Tatuaje Cojonu 2006
Wrapper: Shade-grown Nicaraguan Viso (Viso is the middle part of the tobacco plant)
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Made In: Miami, FL USA
Size: 5 ½ x 52 Torpedo
Price: $13.10 per single cigar locally
Appearance & Construction: Construction is absolutely flawless with this cigar. The roll is seamless, the cigar is firm to the touch with a little bit of bounce. The
Burning Characteristics: The draw is great on the cigar and the burn is even. The ash was nice and compact with no flowering of flaky but it was very week and fell off at about the half inch mark. The body of these cigars are medium to full but the strength is full especially towards the end of the cigar where it gave me a little buzz.
Flavors: Some nice deep rich flavors from the start. I get coffee beans, nuts and a toasty almost chary cedar flavor. There is some pepper but it is very balanced with the rest of the flavors. In the second third some sweet honey notes come in and out which gives the cigar a nice creamy texture in the mouth. The final third was much of the same with the addition of some cocoa flavors. The flavors also became more full and pronounced in the final third.
Final Thoughts: I really enjoyed this cigar. The price tag on this guy is way out of an everyday cigar, but would make a nice occasional smoke for most of us. The flavors were balanced and complex which is a must for a cigar the goes over $10. The one downside to this cigar is that it doesn’t vary much from the other Tatuaje Miami’s that I’ve smoked except for the fact that it is a little stronger than the regular line.
Worth a Shot: Yes
Buy Again: Yes
Enjoyablity: High
Similar Cigars: Tatuaje’s regular line and Illusione
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I just canna get over the quality of these pics: they make my mouth water. Really conveying the quality of the ‘gars (I swear I an SMELL ‘em!).
Nice review, though a bit out of my price range!