Two of the cigars Tatuaje made in honor of its 10th anniversary will return this year—2023 marks Tatuaje’s 20th anniversary—with Mexican San Andrés wrappers.

The Belle Encre (5 3/4 x 48 perfecto) and Bon Chasseur (5 3/8 x 52) were introduced in 2013 as limited edition items for the company’s Brown Label line. Both cigars are returning by getting the Tatuaje Tuxtla treatment, i.e. having their Ecuadorian wrappers swapped out with Mexican San Andrés leaves. Underneath, both cigars use Nicaraguan tobacco for the binders and fillers.

Pricing is set at $12 per cigar for both releases, and each is limited to 2,500 boxes of 20 cigars.

This is actually the third different Belle Encre release; there was also a Belle Encre Reserva with a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper released in 2013. That same year, Tatuaje released the Tatuaje 10 Grand Chasseur TAA 2013, though it was a larger size than the Bon Chasseur.

These two new releases are part of a growing trend that has seen Tatuaje take previous limited editions and replace their wrappers with Mexican San Andrés leaves. Last year, Tatuaje released the Avion ’13, Tatuaje 7th, and the Tatuaje T110 under the Tuxtla banner. In March, the company began shipping the Lomo de Cerdo, the Tatuaje Pork Tenderloin but with a Mexican wrapper.

Tatuaje says the cigars will debut at the 2023 PCA Convention & Trade Show, which takes place July 8-11 in Las Vegas.

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