Since 2008 there has been a cigar release that was as constant as death and taxes. It all started for Tatuaje with The Frank, and now it concludes with The Bride. As with other releases it was available in 666 dress boxes of 13 cigars and this year the 10 count non-dress box is limited to 4,500 boxes produced. Cigar Review: Tatuaje The Bride Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 7 1/8 Ring Gauge: 49 Size: The Bride (Churchill) The Look: Two […]
The history of the limited edition TAA can be traced back to 2011 when Tatuaje released the first one for retailers of the Tobacconist Association of America. This year Tatuaje celebrates the 50th Anniversary with their 8th release. Limited to 2,500 boxes, it’s one of the most sought after limited edition TAA cigars. Cigar Review: Tatuaje TAA Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Rosado Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 52 Size: Robusto The Look: The Tatuaje TAA 50th comes in a slide top cabinet […]
The name Négociant comes from the world of wines, which is a passion of brand owner Pete Johnson. The name Négociant is the word given to winemakers who buy wine or grapes from from other growers and use it to create a wine of their own. One can argue that Pete Johnson is the Négociant of the cigar world with his relationship to My Father Cigars where Pete Johnson creates his cigars utilizing tobaccos from […]
Since 2008, Pete Johnson has reinvented Halloween for cigar smokers. It all started with The Frank, which to date remains my favorite Monster Series release. From there it went to The Drac (2009), The Face (2010), The Wolfman (2011), The Mummy (2012), JV13 (2013), The Jekyll (2014), The Hyde (2015) and The Krueger (2016). There were two little monsters called Chuck and Tiff, but they have not received a Halloween release. It is expected that […]
Back in 2014, Pete Johnson released the Tatuaje Tattoo which was cigar that was a bit more budget friendly then some of his other lines. The cigar is often overlooked even on Tatuaje’s own website where the cigar does not appear. The cigar comes to us from the My Father factory in Esteli, Nicaragua and it is today’s featured review on The Cigar Authority. Cigar: Tatuaje Tattoo Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua (Esteli, Jalapa) […]
Each year some of the nation’s top retailers and manufacturers get together for the annual Tobacconist Association of America convention. At this mini-trade show, a group of manufacturers get together and create some of the most sought after limited edition cigars. Arguably the most anticipated is from Pete Johnson’s Tatuaje. This year, the 2017 TAA release is a redux of the 2014 and is based on the Pork Tenderloin and Barclay Rex blends. No new blends […]
The Changing “FACE” of the Cigar Industry! The Faces of the Brands and the ones that could be changing another Editorial by David Garofalo We know a small business owner, as is in the cigar industry, must be a jack of all trades and one of the tools they should possess is being the face of their brand. Today even some of the huge corporations and brands have attempted to put faces and personalities to […]
Tatuaje Monsters are highly collectible when released every October and the debate is long as to which was the best blend. For me, that was the first ever release Monster, The Frank. It’s something I wish I still had in my humidor, but I won’t pay the rediculous black market price for them. I’ve seen them sell for over $1,000 a box. While different in terms of vitola, I am ecstatic that the cigars are […]
Négociant is the latest cigar from Pete Johnson’s Tatuaje in collaboration with Pete Johnson’s L’atallier. The name comes from the world of wines, which is a passion of Tattoo Pete. The name Négociant is the word given to winemakers who buy wine or grapes from from other growers and use it to create a wine of their own. One can argue that Pete Johnson is the Négociant of the cigar world with his relationship to […]
Late last year, The Cigar Authority podcast teased that the 2017 Firecracker would come from Omar de Frias and Fratello cigars but very little information was given other than the fact the cigar would be released sometime before the Fourth of July. The line of cigars was launched by Two Guys Smoke Shop in 2006, when David Garofalo asked Don Pepin Garcia to roll him a cigar with a fuse on it. Garcia, hesitantly rolled […]