Mini-Monsters

[kickerb]

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/9296/minimonsters.jpg

First look at the mini monsters from Tatuaje.

[Ogre]

Looks :dr:dr

[Subvet642]

That's what I'm talkin' about!

[Blak Smyth]

Oh I am excited about these!

[neoflex]

Nice! I too am chomping at the bit for these!

[EricF]

More LE's to chase!!!!! I can't wait!!! :noon

[neoflex]

More LE's to chase!!!!! I can't wait!!! :noon

:D

[Brooks W]

More LE's to chase!!!!! I can't wait!!! :noon

With 5000 boxes of these, I am not sure they qualify as a LE, and there will be very little chasing to find them :D

[neoflex]

With 5000 boxes of these, I am not sure they qualify as a LE, and there will be very little chasing to find them :D

I thought it was bumped to 10,000 boxes of 10?

[Islayphile]

:dr

[Brooks W]

I thought it was bumped to 10,000 boxes of 10?

Sorry you are correct, 10,000 boxes...

I should really learn to read my own site lol!

http://www.halfwheel.com/?p=23039

Thanks for putting me straight :) And my original point still stands! :)

~brooks

[shilala]

Yawn.

[Blak Smyth]

Yawn.

hahah I was expecting this exact comment from you.

[shilala]

hahah I was expecting this exact comment from you.
:D

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Yawn.

x2 :D

[irratebass]

No bands? :shr Or is this just a rough early look? Which one is the Mummy?

[fencefixer]

These look like crap. Even Ghurka has better looking construction. :D Not going to judge as I haven't tried one.

[PuffPuffGive1]

When are these scheduled to be released?

[Islayphile]

These look like crap. Even Ghurka has better looking construction. :D Not going to judge as I haven't tried one.

But they do come in a fancy box.....right?

;)

[kelmac07]

Staying away from this one.

[kickerb]

this was just a quick pic from a friends cigar shop, i assume Pete sent these to him to sample. that may be why they are unbanded.

[irratebass]

When are these scheduled to be released?

I thought it was May

[kelmac07]

For curiosity sakes...10 count boxes...2 of each stick in it? Or 10 of each Mini Monster?

[kickerb]

2 of each mini-monster for a total of 10 cigars per box, if im not mistaken.

[Islayphile]

2 of each mini-monster for a total of 10 cigars per box, if im not mistaken.

Ah, variety

:D

[neoflex]

Sorry you are correct, 10,000 boxes...

I should really learn to read my own site lol!

~brooks

Haha, :r that's where I got the info from :r I have been off and on due to work and the baby so I must have missed your name change. :D I really need to get my priorities straight and quit neglecting CA.:noon

[Zanaspus]

Yawn.

Much as I like Tats, I hate LEs enough to agree. :rolleyes:

[big a]

Depending on price and how easy they are to find I would like to try these. Not going to go out of my way to get them though.

[MurphysLaw]

10,000 boxes should make these pretty easy to find, I'm planning on grabbing one

[tengel78]

I'll probably pick one up when they come out.

[Pseudosacred]

Tax Return moneys getting set aside for a box of them :tu

I haven't read a bad review about the original Monster line-up, so these can't be bad. I tried finding a regular Drac, Frank, Mummy and Wolfman...but they're a little bit pricey.

I'm pretty excited for these :noon

[emopunker2004]

where do we sign up

[TJtorpedo]

Anybody know what the MSRP on a box is going to be?

[maninblack]

Sign me up!! Excited for these. Let the hatin begin!

[qsalinas]

Anybody know what the MSRP on a box is going to be?

I think these are gonna go for around $100 a box. At least that's what I heard from the owner of my favorite B&M.

[irratebass]

$100 is not too bad.

[icehog3]

WTB one half box of mini monsters. Beat the crowd. PM me with with your price. Spray me with your pepper-jelly.

[Stephen]

WTB one half box of mini monsters. Beat the crowd. PM me with with your price. Spray me with your pepper-jelly.
No no, that's Tatuaje's next release, "Bukkake."

