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Corojo wrapper · Medium to medium-full · Limited release

Tatuaje PCA 2025 Exclusive: flavour profile and cigars like it

Tatuaje PCA 2025 Exclusive is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a Corojo wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, pepper, cocoa and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Oliva Serie V and Tatuaje Skinny Monsters.

Tatuaje PCA 2025 Exclusive cigar
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What does Tatuaje PCA 2025 Exclusive taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cedar and wood
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee
  • fruit and floral

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

WrapperNicaraguan Corojo
BinderDual Nicaraguan binders
FillerNicaraguan long-filler
StrengthMedium to medium-full as published by mardocigars.com
BodyMedium-to-full
Made inNicaragua
Made byPete Johnson through Tatuaje; My Father Cigars
FactoryMy Father Cigars S.A., Estelí, Nicaragua
SizesRobusto 5.625×54

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

What reviewers say

  • sticksnstogies.com: 94 points, PCA 2025 Exclusive, 5 5/8 x 54In our words: The reviewer reported chocolate, berry, coffee, cedar, pepper, and a longer pepper finish.

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 PCA 2025 Exclusive

The line. The PCA series began in 2022. The 2025 cigar served attending PCA retailers. smokeinn.com

The brand. Tatuaje describes itself as a brand by Pete Johnson. tatuajecigars.com

Cigars like Tatuaje PCA 2025 Exclusive

  1. Oliva Serie VClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Tatuaje Skinny MonstersAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Chef Special 2026Also fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. Black Works Studio Killer Bee Original MaduroAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. Aganorsa Leaf SignatureOne step furtherCorojo wrapper · MediumSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Tatuaje PCA 2025 Exclusive as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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