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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 [...]

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 [...]

Weekly News (March 25, 2013)

Editor’s Note: Yes, for the first time since in almost three years, there was no Weekly News, three times. A combination of technical and human error combined with further misjudgment led to the absence of the Monday fixture, but alas, it’s back. Things are hectic at halfwheel, and the last time this column was published, [...]

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 [...]

News: Tatuaje Noellas & Regios Reservas Near Release

Two famed Tatuaje releases are nearing respective rereleases as part of Pete Johnson’s 10th anniversary. The Havana Cellars head told halfwheel both are expected to see 2000-box shipments in “March/April and then in November.” The confirmation follows an e-mail from New Havana Cigars’ Dan Welsh, who is also involved with Johnson in L’Atelier Imports, hinting [...]

News: Tatuaje Brown Label Extensions Coming for 10th Anniversary

In addition to the special gold foil-wrapped, wet-packed, and specially-banded original sizes of the Tatuaje Seleccion de Cazador for Tatuaje’s 10th Anniversary, Havana Cellars will be expanding the Brown Label vitolas. Over the weekend, Sean “Casper” Johnson posted the following photograph showing off one of the new sizes. Johnson told halfwheel the newest 5 3/8 x [...]