08-16-2007, 07:53 AM
JackSchwartzImporter Wrote:It's been a while since we've posted here. I was just poking around and saw this thread. I've smoked the East Coast Tatuaje and the Cabaiguan Guapo (have not had a West Coast Tatuaje, yet). The East Coast and the Guapo are somewhat similar. To me, the Tatuaje is fairly intense throughout. With the Guapo you get the great flavors, yet I though it was a little more smooth compared to the Tatuaje. You might say the Guapo is the morning cigar and the Tatuaje is the after-dinner smoke.
On another note, Billy got back from the RTDA last week and said he spoke with Pete Johnson. I can verify none of this information, but according to Billy there's going to be a Tatuaje Havana VI Verocu East/West Sampler. I guess Pete told him the sampler should include two of the East and West Coast cigars and one Mississippi. It sounds like the Mississippi will be a Lancero size. When/if I get any kind of information from Tatuaje I'll post it on our "What's New" page.
All in all, I have to agree with discdog; the Guapos are an awesome smoke.
Damn, another great person I didn't get to meet. Well, maybe next year Billy.
The difference between the East and the West is the type of ligero used. Sorry, I don't remember which one has what in it, but they are basically the Series VI each having a different type of ligero added. The Mississippi is supposed to be a lancero with both ligeros added, which would make it interesting. To me, after smoking both, I don't see enough difference between the standard production and the special editions. The El Guapo on the other hand, is considerably different. I do not typically like the Cabiuguan, but I do like the EG.
Did Billy get to try the mysterious "Black Label"?