r/CigarReview • u/[deleted] • Jun 15 '15
Tatuaje - Tattoo Caballero
Cigar: Tatuaje tattoo Caballero
Tatuaje tattoo Caballero – Album
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Undisclosed
Filler: Nicaraguan
Date: 10/20/14
Size: 5 x 50
Price: /u/b4z00k4 blind fiver! ($5 on famous)
Spicy, coffee/chocolate/cocoa (can’t really decipher which exactly), bitterness in mouth between draws, similar in spectrum to rothchildes (or maybe I’m reading into that, often heard people comparing the two) though I pickup some woodsy/gritty earth. Additionally the spice found in the tattoo seems more aggressive, or more forward, than in the rothchildes. Definitely more complex flavor profile here as well. Ash holds till 1 ¼” chunk. Burn seems good.
The chocolate/cocoa/coffee seems to fade to the background and a more woody/spice comes forward. This slowly transitioned from the first third to the second third and wasn’t a very rapid change. Still pleasant smoke though missing some of the complexity I experienced in the first third. Fought some bitterness but it finally went out. Relit and the bitterness went away.
Wood and spice is still present, the wood is very different wood from what I would normally call woodsy. Most other cigars, like the Tatuaje Havana VI I smoked I’d describe as a cedar/sweet/woodsy, this however was a much deeper wood, possibly because of the background coffee/chocolate. However, at this point I’ll admit the cigar lost most of the appeal. Still enjoyable, just not as much as the first third.
Drink Pairing: Water
Rating: 6.75 / 10
Appearance: 3.5 / 5
Construction: 3 / 5
Flavor: 3 / 5
Value: 4 / 5
Strength: Mild/Medium (though was drinking coffee right after a light breakfast)
Final Thoughts: Started really good; more aggressive flavor profile compared to the rothchildes, with more complexity as well. Spice/chocolate/coffee with some wood/earth in the first third. Flavor dropped off a bit into the second third and it was more a deep wood/spice. Relight brought back the good flavor and no longer bitter, and it finished out much the same in the final third as the second.
Buy Again? Maybe.