flavors are a mix of sweet tobacco and dried leaves.
1" in and it's opening up a bit. The smoke output is much better but still not heavy and the flavors are pretty much the same sweet tobacco. The burn is perfect and the ash is a meduium gray color that appears pretty solid. (Nevermind the solid part it just fell off)
Middle 1/3
The draw has finally loosened up nicely and that earlier tightness is completely gone. The flavor have also transitioned to more of charred wood with much more pepper than it started with. The smoke output is now to a point I would call abundant and the ash continues to only hold for no more than 1" at a time.
Toward the end of the middle 1/3 and the flavors are moving to a really heavy leather profile with still more black pepper. The finish is pretty long as well.
Final 1/3
The sweet tobacco taste that I started with has come full circle and is now prominant at the end. The black pepper has also continued its gradual progression. The burn has been absolutely perfect from the start and with just over an 1" left it has finally burned itself out.
Final Thoughts
I'm not normally a Churchill fan but I did find this cigar to be enjoyable all the way to the end. At less than $4 I cant find a single bad thing to say about. While it wouldnt be a daily go to smoke for me it would make a great cigar for the golf course or smoking on the lake. From what Pete said in Feb while I was in Nicaragua they are going to start making these available again. The P1 is more in line with my normal preference in size and one that I will probably have on hand in the future. Thanks again to John (Surfrod55) for the opportunity to enjoy another great cigar!
Thanks for reading!
