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Tatuaje La Selección de Cazador: flavour profile and cigars like it

Tatuaje La Selección de Cazador is a handmade cigar made in the United States. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar and cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are My Father Fonseca Mexican Edition and Gurkha Cellar Reserve 21 Year.

Tatuaje La Selección de Cazador cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: tatuajecigars.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Tatuaje La Selección de Cazador taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • cocoa and coffee

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperEcuador
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua
StrengthMedium to full as published by cigaraficionado.com
BodyConflicting full-bodied and medium-bodied wording
Made inUnited States
Made byEl Rey de los Habanos Cigars, Inc.
BlenderPete Johnson
FactoryEl Rey de los Habanos, Miami, Florida
SizesHavana Cazadores 6.375×43 · Unicos 6.125×52 · Noellas 5.125×42 · Tainos 7.625×49 · Especiales 7.5×38 · Regios 5.5×50

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

  • es.halfwheel.com: 89 points, Selección de Cazador Especiales, 7 1/2 x 38 (2011)In our words: Cedar, cocoa, mature tobacco, and nuts. The reviewer found medium-full strength and body.

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About Tatuaje La Selección de Cazador

The line. Pete Johnson created this Cuban-style line in 2003. The original six names spell HUNTER. tatuajecigars.com

The brand. Pete Johnson created Tatuaje's Selección de Cazador in 2003. tatuajecigars.com

Cigars like Tatuaje La Selección de Cazador

  1. My Father Fonseca Mexican EditionClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  2. Gurkha Cellar Reserve 21 YearAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumA step milder.
  3. DBL Cigars MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullMore earth and leather, about the same strength.
  4. Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Puro NicaraguaAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullMore earth and leather, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  5. A.J. Fernandez New World ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumA step milder.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Tatuaje La Selección de Cazador as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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