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Old 08-07-2012, 05:35 AM   #21
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Old 08-07-2012, 05:58 AM   #22
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awesome review Tom. I am looking forward to your wolfie and face reviews. Those are the two I have smoked so far. I think I am going to start next monday's herf with the mini mum.
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Old 08-07-2012, 10:05 AM   #23
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Thanks for sharing, Tom. This has been fun to read, so far. Your last statement, regarding the price tag, has been ringing in the back of my head as well.
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Old 08-08-2012, 07:52 AM   #24
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Old 08-10-2012, 12:14 AM   #25
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#3 tonight after work....the Lil Face.

This one started with a pepper blast, but unlike the Frank it wasn't on the tongue...right in the throat. Not pleasant.

After a few draws, the pepper settled down, and the smoke took on a leathery, earthy profile. More pleasant than the pepper, but pretty boring (just like the full sized Face, the only full size Monster I have smoked) . I smoked it down to about an inch and a half before setting it down.

The lighter part of the wrapper didn't want to seem to burn...disappointing, because I wanted to see if it might change the flavor.

I will say that this one was fuller bodied than the previous two.

Ranking them so far:

Would I buy another one? Absolutely not.

1. Lil Mummy
2. Lil Face
3. Lil Frank

Wolfie and Drac left to go.
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Old 08-10-2012, 07:02 AM   #27
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Thanks for this interesting review, I am letting my box rest for a little while.
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Old 08-10-2012, 10:55 PM   #28
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#4 was the Lil Wolfie, which I just finished.

Started off with...you guessed it, a pepper blast. Mellowed out after a few draws to a relatively pleasant earthy profile, and did not deviate from there. About 2/3rds of the way through, I was completely bored and underwhelmed, and I set Wolfie down.

Sorry for the short review, but there really isn't much to say about this one....needless to say, at $8-9 bucks, I would not buy another.

So the rankngs through 4:

1. Lil Mummy
2. Lil Wolfie (tie)
2. Lil Face (tie)
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Thank you for the reviews. Never been a Tat fan, but I thought I would give these a shot. Now I might just pass.
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I understand, Mike.... I have no plans to revisit any of the first 4.

It's bumming me a little, I truly went into this with an open mind, as I have enjoyed several NCs that I have smoked this year....but these have done little for me so far.
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Old 08-11-2012, 08:12 AM   #31
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Admiral, I honestly believe these cigars will need some rest before reaching peak. I have smoked the full size of these sticks and liked them. I am going to let mine sit for at least the next 6 months.
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Tom,

I agree with Larry on this one. Most of the other October Tats that I've smoked were FAR and away better with a little time on them. The pepper mellows out quite nicely and it has a far more earthy profile.

If you'd like one, I think I still have a Boris or two and a couple Wolfmans left I'd send you to try.
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Old 08-11-2012, 12:27 PM   #33
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Admiral, I honestly believe these cigars will need some rest before reaching peak. I have smoked the full size of these sticks and liked them. I am going to let mine sit for at least the next 6 months.
Maybe I will grab another batch down the line and do this again, Larry, that makes sense.

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I agree with Larry on this one. Most of the other October Tats that I've smoked were FAR and away better with a little time on them. The pepper mellows out quite nicely and it has a far more earthy profile.

If you'd like one, I think I still have a Boris or two and a couple Wolfmans left I'd send you to try.
If you would like to do a trade, I would love to try one of each....PM me if there is something you would like to try that I can send your way.
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Old 08-11-2012, 11:06 PM   #34
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Tonight was the final Monster, the Lil Drac.

Like most of the others, it started with some pepper...but I wouldn't call it a "blast", just more of a pepper spice. That faded relatively quickly with the Drac, and became a smooth, earthy profile. A little more complexity in this one kept me interested, got some sweet bready notes in the middle before the earth took center stage again. This one I smoked to the nub, it was a relatively pleasant cigar.

All the Lil Monsters were well constructed, with good draws and the need for only a couple minor touch-ups on a couple of them.

Perhaps, as Larry and Adam implied, I erred by smoking them fresh, and they will mellow with age and become cigars I might enjoy more. I have seem some glowing reviews for some of them "fresh", so I wanted to see what the hype was myself.

Would I buy another Lil Drac? Much like the Lil Mummy, the Lil Drac wasn't a bad cigar, I just don't think it warrants the price tag.

I look forward to trying the full sized Drac and Wolfman to see if I enjoy them more than I did the Face.

My final ranking of the Lil Monsters (smoked fresh):

1. Lil Mummy
2. Lil Drac
3. Lil Wolfie (tie)
3. Lil Face (tie)
5. Lil Frank
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I think this song pretty much sums up Tats, especially the monsters:
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I can't speak for anyone but myself, Nate, that's why I wanted to try them.

I can certainly say that for me personally, they aren't worth the price.
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Old 08-11-2012, 11:56 PM   #37
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Nice reviews Tom. Was curious about the lil monsters seeing the excitement surrounding them Looking forward to seeing if your reviews of their Elder siblings.
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Old 08-20-2012, 10:13 PM   #38
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Admiral, I honestly believe these cigars will need some rest before reaching peak. I have smoked the full size of these sticks and liked them. I am going to let mine sit for at least the next 6 months.
Looks like I will get to re-do the Lil Monster reviews in 6 months thanks to Black Coral (John), Larry (Ogre) and the FLA Crew.
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Old 08-21-2012, 05:38 AM   #40
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Nice review Tom! Looking forward to hearing an update on the semi-aged ones!
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