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Tatuaje Tattoo: flavour profile and cigars like it

Tatuaje Tattoo is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Mayflower Dusk and Tatuaje Tattoo by Pete Johnson.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Tatuaje Tattoo cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: tatuajecigars.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Tatuaje Tattoo taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cedar and wood
  • earth and leather
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness

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

WrapperEcuadorian Habano
BinderNicaraguan tobacco
FillerNicaraguan tobacco; one component was undisclosed in the reviewed 2014 blend description.
StrengthMedium as published by cigarsinternational.com
BodyMedium-to-full
Made inNicaragua
Made byTabacalera Cubana S.A. for this line; Pete Johnson
FactoryTabacalera Cubana S.A. (TACUBA), Estelí
SizesCaballero 5×50 · Universo 6×50 · Bonito 6.125×52 · Adivino 5.5×58

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

What reviewers say

  • leafenthusiast.com: 9.5 of 10, Caballero, 5 x 50 (2014)In our words: It found earth, pepper, sweetness, cedar, and late espresso. Construction was consistently sound.

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 Tattoo

The line. The regular Tattoo line appeared in 2014. An earlier Tattoo release date conflicts. leafenthusiast.com

The brand. Tatuaje's official site identifies it as a brand by Pete Johnson. Johnson said Pepín García would make his brand. The reviewed lines show factory-specific production. Tattoo uses TACUBA, while Lomo de Cerdo uses My Father Cigars S.A. tatuajecigars.com

Cigars like Tatuaje Tattoo

  1. Mayflower DuskClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Tatuaje Tattoo by Pete JohnsonAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Rocky Patel Fifty FiveAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich MaduroAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. El Mago Miami Art Deco EditionOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.

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

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