Now for something a little different...
Near the tail end of July I stopped in at the local B & M and noticed they where carrying the Tatuaje line. I bought a couple of the Tatuaje Havana VI Angeles and after an evening of enjoyable smoking pleasure I visited the shop the next day and purchased a box with my wife's blessings.
Now if you would like to read a good/traditional review of this cigar check out 3inst3in's review here.
Size: 4 5/8 x 42
Nicaraguan wrapper, binder, and filler
Agreed, the draw and volume of smoke are excellent and the ash holds tight & light grey, (I like it that way). The flavor from beginning to end is "culinary", to the point of wanting to just eat it. Sweet pepper leather with rich mocha-coco. The size is convenient and great anytime. With Peter Johnson's regional pricing structure the price I pay for his smokes in California is even better than what I would pay online plus shipping.
Given my driving interest in cigar construction fueled by growing tobacco and my educational attempts at rolling my own it was only a matter of time before this happened.
As a youth I was always taking things apart to see "how they worked" but as is the case they didn't always work that well once I finished with them. I did learn that with things electrical you need to "unplug it first".
You can see this is a finely constructed cigar with quality ingredients. Johnson is known for his emulation of the Cuban tradition, right down to the "Triple Cap" design.
The "triple cap" starts with a delicate cut to the wrapper as it nears the head and continues by adding a small piece of tobacco cut into a "emryo-like" shape that the torcedor incorporates into the wrapper towards the head of the cigar, rolling it towards a tip. Once that is in place, a small cutout circle is applied to finish it off.
I did this little science experiment (the 3 dissection photos) while visiting a friend up in Oregon and I was not really pleased with the lighting, but I was not about to sacrifice another of these tasty vitolas to get that perfect shot.:ss Well at least not today
So if you have ever wondered whether the construction was good...
You bet:tu
—Richard
Near the tail end of July I stopped in at the local B & M and noticed they where carrying the Tatuaje line. I bought a couple of the Tatuaje Havana VI Angeles and after an evening of enjoyable smoking pleasure I visited the shop the next day and purchased a box with my wife's blessings.
Now if you would like to read a good/traditional review of this cigar check out 3inst3in's review here.
Size: 4 5/8 x 42
Nicaraguan wrapper, binder, and filler
Agreed, the draw and volume of smoke are excellent and the ash holds tight & light grey, (I like it that way). The flavor from beginning to end is "culinary", to the point of wanting to just eat it. Sweet pepper leather with rich mocha-coco. The size is convenient and great anytime. With Peter Johnson's regional pricing structure the price I pay for his smokes in California is even better than what I would pay online plus shipping.
Given my driving interest in cigar construction fueled by growing tobacco and my educational attempts at rolling my own it was only a matter of time before this happened.
As a youth I was always taking things apart to see "how they worked" but as is the case they didn't always work that well once I finished with them. I did learn that with things electrical you need to "unplug it first".
You can see this is a finely constructed cigar with quality ingredients. Johnson is known for his emulation of the Cuban tradition, right down to the "Triple Cap" design.
The "triple cap" starts with a delicate cut to the wrapper as it nears the head and continues by adding a small piece of tobacco cut into a "emryo-like" shape that the torcedor incorporates into the wrapper towards the head of the cigar, rolling it towards a tip. Once that is in place, a small cutout circle is applied to finish it off.
I did this little science experiment (the 3 dissection photos) while visiting a friend up in Oregon and I was not really pleased with the lighting, but I was not about to sacrifice another of these tasty vitolas to get that perfect shot.:ss Well at least not today
So if you have ever wondered whether the construction was good...
You bet:tu
—Richard
