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Review: OpusX Scorpio Maduro

For those of you that don’t know… In November of 2011 Fuente released its latest version of the popular The Fuente Story humidors. In commemoration of the 99th anniversary of the Arturo Fuente Cigar Company, Fuente released 2,011 travel humidors produced by Prometheus, made of Macassar ebony and including four different  (fairly rare) cigars. The [...]

Review: God of Fire Serie B Gran Toro

For those of you that don’t know… At IPCPR earlier in the year, one of the most anticipated releases of the year is the God of Fire Serie B, which uses a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Wrapper and the other cigar in the release uses a Ecuadorian Sun Grown Wrapper. Says Wikipedia about Prometheus: In Greek [...]

Review: Tatuaje Petit Cazadores Reserva

With all of the Tatuaje buzz going into and coming out of this years IPCPR, especially with the all broadleaf La Casita, I thought it would be fun to go back and revisit one of Pete’s big broadleaf hits from last years show … the Petit Cazadores Reserva.

Review: El Triunfador Lancero (Original)

Next to the original release of the Black Label, this has to be one of Pete Johnson’s most heralded productions. Much like the Brown Label Especiales, it would be difficult to do a comprehensive assessment of the Lancero vitola in the non-Cuban world without the original El Triunfador. For a long time, it’s been one [...]

Review: Tatuaje La Casita Criolla HCBF (Prerelease)

Today we will be taking a look at another prerelease regular production cigar from Tatuaje, the La Casita Criolla. Early last year Pete Johnson of Tatuaje announced that he would be releasing two new lines in the following year, one being the Fausto (which we reviewed here) and the other being today’s review, the La [...]

News: Tatuaje Tattoo (Exclusive)

Edit: See Pete’s comment below. When the State of the Brand: Tatuaje was published in mid-January, the most intriguing story was by far a legal fight between Tatuaje and Nicaraguan Imports (i.e. Cuban Crafters) over the name “Tattoo.” For those that are even more incompetent than yours truly at Spanish, “tatuaje” is “tattoo” in Español. [...]

Review: El Triunfador SODO

Today we will be taking a look at a recent limited store release from none other than Pete Johnson and Tatuaje, the El Triunfador SODO Especiales (Petit Lancero). In 2009, Tatuaje release the Original El Triunfador Lancero (you can read Charlie’s review HERE), a Broadleaf wrapped blend that was released to rave reviews, its personally [...]

Review: Arturo Fuente Añejo No.60

Today we will be taking a look at a brand new line extension release from the Arturo Fuente Añejo line, The Añejo No.60. In case you were unfamiliar with the Añejo line here is some basic info on the line and how it came to be. In the Late 1990’s hurricane George swept through the [...]

Review: Tatuaje Barclay Rex 100th Anniversary (Prerelease)

If you are a Tatuaje fan, you will be excited to know that Pete Johnson has honored a Cigar shop in New York City called Barclay Rex by making a cigar to celebrate their 100th Anniversary in business. 100 years in the cigar business…That’s a beautiful thing. Here is a little info on Barclay Rex [...]

Review: Tatuaje Seleccion de Cazador 7th Reserva

In the spring of 2010 word started spreading about a few very exciting Tatuaje line extensions. Among many fairly normal size extensions and a few band changes were the talk of 3 broadleaf wrapped regular production sticks! Now, if you are any kind of Tatuaje fan you know that is VERY exciting news. The Noella [...]