Tatuaje TAA 2020

9. Tatuaje TAA 2020

TATUAJE CIGARS, INC.

  • Country of Origin: Nicaragua
  • Factory: My Father Cigars S.A.
  • Wrapper: Ecuador (Sumatra)
  • Binder: Nicaragua
  • Filler: Nicaragua
  • Length: 5 5/8 Inches
  • Ring Gauge: 54
  • Vitola: Toro
  • MSRP: $11.95 (Box of 20, $239)
  • Release Date: April 2020
  • Number of Cigars Released: 3,000 Boxes of 20 Cigars (60,000 Total Cigars)
  • Original Score: 91

Another year has passed, and considering its history—which includes not only a 1st place finish in 2015, but also six awards on the list in the past nine years—it is no real surprise that yet another version of Tatuaje’s exclusive release for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) organization retail members is once again part of our Top 25.

While the 5 5/8 x 54 vitola was the same one used in the debut release of the series back in 2011—and incidentally, the release in 2015 as well—the 2020 incarnation featured an Ecuadorian Sumatran wrapper, the first time that specific leaf had been used on a cigar in the series.

The result was a superior experience on a number of levels, including a profile that was both complex and balanced with dominant flavors of rich Mexican hot chocolate and charred meat, complemented by a constant caramel sweetness and black pepper combination on the retrohale. — Brooks Whittington.