[Don Fernando]

AAARGH, it sucks that we won't get them in The Netherlands. Anybody who wants to help a Dutch brother out when they hit the shelves?

[Brooks W]

I got you covered Don, I will be getting plenty of them :)

~brooks

AAARGH, it sucks that we won't get them in The Netherlands. Anybody who wants to help a Dutch brother out when they hit the shelves?

[Brooks W]

Anybody know what the MSRP on a box is going to be?

All info is here:

http://www.halfwheel.com/?p=24828

We just got confirmation on the pricing and exact sizes :)

~brooks

[DaBear]

$75 aint too bad. I'll probably grab a box when they come out. Love the Wolfman and Face, though both were a bit long and slow burning for my tastes.

[irratebass]

All info is here:

http://www.halfwheel.com/?p=24828

We just got confirmation on the pricing and exact sizes :)

~brooks

:wo thanks Brooks!

Exclusive to Coronoa though eh? :hm

[Chainsaw13]

:wo thanks Brooks!

Exclusive to Coronoa though eh? :hm

Just the Lil Boris.

[pektel]

$75? Maybe.

[Boz]

$75? Not bad, I may snag one.

[irratebass]

Just the Lil Boris.

Whoops, missed that....I was reading all fast and excited like heh

[Brutus2600]

Not impossibly difficult to find and an acceptable price?

Looking forward to these for sure :tu

[icehog3]

I still haven't got any PMs to sell me 1/2 a box yet, I am starting to freak out over here.

[Don Fernando]

I got you covered Don, I will be getting plenty of them :)

~brooks

awesome!

If there's anything you want/need, lemme know

[E.J.]

I'll buy 2 if I run into them... If not, I wont....will not worry either way.

[maninblack]

I'm gonna snatch these little fockers up!

[Pseudosacred]

75.00 a box? That seems a little low to me?

[tengel78]

Thanks Brooks. Love your website by the way.

[icehog3]

I still haven't got any PMs to sell me 1/2 a box yet, I am starting to freak out over here.

:tt

[Islayphile]

I still haven't got any PMs to sell me 1/2 a box yet, I am starting to freak out over here.

I'll split 2 boxes with ya?

[icehog3]

I'll split 2 boxes with ya?

:wo

[Islayphile]

I still haven't got any PMs to sell me 1/2 a box yet, I am starting to freak out over here.

I'll split 2 boxes with ya?

:wo

I'm always here to help a brother out

-(P

[jluck]

Is there something wrong with the regular size monster's?

[Pseudosacred]

Yeah, they're hard to find......

[maninblack]

Yeah they taste like sh!t.

[TJtorpedo]

75.00 a box? That seems a little low to me?

Half the size, half the price? :sh

Also maybe cuz they're making a bazillion of them?

[E.J.]

Half the size, half the price? :sh



....and really more than half the price. Monster Series sticks have retailed at $13 each to my knowledge, so with these being $7.50 each, they are a little more than half. But I think your point was right on....:tu

[RightAJ]

Looks like the 10k instead of 5k originally planned should allow pretty much anyone who wants them to get some, which I am quite happy about.

Sign me up! If only for the nostalgia I have for losing sleep over finding the regular monsters

aj

[nofeardiver]

Look awesome

[Theo Cincy]

I'm excited roentgen release.

[Ender]

I'll definitely be looking for these. Can't wait for 'em.

[Louistogies]

Is there something wrong with the regular size monster's?

Yeah there to big! That's why I'm pretty excited for these. And no,"That's what she said jokes."
:D

[icehog3]

Yeah there to big! That's why I'm pretty excited for these. And no,"That's what she said jokes."
:D

So apparently she didn't say that? ;)

[sevans105]

I'm excited roentgen release.

