flamchop
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Through a fellow BOTL I was able to score a handful of these new Tatuaje Regios Reservas. I love the Regios, so I figured I would love these too. There isn't a whole lot of info about these available yet. However, by one account, Pete Johnson has stated these are Connecticut Broadleaf wrappers, and that's good enough for me!
This is one beautiful cigar in my opinion. A nice dark, oily, rustic wrapper with noticeable tooth. It sports the usual Tatuaje brown band, with a generic "Reserva" black/gold band underneath it. The cigar seemed a bit tight when squeezed and the bunching looked tight as well. When I punched the cap and took a draw it was a little on the tight side but not too bad.
I sparked the foot and took a draw... a good amount of creamy smoke came though. Surprisingly, the Pepin spice wasn't there. From the very first draw it was smooth, creamy, and tasted of sweet cocoa. The J21 is probably up there as my favorite Tat and this one tastes very similar at start.
The first couple puffs were a slight bit tight but loosened up after a half inch or so. Normally I will put new smokes down for at least a few weeks but I just couldn't resist pulling this one out tonight! As I took slow and steady draws, the wrapper burned back to reveal a bright gray ash, almost white. It held on strong for over an inch before I knocked it off. Each time I knocked the ash off it broke clean. The burn was straight and perfect the whole way down, never needing a single touch up.
About the halfway mark the taste turned on me. It changed to a slightly bitter taste... but it wasn't too harsh and didn't last more than an inch. The last third then mellowed out considerably and the sweet cocoa, almost a dark chocolate-ish taste was present. I smoked way past the two bands down to about a half inch, and it never once got too harsh. The only reason I put it out was because I have no toothpicks or tweezers on hand... and i just let it go!
I thoroughly enjoyed this smoke! It smokes like a Regios with an ever so slight sweeter twist.. about what you'd expect. I rate this up there with the J21 and will have to see about getting my hands on a larger stash of these for some major down time. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes the fuller-flavored smokes, and if you like Tats you will like this without question. The problem is getting your hands on some.
This is one beautiful cigar in my opinion. A nice dark, oily, rustic wrapper with noticeable tooth. It sports the usual Tatuaje brown band, with a generic "Reserva" black/gold band underneath it. The cigar seemed a bit tight when squeezed and the bunching looked tight as well. When I punched the cap and took a draw it was a little on the tight side but not too bad.
I sparked the foot and took a draw... a good amount of creamy smoke came though. Surprisingly, the Pepin spice wasn't there. From the very first draw it was smooth, creamy, and tasted of sweet cocoa. The J21 is probably up there as my favorite Tat and this one tastes very similar at start.
The first couple puffs were a slight bit tight but loosened up after a half inch or so. Normally I will put new smokes down for at least a few weeks but I just couldn't resist pulling this one out tonight! As I took slow and steady draws, the wrapper burned back to reveal a bright gray ash, almost white. It held on strong for over an inch before I knocked it off. Each time I knocked the ash off it broke clean. The burn was straight and perfect the whole way down, never needing a single touch up.
About the halfway mark the taste turned on me. It changed to a slightly bitter taste... but it wasn't too harsh and didn't last more than an inch. The last third then mellowed out considerably and the sweet cocoa, almost a dark chocolate-ish taste was present. I smoked way past the two bands down to about a half inch, and it never once got too harsh. The only reason I put it out was because I have no toothpicks or tweezers on hand... and i just let it go!
I thoroughly enjoyed this smoke! It smokes like a Regios with an ever so slight sweeter twist.. about what you'd expect. I rate this up there with the J21 and will have to see about getting my hands on a larger stash of these for some major down time. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes the fuller-flavored smokes, and if you like Tats you will like this without question. The problem is getting your hands on some.
