Cigar Review: Tatuaje Classic Regios

I know I’ve been slacking the past couple weeks with reviews, so I was determined to get another review in this week.  Today’s review is courtesy of Cigars Direct who indulged me by providing some Tatuajes for me to review.  I felt that I didn’t have enough reviews of them up, so I’m working to correct that.

Appearance: I love the simplicity of this cigar.  An unpronounced yet stylish band that almost blends in with the wrapper is sleek and let’s you know that the cigar should speak for itself.  The wrapper is perfect.  Very few veins, but smooth and slight.  The overlap isn’t easy to detect.  The triple cap is perfectly done.  The foot shows a nice bunch and is very even.

Taste: This isn’t an overly complex cigar, but it’s a satisfyingly tasteful cigar.  At the beginning you get more spice than anything, but that settles to the background and a rich earthy leather comes to please your palate.  It stays this way throughout the cigar.  It’s medium-bodied, but full-flavored.  A medium finish will let you know that you smoked a great cigar.

Aroma: At first sniff, I got a little pepper and some cinnamon from the foot.  The wrapper itself was a mild tobacco.  The smoke is standard cigar smoke.  Warning: don’t inhale too much through your nose or it’ll burn.

Construction: What’s to say?  It’s rolled by the DPG factory.  The draw was perfect.  I prefer my draw to be looser than tighter, but, to me, the perfect draw is easy with just enough resistance to force you to breathe in fully.  The samples I had were consistent in this.  The burn was great.  The cap didn’t come off with the cut.  Fabulous construction.

Overall Impression: Tatuaje cigars are known for their great quality and flavor.  This cigar lived up to that reputation.  With Don Pepin doing the blend and his factory handling the rolling, he made this the winner that pushed Tatuaje cigars into the mainstream.  My only beef with these is their price.  At around $9, it’s a little steep in my opinion.  I know Pete Johnson prides himself on being a boutique brand, meaning lower production numbers, and that means lower supply.  I get it, but I’d still like to see it a bit cheaper…maybe at the $7 range.  That’d give it the extra half-star bump to the perfect rating.  As it stands, though, it’s just shy of perfect.

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   Se7en_Vandalay says:

   April 10, 2009 at 6:19 am

   Boy even at that price I still might have to try this one. It sounds like another Pete Johnson winner. Thanks for the nice review
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   Ricky says:

   April 10, 2009 at 7:11 am

   Se7en, before I’d had these, I always thought that Tatuajes were pretty much hype, but I’ve got to say that they deliver. Some are more expensive than I’d like, but it’s well known that I’d rather be a cheap smoker. Lay your hand on some of these; you won’t be disappointed.
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   MountChuck says:

   April 10, 2009 at 7:59 am

   I love Tatuaje Browns. The Regios is good but I don’t think it’s the best one. My favorites are the Noella (corona), Tainos (double corona), and Unico (torpedo).

   I know the price is a little on the higher end, but at least Pete Johnson didn’t bump the price up for SCHIP.
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   Jim Euritt says:

   April 10, 2009 at 6:25 pm

   Going to have to try these out.