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Tatuaje Monster Series The Frank – One Year Later

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged , , , , on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Size: 7 5/8″ x 49
Vitola: Double Corona
Wrapper: a frighteningly toothy Connecticut Broadleaf
Origin: Nicaragua
Age: just arose from its coffin
The Frank.  You may have heard of it.  The Frank (short for Frankenstein’s monster of course) is 1st of a hopefully long line of Monster Series cigars released by Pete Johnson of Tatuaje fame for Halloween.  Thirteen evil [...]

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Tatuaje Monster Series The Drac

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged , , , , on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Size: 6 3/4” x 52
Vitola: one bloody sharp Torpedo
Wrapper: a spooky Habano Maduro
Origin: Transylvania via Nicaragua
Age: Centuries, but pulled right outta the coffin!
The most sought out cigar for the Halloween season has risen from it’s coffin and come to terrorize the neighborhood!  The Drac, the second in the Tatuaje Monster Series, is a dangerous looking [...]

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Tatuaje Monster “Out of Costume” Series Boris

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged , , , , , on October 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Size: 7” x 49
Vitola: Churchill
Wrapper: Rosado Ecuadorian Sumatra
Origin: Nicaragua
Age: 2 months
This is a pretty popular cigar right now, it’s also pretty hard to find.  This is the first of the Monster “Out-of-Costume” Series from marketing mastermind Pete Johnson of Tatuaje cigars (Havana Cellars).  The “Out-of-Costume”  (OOC) series concept is to take the last year’s Monster [...]

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Tatuaje Monster Series “The Frank”

Posted in Don Pepin, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged , , , , on November 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Size: 7 5/8″ x 49
Vitola: Double Corona
Wrapper: a frighteningly toothy Connecticut Broadleaf
Origin: Nicaragua
Age: just arose from its coffin

The Frank.  You may have heard of it.  The Frank (short for Frankenstein’s monster of course) is 1st of a hopefully long line of Monster Series cigars released by Pete Johnson of Tatuaje fame for Halloween.  Thirteen evil [...]

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El Triunfador Lancero (SEP 08)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged , , on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size: 7 1/2″ x 38
Vitola: Long Panetela
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Origin: USA or Nicaragua
Age: Fresh off the truck (0 months)
Some of you may have heard of this cigar.  Those that heven’t, and have been living under a rock, check out this blurb I wrote earlier this week.

This is a very well made cigar, it’s triple cap with [...]

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La Riqueza No. 2 (AUG 08)

Posted in Cigar News & Notes, Don Pepin, Tatuaje, tagged , , on September 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Size:  5 1/2″ x 52
Vitola: Torpedo
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Origin: Nicaragua
This cigar is made by to very popular men: Pete Johnson of Tatuaje fame and Don Pepin of half of every new cigar that’s come out in the pst two years. 
The La Riqueza is a departure for these two collaborator.  This is not a typical Tatuaje or Don [...]

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El Rey de los Habanos Torpedo (JUL 08)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, tagged , on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  6 1/8″ x 52
Vitola:  Torpedo
Wrapper:  Nicaraguan Corojo Rosado Claro
Origin: USA or Nicaragua
These were originally made in the US, but Don Pepin Garcia may have moved production of this cigar to one of his new Nicaraguan factories.  Mr. Garcia is making a crap load of cigars…
I tried this a while ago and I did not [...]

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El Centurian Gladiadores by Don Pepin Garcia (JUN 08)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, tagged , on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  6 1/2” x 52
Vitola:  Toro
Wrapper:  Nicaraguan Corojo    
Origin: Nicaragua
This is yet another cigar from ultra-hot Don Pepin Garcia.  It was released in late ‘06 early ‘07 I think.  This was a limited run deal, but I was still able to find a few at Empire Cigars.
This cigar is a bit pricey, so my expectations are a [...]

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Tabacos Baez by Don Pepin Monarca (AUG 2008)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, tagged , , on August 2, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Size:  6″ x 52
Vitola: Toro
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Origin: Nicaragua
This cigar is already available at my local, Empire Cigars (formerly Capital City Cigars).  I picked this up last night and couldn’t wait to smoke it.
The Tabacos Baez a new from the busiest man in the world, Don Pepin Garcia.  Named such as this is where DPG began [...]

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Tatuaje Black (Jun 2008)

Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged , on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

:  5 5/8″ x 46
Vitola:  Grand Corona
Wrapper:Nicaraguan Corojo ‘99
Origin: Nicaragua
This is THE cigar right now.  Everyone and their mother is trying to get their hands on a Tatuaje Black.  I was fortunate enough to get a few at my favorite tobacco shop, Capital City Cigars, and I couldn’t wait long to smoke one for myself [...]

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