flamchop
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Tonight I had the pleasure of smoking my first La Riqueza, another blend from Pete Johnson working with Don Pepin and his son Jaime. I picked up a few of the robustos recently and was looking forward to smoking these as I've heard so much about the other sizes.
La Riqueza #4 (Robusto)
5 x 48
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf (USA)
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
The construction of this box-pressed cigar is pretty much on par with normal Tatuaje smokes, but the broadleaf wrapper gives it a unique look. It gives it sort of a sloppy or rustic look if not imperfect. The dark, oily wrapper had some tooth and some veins. Definitely not a "clean and neat" looking smoke but I think that adds to the overall appeal. The pre-light aroma was sweet, and the draw was good.
After clipping and toasting I was immediately hit with a little bit of pepper but not as much as other Tats, it was smoother and had more of a sugary coffee or nut flavor to it. There was lots of smoke and the ash was bright gray. The cigar stayed smooth and mellow the whole way down... earth... nuts... coffee. Not the most complex, but lots of flavor in this mostly medium bodied smoke! Near the end the ash got kind of flaky and acted weird... but otherwise the burn was perfect. I smoked it down to the nub and very much enjoyed the flavor and would love to smoke more of these. I highly recommend trying them out if you haven't already.
La Riqueza #4 (Robusto)
5 x 48
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf (USA)
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
The construction of this box-pressed cigar is pretty much on par with normal Tatuaje smokes, but the broadleaf wrapper gives it a unique look. It gives it sort of a sloppy or rustic look if not imperfect. The dark, oily wrapper had some tooth and some veins. Definitely not a "clean and neat" looking smoke but I think that adds to the overall appeal. The pre-light aroma was sweet, and the draw was good.
After clipping and toasting I was immediately hit with a little bit of pepper but not as much as other Tats, it was smoother and had more of a sugary coffee or nut flavor to it. There was lots of smoke and the ash was bright gray. The cigar stayed smooth and mellow the whole way down... earth... nuts... coffee. Not the most complex, but lots of flavor in this mostly medium bodied smoke! Near the end the ash got kind of flaky and acted weird... but otherwise the burn was perfect. I smoked it down to the nub and very much enjoyed the flavor and would love to smoke more of these. I highly recommend trying them out if you haven't already.
