I couldn’t resist the urge to smoke the two other sizes in the Tatuaje Tuxtla series, so I pick a couple of each up and smoked them yesterday. I mentioned in last Sunday’s post about how I should have just gotten all three, so I fixed that. I started yesterday off with the 7th, which is a 5 5/8″ x 46 classic corona gorda. This cigar is based on the Tatuaje Seleccion de Cazador 7th. It has a Mexican wrapper, naturally, with the rest, I’m guessing, being Nicaraguan. This was another very enjoyable cigar. I actually do like a Corona Gorda sized cigar, it’s a little shorter smoke than a Toro, and burns cooler than a corona. It had some spice, espresso and earthy flavors, not nearly as unique as the Avion. I enjoyed it very much.
After dinner, I smoked the Tatuaje Tuxtla T110, the 4 3/8″ x 52 short robusto. This is typically too short a cigar for my preference, although there are times when it fits in. Normally a Saturday evening with unseasonably warm weather wouldn’t be the time, but I was in the midst of a project, you know? I would probably watch the better part of the Flyers game on the porch with a larger cigar. But, I wanted to smoke the T110, so I did. To be honest, it wasn’t that short a smoke, it probably smoked for an hour. I’ve sampled the other T110 cigars in the past, this seemed to smoke like the Broadleaf, a nice, slow burn. I also found this cigar enjoyable, although it still was missing something special that the Avion had, I think the Avion spoiled me! OK, so it’s not like these three cigars are the same blend in different sizes, because I don’t believe they are. I really liked them all, a lot, but I tend to like most of the Tatuaje cigars I’ve smoked. It was a fun tasting project. I’ll go back to these again. It should be noted that I started out my cigar smoking journey in the mid-90s with Te Amo Maduros, so when I see a Mexican/San Andres wrapped cigar, I gotta give it a try.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a book review, but I recently read a book (booklet?, pamphlet?) by my friend Kaplowitz over at Kaplowitz Media. The idea of this book is to read it during the smoking of a cigar, ideally for a first time cigar smoker. It, quite capably, walks the reader through every aspect of smoking his first cigar. It provides some good advice, and, through some anecdotes, gives a glimpse into some of the things that make the author tick. I actually smoked two cigars while reading this, but I got distracted early and had to pick it up again later. I used a cigar band as a bookmark so I’d know what page I was on when I put it down. It covers all the bullet points of smoking a cigar, without getting bogged down in minutia, perhaps Kap’s next book with cover that. The information, the stories, all good stuff. You can get it direct (it’s not on Amazon, or I’d be hitting you with an affiliate link!), check out https://kaplowitz.blogspot.com/p/kaplowitz-media-books.html for how to order, and don’t forget to ask for an inscription!
The K9s for Warriors raffle is ongoing, and wrapped up at the end of the week. I should have Saka’s contribution here tomorrow, if you missed it, he offered up a one of a kind box of Liga Privada No.9 Pequeńos, never released. This is an amazing prize, and has helped raise over $4000 so far for the charity. Kevin (CigarProp, I’d Tap That, Trash Panda) has offered another prize too, which may not make it in time, but we’re hoping to include it for a last minute push! I have to thank DE, Steve and Kevin for their support! This all just came from wanting to give away some cool swag, but wanting to add a charitable aspect, and it’s grown more than I ever guessed. Thanks! That’s all for today, until the next time,
CigarCraig
