Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

Last week was a good week for a Tatuaje fan like me. While some Tatuajes are making their way to the Dutch cigar shops, I haven't seen the tubos here yet, not the black nor the red, but last tuesday I got bombed a Tatuaje Verocu tubos and the next day I was meeting an American botl that was in Amsterdam for a day and he handed me another. I smoked the one he handed me right there and then and decided to light the one from the bomb for a review.

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I must say that I love the tubo, the Tatuaje tubos are the best looking tubos that money can buy with an honorable mention for the Cuban Partagas P2 ofcourse. The cigar itself is a torpedo with a sharp top. The wrapper is dark and oily with a few tough veins. The cigar has a mild barnyard smell and a double band, the red Tatuaje band and then a second band which says 'verocu tubos'. Now from what I've heard this is a 'tat red on steroids' due to the extra use of ligero tobacco. The construction feels good but the predraw is too easy. I taste raisin and a pepper.

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First flavors I get after lighting the cigar is espresso with pepper and on the background some fruit which I can describe best as wild berries or blueberries. The espresso disappears and now I taste wood with that blueberry flavor, strange but very nice.

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The wood turns into a specific cedar flavor that reminds me of the specific Opus X and Liga Privada cedar flavor but with that nice blueberry flavor and eventually also some white pepper. The flavors are intense and deep. The pepper slowly becomes the dominant flavor with the cedar and the blueberries on the background.

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The smoke time of this 6⅛x52 torpedo is about ninety minutes. The draw of this cigar was on the loose side, but as mentioned before, I smoked one earlier this week and the draw on that cigar was good. The smoke is fantastic, thick and white, it surprised me that my neighbors didn't call the fire department. The ash is light gray and firm. I did have some burn issues though, but they were easy to correct. This cigar is full flavored and full bodied. It burns clean, I only got a minor flame when I purged. I nubbed this cigar until my nose almost burned.

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Would I buy this cigar again? Yes, I like them a lot

Appearance: 8 / 10
Construction: 8 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 9 / 10
Aroma first part: 8 / 10
Aroma second part: 8 / 10
Aroma third part: 8 / 10

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

Great review!! I'm a fan of the cigar and of your reviews! Thank you!!

:tu

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

Another great review! I've never had one, but it's on my radar now. Thanks.

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

Ferdinand, Thank You for the review.. I have to find a few of the red and black tubos for my collection

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

Thanks for the great review!

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

Crap, I wish I had known you liked these yesterday. Oh, well, just goes in the notebook.

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

why do you think I posted the review today?

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

All I have to say is:

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Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

Cool, you speak in code as well.

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indeed I do. That's how we cheated in high school.

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

I like where this is heading!! :r :r :r

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

Thanks for the review Ferdie. :tu

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

Fantastic Review, Ferdie!:banger Had One This Morning!:tu I Also Had A Few Burn Issues & 2 Re-lights, But The Flavor Profile Is :dr :)

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

I like this, great review and bomb thread at the same time.

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

Another awesome review, straight and to the point:tu I am becoming more optimistic that I can put fire to mine with no wrapper issues-(P

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

Must find this stick. I have never seen them. Sounds great!! Thanks for the great reviews!
:wnr:dr:tu

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

These are tasting really good right now too... great review!!!!

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

Thanks for the review--my tasting list is getting longer! Were these a limited release or will I be able to find them in a store somewhere?

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

These can still be had.

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

These sound great. Nice review, my friend.

Re: Tatuaje Verocu tubos (tat red tubo)
 

Great review I have a few left from the 1st batch and time has done wonders for these. THe wrapper is till thin so you need to be careful taking them out of thetube