As was mentioned earlier, I have no clue how Tatuaje/L’Atelier Imports once shared a booth with My Father. The new Tatuaje booth is impressive, easily the best new booth I saw on day one. It features bars, illuminated logos and portraits of the company’s employees. What’s more, there’s a lot of new items in the house of Pete Johnson.
L’Atelier Extension de La Racine ER16
The annual IPCPR Convention & Trade Show exclusive for L’Atelier Imports is back for another year, this time in its shortest format.
- Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- L’Atelier Extension de La Racine ER16 (4 7/8 x 50) — $9.25 (Boxes of 20, $185)
Launch Date: August 2016
Production: 1,500 Boxes of 20 Cigars (30,000 Total Cigars)
L’Atelier Identité
If there’s one tobacco L’Atelier is known for its Sancti Spiritus, a cross between criollo and pelo de oro. The three-size Identité is the first time the company has used the tobacco in all three parts of the cigar, though it’s not a Sancti Spiritus puro.
- Wrapper: Ecuador Sancti Spiritus
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- L’Atelier Identité 4 7/8 x 50
- L’Atelier Identité 5 5/8 x 46
- L’Atelier Identité 5 7/8 x 52
Launch Date: August 2016
Production: Regular Production
La Mission de L’Atelier 1982
There’s another new size for L’Atelier’s La Mission.
- Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- La Mission de L’Atelier 1982 (6 1/8 x 52) — $10 (Boxes of 18, $180)
Launch Date: Now
Production: Regular Production
Négociant
The Tatuaje & L’Atelier Imports collaboration got its debut. The more notable part might be the use of Mexican tobacco in the binder, a rare departure from the Pete Johnson signature of all Nicaraguan fillers.
- Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
- Binder: Mexico & Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Négociant Robusto (5 x 52)
- Négociant Corona (6 1/4 x 48)
- Négociant Belicoso (5 3/4 x 52)
Launch Date: Now
Production: Regular Production
Surrogates Crystal Baller Corona Gorda
Fans of Surrogates continue to get smaller ring gauge versions of older blends. The new Crystal Baller Corona Gorda is already on its way to stores.
- Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Surrogates Crystal Baller Corona Gorda (6 1/4 x 46) — $9 (Boxes of 20, $180)
Launch Date: Now
Production: Regular Production
Tatuaje Reserva Broadleaf Collection
Boom. Ten sizes, old school Cuba packaging and cigars including the full Hunter range and other sizes old and new. The cigars feature specialized Reserva Broadleaf bands to separate themselves from releases like the Reserva 21, which carries a Reserva band in normal form. This will begin shipping now but it will take 6-8 months before the full 5,000 chest allotment lands in stores.
Pricing is $1,200 per chest of 100 and each chest includes 10 of the 10 included vitolas.
- Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Tatuaje Havana Cazadores Reserva Broadleaf (6 3/8 x 43)
- Tatuaje Unicos Reserva Broadleaf (6 1/8 x 52)
- Tatuaje Noellas Reserva Broadleaf (5 1/8 x 42)
- Tatuaje Tainos Reserva Broadleaf (7 5/8 x 49)
- Tatuaje Especiales Reserva Broadleaf (7 1/2 x 38)
- Tatuaje Regios Reserva Broadleaf (5 x 50)
- Tatuaje Reserva SW Broadleaf (7 x 47)
- Tatuaje Reserva J21 Broadleaf (5 x 50)
- Tatuaje Reserva K222 Broadleaf (5 7/8 x 52)
- Tatuaje Cojonu 2003 Reserva Broadleaf (6 1/2 x 52)
Launch Date: August 2016
Production: 500,000 Total Cigars
Tatuaje The Krueger
It’s business as usual with the Monster Series proper. There will be dress boxes, plain boxes (which have a bit more graphics) and the fun starts in October. It seems fairly clear that Pete Johnson is unclear to what the future of the Monster Series looks like after this year though.
- Wrapper: Mexico
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Tatuaje The Krueger (7 1/4 x 48) — $13 (Boxes of 13, $169)
Launch Date: October 2016
Production: 60,000 Total Cigars
Tatuaje La Vérité 2013
(Finally) Coming later this year.
- Wrapper: Nicaragua
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Tatuaje La Vérité 2013 (7 x 47) — $20
- Tatuaje L’Espirit de Vérité 2013 (5 x 50) — $16
Launch Date: November 2016
Production:
- Tatuaje La Vérité 2013 — 21,600 Total Cigars (Boxes of 10, 25, 50, 100)
- Tatuaje L’Espirit de Vérité 2013 — 24,400 Total Cigars (Boxes of 10, 25)
Tatuaje Skinny Monsters Collection
This is pretty much what you read about before: 400 boxes of 25 cigars were made for each Skinny Monster, the only difference is retailers must buy the boxes in sets of 10, i.e. one of each Skinny Monster.
Pricing is $8.50 per cigar or $212.50 per box.
Tatuaje Skinny Monsters Cazadores & Lanceros
Lancero (7 1/2 x 38) and Cazadores (6 4/8 x 48) versions of the Skinny Monsters are coming. This will be an initial release of around 5,000 boxes next spring though they are expected to be regular production.
Pricing will likely be around $90 for the Cazadores version and $95 for the Lancero version. It will include the same blends that were in the Skinny Monsters.
Tatuaje Stash Ashtray
The $50 ashtray features a large storage area for accessories. Look for this in November/December.