Tell me about Tatuaje Cigars

NCRadioMan · 10-20-2008, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Stick

According to Moki's site:

"Pete knows what taste profile he wants in a particular cigar, imparts that information to Pepin, and Pepin uses his expertise to pick out the appropriate tobaccos to try to match that taste profile. Prototype cigars are created, Pete smokes them, and asks for a bit more of this flavor profile, a bit less of that, etc., and the process continues until the final blend is reached."

Which seems to coincide with the story of the Tat Black on the Tatuaje site:

"Together we spent quite some time working on the blend and looking at different leaves for wrapper. The marbled toothy wrapper was perfect for this cigar, rustic looking but with tons of aroma. After smoking the first sample..."

So while it appears he is quite involved in the direction/ flavor of a blend, the actual blending to achieve his vision is done by Pepin. Just smoked an Angeles, yum.

Yep, yep!

SteveDMatt · 10-20-2008, 04:52 PM

I even like the whites which certainly aren't as good as either the red or brown label. The construction quality of the white, while previously just mediocre, has seemed to decline a little in the past year. These are made with some short and medium fillers (not sure of the percentages) which leads to some tobacco in your mouth when smoking and short ashes. They are perfect for a morning golf round, but one after a breakfast of some sort.

The Cobaiguans are also quite spectacular. As cigar cop said, watch out for the strength on all of these. They creep up on you.

10-20-2008, 04:52 PM	#2
SteveDMatt I can't think of anything Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: uhhh, Steve Location: Southern NJ Posts: 78 Trading: (5)	Re: Tell me about Tatuaje Cigars I even like the whites which certainly aren't as good as either the red or brown label. The construction quality of the white, while previously just mediocre, has seemed to decline a little in the past year. These are made with some short and medium fillers (not sure of the percentages) which leads to some tobacco in your mouth when smoking and short ashes. They are perfect for a morning golf round, but one after a breakfast of some sort. The Cobaiguans are also quite spectacular. As cigar cop said, watch out for the strength on all of these. They creep up on you. __________________ Cigar Asylum Rocks!