Pete Johnson

PCA 2025 Coverage: My Father Cigars

Our intern, Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars, heads over to the My Father Cigars booth to talk with Jose Ortega, the VP of Sales for My Father Cigars. View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XPtXSnValvo

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Cigar Review: Lomo de Cerdo from Tatuaje

I once again find myself reviewing a cigar that has its beginnings pre-2018. (For those not in the know, 2018 was the year I started smoking cigars.) This time, it’s the Tatuaje Lomo de Cerdo, or “pork loin” in Spanish. The original Tatuaje Pork Tenderloin was released in 2010. Of the original release, I have…

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Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cohetes Capa Especial (2022)

Way back in February of this year, our own Randy Carmichael smoked and reviewed the Tatuaje Cohetes Broadleaf Reserva. He explains what the word “cohetes” means and its significance in Nicaragua. He also had high praise for the broadleaf release. This made me very excited to try the other two iterations of the Cohetes: the…

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Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cohetes Broadleaf (2022)

If you were unaware Cohetes, is literally translated to mean “rocket”. However, a Cohetes is not just any rocket. They are what can best be described as an exploding bottle rocket. Traditionally made and used in Nicaragua on December the 8th at dawn and noon to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and call…

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Cigar Review: Tatuaje Series P is Mixed Filler and All Killer

Since I wrote my first budget cigar review, I’ve smoked a lot of inexpensive sticks. I had planned on making a La Vieja Havana Maduro or a La Aurora Connecticut my next review, but I just didn’t have enough to say about either of those cigars. They’re fine. Mild flavor profiles and low priced, so…

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L’Atelier Cote d’Or 2017 L.E.

OVERVIEW VITOLA:   ChurchillSIZE:   7″ x 47 ORIGIN:   NicaraguaFACTORY:   My Father Cigars S.A. WRAPPER:   Ecuadorian Sancti Spiritus (pelo d’ oro & criollo)BINDER:   Nicaraguan Double-Binder (specifics undisclosed)FILLER:   Nicaraguan blend w. some Pelo de Oro STRENGTH:   Mild SOURCE:   Party Source ENVIRONMENT WHERE:   Back Patio at Home WHEN:   April 11, 2018 @ 10 PM DRINKS:   Sam Adams Noble Pils WEATHER:   High…

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