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Review: Tatuaje Bombazo

In 2006, the relatively new Tatuaje Cigars Inc. released three different cigars, all exclusive to different stores. One of the three was the Bombazo (bomb blast in Spanish), a 4 x 46 Petit Robusto that was sold exclusively to Illusione’s Dion Giolito’s shop, FUMARE in Reno, Nev. Only 50 boxes of 25 were released making it [...]

News: Tatuaje Switches Wrapper on Avion 13, To Release Bundled Limiteds

Pete Johnson of Tatauje announced on Friday that he’s decided to make a mid-production switch on the wrapper for his upcoming Avion 13 release from Habano to Broadleaf. As a result, he now has 7,500 cigars that have the Habano wrapper that he will be releasing to retail as Limiteds. The cigar measures 6 7/8 [...]

Redux: Cabaiguan WCD 120 REDUX

Most of Pete Johnson’s limited editions come with fanfare, but every once in a while the Tatuaje faithful seems to miss one. Such was the case with the 2007 release of the Cabaiguan WCD 120 for Washington D.C.-based W. Curtis Draper’s 120th anniversary. History almost repeated itself again five years later when the cigar was [...]

Review: Tatuaje Exclusive Series Federal Cigar 90th Anniversary 109 Redux

In 2011, Tatuaje released two separate blends to commemorate New Hampshire based Federal Cigar’s 90th anniversary: one with a Rosado wrapper and one with a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper. Both releases were based off of the Cuban 109 vitola, a Double Robusto with a round cap and a favorite that is a favorite of Federal Cigar owner [...]

News: La Petite Eglise Heads to Tatuaje Events

Coming to future Tatuaje events, The Little Church. Pete Johnson of Tatuaje/Havana Cellars Inc. has announced plans for an event only classic Robusto named La Petite Eglise. In an interview on Stogie Review, Johnson spoke about the release, which is inspired by the Flor de Cano Short Churchill, a cigar that debuted in 1987 before being discontinued in [...]

Review: Tatuaje Cohete (2013)

Back in 2006, Tatuaje released three of what has now become dozens of single store releases, one of which was the Cohete, Spanish  for rocket. Exclusively sold at Tower Pipes & Cigars in Sacramento, Calif., the 4 x 50 Petite Robusto was limited to 50 boxes of 25 cigars for the first release and 100 [...]

News: Tatuaje 10th Anniversary TAA 2013 Emerges

Much of the 2013 Tatuaje release for the TAA is familiar, even if the blend won’t return until 2014. Last week at the 45th annual Tobacconists Association of America meeting and convention in the Dominican Republic, members of the retailer group had an opportunity to purchase a special 6 3/8 x 54 vitola featuring a [...]

News: La Dueña Adds No. 13 Toro Gordo Box Pressed Vitola

News of a new size to My Father Cigar’s La Dueña line surfaced on Friday, a Toro Gordo Box Pressed vitola called No. 13. Grace Sotolongo of My Father Cigars sent out a picture of the new cigar via her Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts:   According to a representative from My Father Cigars, the [...]

News: Cabaiguan WCD 120 Returns as Regular House Cigar

The highly sought-after Cabaiguan WCD 120 will be released for a third time, this time as a permanent release for the Washington D.C.-based retailer. Pete Johnson confirmed to halfwheel that the 4 5/8 x 42 Petit Corona will be a regular production item known simply as “Cabaiguan WCD.” The cigar first debuted in April of [...]

News: Exclusive Tatuaje 10th Anniversary Planned for TAA Members

The third release of the Tatuaje TAA Exclusive Series will have to wait for another year. Pete Johnson told halfwheel that the Exclusive Series release that has been offered to members of the Tobacconist’s Association of America the prior two years will not happen in 2013. Instead, TAA members will be offered a special size [...]