From my friends at Empire Cigars: Please be our guest…The 2011 Pork n Puff is set!!! Saturday September 10th we will be hosting Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars for our yearly pig blowout. There is no greater celebrity in the cigar industry than Pete and we are extremely lucky to have him. This year we [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tatuaje’
3rd Annual Pork ‘n Puff Announcement
Posted in Cigar News & Notes, Store Events, tagged Empire Cigars, Pete Johnson, Pork 'N Puff, Tatuaje on August 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Tatuaje Anarchy
Posted in Cigar Reviews, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged Pepin Garcia, Pete Johnson, Smoke Inn, Tatuaje, Tatuaje Anarchy on November 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 6” x 54 Vitola: Perfecto Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Origin: Nicaragua Age: a week This is one heck of popular cigar… and it’s not even released yet. The Tatuaje Anarchy is a special Limited Edition cigar that is a collaboration between Pete Johnson, Pepin Garcia and the Abe “Ming” Dababneh at Smoke Inns in the [...]
Tatuaje Espirit de Verite 2008
Posted in Cigar Reviews, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged Don Pepin Garcia, Espirit de Verite, La Verite, Pete Johnson, Tatuaje on August 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 5” x 50 Vitola: Robusto Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Criollo Origin: Nicaraguan, single farm origin Age: 2 years I got the chance to smoke the new Espirit de Verite from the crazed mind of Pete Johnson creator of Tatuaje, Cabaiguan and El Triunfador cigars. This project, from what I understand, is a labor of love [...]
Zen Limited Edition Cigar of the Year Poll
Posted in Cigar News & Notes, tagged AVO Companero, Davidoff, Davidoff Seleccione 702, La Flor Dominicana, La Flor Dominicana El Museo, Padron, Padron No. 44, Punch, Punch CRA Edition, Tatuaje, Tatuaje Boris on December 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Now it really heats up! Limited Edition cigars do not have the constraint of tobacco availability and the need for mass production when developing the bend. it’s just the best cigar a manufacturer can make with the best tobacco on hand. Price and availability did not factor in my picking of the Top LEs of [...]
Tatuaje Monster Series The Frank – One Year Later
Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged Don Pepin Garcia, Pete Johnson, Tatuaje, Tatuaje Monster Series, Tatuaje The Frank on November 2, 2009 | 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 [...]
Tatuaje Monster Series The Drac
Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged Don Pepin Garcia, Pete Johnson, Tatuaje, Tatuaje Monster Series, The Drac 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 [...]
Tatuaje Monster “Out of Costume” Series Boris
Posted in Cigar Reviews, Don Pepin, Limited Editions, Tatuaje, tagged Boris cigar, Pete Johnson, Tatuaje, Tatuaje Boris, Tatuaje Monster Out of Costume Series, Tatuaje Monster Series 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 [...]
Manufacturer’s Spotlight – Don Pepin Garcia
Posted in Other, tagged 601, Ashton, Don Pepin Garcia, El Rey de los Habanos, Espinosa y Ortega, La Aroma de Cuba, My Father, San Cristobal, Tabacos Baez, Tatuaje, Tatuaje Monster Series, Vegas Cubanas on June 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
There is no one cigar maker more popular than Don “Pepin” Jose Garcia… or busier! His tiny little shop in Little Havana has exploded into several factories in Nicaragua and more brand names and collaborations than you can shake a stick at. He has almost single-handedly changed what comes to mind when consumers think of [...]
Pepin Event at Empire Cigars
Posted in Cigar News & Notes, Store Events, tagged Don Pepin, Don Pepin Garcia, My Father, Tabacos Baez, Tatuaje on June 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Last Friday we had the privilege of having one of the most popular figures in the cigar industry at Empire Cigars – Don Pepin Garcia! Pepin showed up promptly at 3pm and the festivities began with Empanadas and Mojitos. Our pal Hal Rubin, the owner, also splurged on a few bottles of Zaya, a 12-year [...]
Pepin Garcia at Empire Cigars June 5th!!!
Posted in Cigar News & Notes, Store Events, tagged Don Pepin Garcia, Empire Cigars, La Riqueza, Tabacos Baez, Tatuaje on May 28, 2009 | 7 Comments »
June 5th @ 5pm!! This should be an awesome event! I’ll be there taking pictures and trying to shmooze with the man behind Tatuaje, DPG, San Cristobal, Cabaiguan, Tabacos Baez, La Riqueza, La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial and many others! Be there or miss out on an oppurtunity to speak with a legend in [...]



