Battle of the Tats

[tandblov]

The especiales are amazing cigars. They are among the best non-cuban cigars out there right now.

The blacks are a close second, but they are still a little strong for me.

 

[theorangeman]

Reserva J21. Gets my vote. Wait...that wasn't a choice. :laugh:

Yeah, that and the Regios and Cojonu 2003. I love those smokes! However, I have to admit, I haven't tried a Frank or Black yet.

 

[flamchop]

So Mark what was the verdict? Or did I miss it already hmmm.

 

[bpj87]

I haven't yet had a Frank, but the "salted pretzel" profile of the Black is something to behold. It is not necessarily my favorite flavor in a cigar, but is impressive nonetheless.

 

[tsmckenney]

Tatuaje Especiale's. No contest! nothing even comes close. This was a pure and simple cigar. Not the over coveted hard to find jazz!

Word. The Noella behind that.

 

[northernmoris]

Were you double fisting these?

 

[Gonnagal]

J 21 Reserva are amazing, although I really like the Cazadore's too!

 

[GUSTO]

I have tried about four Tat Blacks from the ceramic jar release and have yet to find one with any taste appealing to my palate - very disappointing IMHO. I'm hoping some additional sitting time will fix that. I have never tried a Black from the first release nor have I tried a Tat Black Robusto.

I have tried only one Frank immediately on the day I received it in the mail and was very impressed with the balance, complexity, and richness of flavors - a quality smoke indeed. I need to try another one soon to see if I feel the same about it just in case it decides to go through a "sick" period.

So from my limited experience with these , the Frank is a superior smoke in addition to it being rarer i.e. lower production.

I have seen some people trading Franks 1:1 for Blacks and frankly (pun intended) I wouldn't agree to that trade ratio - I think a Frank is worth more than one Black in trade value.

 

[Seth]

I prefer the Franks.


Seth

 

[fca_blake70]

I thought the overall experience of the Black was better, but anyone who says that the Frank's final third isn't one of the best smokes ever should try another one.

 

[Gonnagal]

I've had a total of 2 Franks, and have yet to really get into the last 1/3 of the stick. From the 2 I've had I thought they we're very good, and I'd really like to see what they smoke with some down time on them.

I thought the overall experience of the Black was better, but anyone who says that the Frank's final third isn't one of the best smokes ever should try another one.