Roentgen? As long as you don't do 500 in 5 hours.....should be good. :D

[Louistogies]

So apparently she didn't say that? ;)

Clever... http://www.cigarhops.com/forums/images/smilies/mad0074.gif

[shilala]

I still haven't got any PMs to sell me 1/2 a box yet, I am starting to freak out over here.
That made me lol for real.

[icehog3]

That made me lol for real.

I'm freaking out, and you're laughing out loud. Real nice, Scott.



:lr

[danreeve]

pics I took last week

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg877/scaled.php?tn=0&server=877&filename=cnauvr.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

Frank Jr.
http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg878/scaled.php?tn=0&server=878&filename=q4ykw.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

baby face
http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg876/scaled.php?tn=0&server=876&filename=yuhho.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

Wolfie and mini mum
http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg877/scaled.php?tn=0&server=877&filename=5n8ks.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

lil drac
http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg532/scaled.php?tn=0&server=532&filename=omvjp.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640


Here's my recap of the trip if anyone is interested http://tinyurl.com/89vryqc

Dan

[Brutus2600]

Very cool pics and recap, what's your opinion of the smokes?

[icehog3]

I still haven't got any PMs to sell me 1/2 a box yet, I am starting to freak out over here.

Freaking. Out.

[LigaPrivadaT84]

Can't wait to get my hands on some.

[pektel]

Wondering how the frank jr is. Isn't that the full size one everyone wants? (that's what she said)

[Adriftpanda]

Guys, just got news in, these will not be coming out any time soon. They are pushing it to 2013. Sorry Tat lovers.

[Stephen]

Guys, just got news in, these will not be coming out any time soon. They are pushing it to 2013. Sorry Tat lovers.
Tom's going to have a stroke.

[Hem]

Why would they push it back so far? It looked like they were just about ready to go?....

[icehog3]

Tom's going to have a stroke.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/spicoli.jpg

You dicks!! :mad:

[Zeuceone]

Can't wait..

[icehog3]

Can't wait..

Guys, just got news in, these will not be coming out any time soon. They are pushing it to 2013. Sorry Tat lovers.

Apparently you have little choice. ;)

[Remo]

Started the hype a bit early I see :r

[Zeuceone]

Apparently you have little choice. ;)

;) Now thats what you call limited. Taking it above and beyond i see.

[icehog3]

;) Now thats what you call limited. Taking it above and beyond i see.

Build up the hype, musta took lessons from the NFL. :lr

[Zeuceone]

Build up the hype, musta took lessons from the NFL. :lr

I better hurry and pre pay a few of these, before they are all sold out..:=:

[icehog3]

I better hurry and pre pay a few of these, before they are all sold out..:=:

Too late! :lr

[danreeve]

Why would they push it back so far? It looked like they were just about ready to go?....

I think he was joking.

Dan

[montecristo#2]

I think Huy was trying to be funny. He did the same thing in another Tatuaje thread a while back. :r

[icehog3]

I think Huy was trying to be funny. He did the same thing in another Tatuaje thread a while back. :r

Nope, now I just heard it has been moved further back to Halloween of 2013.


:lr

[BeerAdvocate]

Pete is only selling "Futures" of these. Who knows when they will be released.
Preorder now before they are all gone!

[thecatch83]

Just got this email from NHC:

Last week I was fortunate enough to travel to Esteli again with Pete Johnson, Dan Reeve (www.cigarexplorer.com) and others.
First stop - Miami - where Janny Garcia met us for dinner and a tour of the new My Father Cigars offices in Miami. Moving from Calle Ocho last year, this new office facility is amazing. Much more storage, a rolling room like the one on 8th St., great office spaces and a visitor's lounge where Janny treated us to her new project, La Duena, which will be released officially at the trade show in August. Distributed by My Father Cigars, La Duena is a blend that Pete submitted for the project and it is absolutely on mark! Can't wait for this one. We were able to smoke a few other sizes in Esteli with the group. Everyone agreed. Winner.
On to Esteli the following day with the group. The Pan American Highway was closed for part of the trip from Managua to Esteli, so we had to take a fairly long detour around it. But we landed at the factory just before closing time and had a chance to relax a bit and Pete grabbed some smokes including a La Duena robusto and others.
During the trip we visited another new farm that Pepin is planting on as well as La Finca Estrella, which was just starting to harvest.
Over the course of the next 2 days, we were treated to some of the new sticks coming this year: Cojonu 2012 Sumatra and Reserva, La Duena, Avion 12 and the Little Monsters.
The Cojonu 2012 Sumatra and Reserva will first be seen in early April via a special "book" release, featuring 12 Sumatras and 12 Reservas in a beautiful "book box" that we saw being made in the box factory and packaged in the packaging room. 2012 book boxes are being released. Sumatra, Reserva and Natural will all be released in normal 25 count boxes at the trade show as well.



