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This afternoon, I had the pleasure of smoking a cigar that was new to me. The cigar was a Tatuaje Miami Taino. After reading Mr. T's thread about his experience with a Tatuaje cigar he recently had, it made me want to try one! The funny thing was, I got one in the mail the next day as a hitchhiker from a purchase that I made from a fella on a different forum.
The cigar is a double corona. It had a very dark wrapper. It was rolled in the USA.....Miami Florida to be exact. A city that I have always associated with fine cigars. As a matter of fact, I smoked the best cigar ever in Miami. Also plenty of great Cuban food there....talk to Big J about that one!
Although I don't really have anything written down such as a score for the cigar, I will tell you what I can remember about it. Besides, I was driving while I smoked it.
The cigar before lighting was an absolute beauty to look at. Very nicely constructed and wreaked of fine tobacco. It had a slight shimmer to it from the oils on the dark wrapper. I usually give a cigar the sguish test....this one felt like it was packed exactly the same all the way from its head to its foot. I assumed it would have a perfect draw. My assumption was correct! It was perfect in that department.
I toasted the foot as I do with every cigar I smoke....and got er fired up. Took a few nice pulls and instantly could identify the tobacco was from Nicaragua. Back in the day I smoked lots of Padrons and can tell a cigar from this region any day of the week. But the smoke was nothing special. Just was an ordinary cigar for the first....2 inches.
At the point where the cigar came to robusto size is where the flavour kicked in. The power as well. I have noticed this with most double corona cigars especially the lusitania. They seem to start off as somewhat mild, then they reach that 2nd third and that's when they take off. Well, that is exactly what this did! It took off! It tasted to me like a Cuban cigar at this point. It had much of the flavour that one would expect in a cigar from Cuba. If it had not been for the first 2 inches I would have thought all day long it was Cuban.
In summary, I would say that the cigar had notes of leather and wood. Maybe it could be leatherwood! To me it was a cross between a lusitania and a Don Alejandro. That's exactly what I thought while smoking it. That is the best way I can describe it. I had it down to about 1 inch before I chucked it from the window. I will say one thing. And this is not easy! It was ever so slightly the best double corona I have ever had. Worth the $275.00 price tag? I don't feel any box of cigars is! But the price would not stop me from picking up 5 or 10! This Pete Johnson guy means business. He makes a damn good cigar. I want to try a robusto size and see what I think.
A few pics...
The cigar is a double corona. It had a very dark wrapper. It was rolled in the USA.....Miami Florida to be exact. A city that I have always associated with fine cigars. As a matter of fact, I smoked the best cigar ever in Miami. Also plenty of great Cuban food there....talk to Big J about that one!
Although I don't really have anything written down such as a score for the cigar, I will tell you what I can remember about it. Besides, I was driving while I smoked it.
The cigar before lighting was an absolute beauty to look at. Very nicely constructed and wreaked of fine tobacco. It had a slight shimmer to it from the oils on the dark wrapper. I usually give a cigar the sguish test....this one felt like it was packed exactly the same all the way from its head to its foot. I assumed it would have a perfect draw. My assumption was correct! It was perfect in that department.
I toasted the foot as I do with every cigar I smoke....and got er fired up. Took a few nice pulls and instantly could identify the tobacco was from Nicaragua. Back in the day I smoked lots of Padrons and can tell a cigar from this region any day of the week. But the smoke was nothing special. Just was an ordinary cigar for the first....2 inches.
At the point where the cigar came to robusto size is where the flavour kicked in. The power as well. I have noticed this with most double corona cigars especially the lusitania. They seem to start off as somewhat mild, then they reach that 2nd third and that's when they take off. Well, that is exactly what this did! It took off! It tasted to me like a Cuban cigar at this point. It had much of the flavour that one would expect in a cigar from Cuba. If it had not been for the first 2 inches I would have thought all day long it was Cuban.
In summary, I would say that the cigar had notes of leather and wood. Maybe it could be leatherwood! To me it was a cross between a lusitania and a Don Alejandro. That's exactly what I thought while smoking it. That is the best way I can describe it. I had it down to about 1 inch before I chucked it from the window. I will say one thing. And this is not easy! It was ever so slightly the best double corona I have ever had. Worth the $275.00 price tag? I don't feel any box of cigars is! But the price would not stop me from picking up 5 or 10! This Pete Johnson guy means business. He makes a damn good cigar. I want to try a robusto size and see what I think.
A few pics...
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Hey el Perro! I thought you said senor 
Larry puts his foot in his mouth? 
don TJ and the 
Coros
down in Miami...doesn't get any better than that! LOVE THAT CITY!
I wonder how many others around these parts chew their puros.
Man, that looks nasty!
Give up our secrets !
Well maybe I pulled that number out of my ass, but I promise the rest of it is true.** 
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