Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

This Nicaraguan puro, made by Don Pepin Garcia for Pete Johnson, has a ligero wrapper and all tobacco are first generation Cuban seed. I got this from The Longfiller Company, the importer for Tatuaje in The Netherlands, in exchange for a review on my blog and my Dutch cigar website. The 5x50 robusto has an 11 euro pricetag in The Netherlands.

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This cigar looks great with the nice dark oily wrapper that only has one thin vein and a triple cap. The aroma, which isn't that strong, is a warm barnyard aroma. The construction is great although the predraw, that tastes a bit peppery, is a bit loose. The bands, that are placed a bit crooked are glued to the cigar, that caused problems when I tried to remove them during smoking when the burn came close to the bands.

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I can taste a mildly bitter earth flavor soon to be accompanied by some wood. After ⅓ the earth flavor disappears and I taste the dry wood with herbal flavors and cacao powder as a mild aftertaste.

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Halfway the cacao powder as an aftertaste disappears, just like the wood and the earth flavor returns, while the herbs are becoming dominant around the ⅔ point. At the end the cacao returns as a very mild aftertaste.

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The draw is a bit loose, although it gets better near the end. I got a lot of smoke from the cigar, the smoke is a bit thin though. The ash is almost white, firm and compact. The burn is great. This cigar is full bodied and full flavored.

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Would I buy this cigar again? Yes, I liked this cigar, I wish it lasted longer than the 70 minutes I enjoyed it.

Appearance: 8 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 6 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 8 / 10
Aroma first part: 7 / 10
Aroma second part: 7 / 10
Aroma third part: 8 / 10

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

Love that smoke....spot on Ferdie! :tu

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

how does it compare with the cojunu 2003?

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see for yourself :)

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

Another fine review Ferdie. :tu

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

Thanks for the review Ferdie. :tu

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

Thanks Ferdie... that is a great cigar IMO!!

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

Another awesome review, TANKS! :D

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

Great review on a favorite... :tu

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

Nice review once again. Not a fan of Tatuaje at all but this is one that I would box buy. Great cigar.

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

This has been my favorite Tat to date. Of course I would like to try a T110. I have yet to try many of his limited batches.

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

Great review, Ferdie.

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Love Your Reviews, Ferdie; Thanks, Brother!:tu

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

It is a top 10 for me. I go through boxes of them in no time flat. Always a great smoke!

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

Hat my first J21 yesterday and I can say I'm in love.

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

Great Review Once Again Ferdie! :tu

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

had one today at the beach; glad to say that enjoyed it; some time in the humi really helped in bringing the flavours together; razor sharp burn; wonderful aromas; nice little break

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

Wonderful smokes....I like these a lot. THanks for the review :tu

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

Better!

Re: Tatuaje Reserva J21
 

Great review. Burned a couple of these the past week and thought it was rather boring. I feel the regular brown labels are much better at a lower price point. Can't love em all! :)