The Little Monsters are slated for a June release in 10 count boxes containing 2 of each of the 5 smaller versions of the Monster series, including this year's release, The Mummy. We were able to smoke 4 of them during the trip (all but the lil' drac) and across the board, everyone will be more than happy with this project! With a retail of $75 and many boxes being produced, this will be a release that everyone will be smoking and not just saving!

The Baby Face (below) was one of the standouts, although the Wolfie that we smoked during the full moon on the rooftop of Los Arcos was quite a memory as well. Frank Jr. was outstanding as well as Mini Mum, which after I found out the blend I stated "You should keep that under wraps" and much to everyone's dismay, repeated over and over for the next day. ;-)

Dan Reeve, Pete, his brother K.C. and I sat in the bar at Los Arcos and got to sample prototypes of the 2010 La Verite that Pete brought with him. This is going to be another exciting year for La Verite, but we probably won't see them until next January. Trust me, it will be worth the wait!
Maybe it was the full moon, or possibly the Surrogates Bone Crushers that I brought with me that I kept rotating through my smoking lineup while we were there, that started the discussions - but the overall consensus was that it was time to lift the veil about Surrogates.

Spoiler Alert: Read the NHC Blog unless you love simply smoking them and 'not' knowing where they came from!

[kickerb]

A couple of retailers have already started sending out pre-order information on these boxes. If you have a go to dealer, I'd give them a call.

I know there will be plenty boxes to go around, but just giving everyone a heads up.

[icehog3]

I put my pre-order in in 2004. :)

[Stephen]

I put my pre-order in in 2004. :)
I missed out on the 2004 pre-order. I was standing in line for 2017 Dark Lord Day tickets. ;)

[icehog3]

I missed out on the 2004 pre-order. I was standing in line for 2017 Dark Lord Day tickets. ;)

That's the problem! They sell 'em on-line! :D

[Stephen]

That's the problem! They sell 'em on-line! :D
Sure, NOW they do. :D

[shilala]

I can skip the whole pre-order and everything, I hit the mother lode.
I was cleaning out the kid's sandbox and found dozens of baby monsters. I'm a bit concerned with the construction, a few had what looked like wads of hair protruding from the wrapper. Admittedly it was a little off-putting at first, but I just figured they were the baby wolfie's and it was for authenticitiy's sake. Genius!!! :tu

[TJtorpedo]

I can skip the whole pre-order and everything, I hit the mother lode.
I was cleaning out the kid's sandbox and found dozens of baby monsters. I'm a bit concerned with the construction, a few had what looked like wads of hair protruding from the wrapper. Admittedly it was a little off-putting at first, but I just figured they were the baby wolfie's and it was for authenticitiy's sake. Genius!!! :tu

:r :r Oh man, that's just wrong! Those feral cat colonies will do it every time...

[Boz]

I can skip the whole pre-order and everything, I hit the mother lode.
I was cleaning out the kid's sandbox and found dozens of baby monsters. I'm a bit concerned with the construction, a few had what looked like wads of hair protruding from the wrapper. Admittedly it was a little off-putting at first, but I just figured they were the baby wolfie's and it was for authenticitiy's sake. Genius!!! :tu

:lr Thats awesome!