Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Size: 5.375 x 52 Bon Chasseur
Strength: Medium/Full
Price: $12.00
Only 3,000 boxes of 20 cigars for each of the two sizes (5.375 x 52 & 5.75 x 48) were released.
THE WHOLE MEGILLAH:
The original 10th had an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. It was swapped out for an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper for this 2023 release.
These cigars were produced at My Father Cigars S.A. in Estelí, Nicaragua.
Upfront is a meaty element. How subjective is that? What the hell is meaty? Brawny, succulent, substantial, carnivorous, or hunka hunka burning love? All good words from the folks at Mirriam Webster. I taste smoky oak and barbecued steak. Finite notes of black pepper, brown sugar, and celery salt. That’s meaty.
Chocolate…lots of chocolate.
Rich and nicely balanced as the first half inch disappears. Rye bread toasted with creamy unsalted butter comes to mind. While savory is dominating, the sweet side has its say with notes of cherry, chocolate malted milk balls, and vanilla ice cookies.
Strength is potent from commencement.
My Father and Pete Johnson. Always a good matchup.
People kvetch. Too much nonsense. I’m not a serious man…or I’m not funny enough. Mental decline. It is merely a change of focus. Some get it, others don’t. We all evolve whether we like it or not. You want funny…go read the previous 13 years of reviews. This is a free service…you get what you pay for. The minute people stop talking shit about you, you stop being relevant. In 5 years, I’ll be 80. Miles to go my friends, miles to go…
My focus has always steered towards boutique blends. This is where the business of cigars is stimulating. The rank-and-file cigar smoker loves his Rocky and Oliva…but I stopped finding those blends interesting 20 years ago.
The Tat. Excellent cigar at 1-1/2” burned. 30 minutes. Good $12 stick. Johnson delivers once again. The man understands consistency of performance. He doesn’t take many chances. As long as he brings it, who cares…plenty of manufacturers out there who do take chances, so options are varied for the curious smoker.
Dolly Parton. Her choice to rock it is admirable. She’s 78. Guys still want to grab those girls.
Once in a while, we all need some Rod Stewart. He’s 79 and still swingin’.
Ageist attitudes are for chumps and short-sighted thinkers. We forget that we are all headed that way. We cross our fingers that a whole lotta love will be waiting.
The cigar takes off like a V2 rocket. The early richness of the blend was good but not vivid. As the halfway point nears, vibrant steps in. Complexity takes a swing and hits it to the shortstop. A single. I’ll take it. Still nearly 3” to go. I can’t count the times Charlotte asked that question. And I burst into tears.
This is what I call a well-rounded cigar experience. We have a nice balance of sweet v. savory. We have flavors of chocolate, smoked meat, cherry, vanilla creaminess, gooey nougat, malt, almonds, rye toast, mild black pepper, and a bit of espresso. Panache is in play. We have complexity. We have growth with each puff. We have a nice $12 cigar. Less with promo codes.
A boss once told me I took things too personal. He forgot to mention that he had no feelings whatsoever. You gotta take what people say to you, when they are judging, with a grain of salt. But always stand up for yourself. You don’t get too many chances.
I’m having a good time.
You don’t realize how good an organic chocolate flavor is until it comes to visit. This is that time. How do they do that? How do you take a bunch of tobacco leaves and get them to taste like chocolate? Some shit we just take for granted.
Very slow roll. Halfway point. 50 minutes.
Strength is medium/full but I don’t feel like I’m being attacked by Soupy Sales or White Fang. A little buzz with coffee makes for a glorious morning.
The cigar has a closed foot so watch out when you light up. I thought the cigar was plugged and began stabbing away with my PerfecDraw. A near death experience…which is my life when I go to bed.
I don’t think that the strength is affecting me until I try to remove the cigar band.
When I was a young man, I had a girlfriend who would attach a strap-on to her naked body. But that only initiated her chasing me around the bedroom while I screamed like a little girl. The next fact is true…I knew a guy who had a girlfriend that liked strange bedroom tactics. He would lay on his back on the floor. He held a large pane of glass just inches over his chest and head. She would then take a dump on the glass…and promptly had an orgasm. I’d never get a boner again after that.
The second half sees the cigar soar with complex notes. Does the same thing happen to you? You are in the midst of a great cigar, and you can’t stop puffing as you crave more and more. Me too. It is happening right now with the Tat 10th Capa Especial.
The finish is like a sea of swarming simbas. Its depth is throwing lemmings over the cliff like a crazy dunderhead. Dunderhead: A man who spends his life asking teens to buy beer for him at the liquor store.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds. I once jammed on stage with Jimmy Vaughan at a Hollywood club. If you’ve read me more than once, you know I try to insert that comment as much as possible, so you think better of me.
This is a solid entry by Pete Johnson. And you don’t have to pay $17.
“Reefer Madness” is on Netflix. I gotta go.
You can purchase the 10th Anniversary Capa Especial from sponsors Small Batch Cigar (10% off with promo code ‘katman), Luxury Cigar Club (15% off with promo code ‘katman’), and Cigar Page. Plus other Tatuaje blends from Renegade Cigars (10% off with promo code ‘katman’).
RATING: 94
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