2025 Summer Review of Tatuaje Cigars

cabaiguan juan · Jun 3, 2025

CBoukal · Jun 3, 2025

THAT'S A LOT OF CIGARS!!!!!

cabaiguan juan · Jun 3, 2025

CBoukal said:
THAT'S A LOT OF CIGARS!!!!!

Oh come on now! The last few years had that much if not more. Last years ran into the fall I believe.

Mizicke5273 · Jun 3, 2025

I heard you're lighting them all at the same time!

modo22 · Jun 4, 2025

Can't wait to see these!

whopper · Jun 4, 2025

modo22 said:
Can't wait to see these!

Tatuaje is meh.

CBoukal · Jun 4, 2025

whopper said:
Tatuaje is meh.

It's it crazy how you can go from friends to sworn enemy's with one post?

cabaiguan juan · Jun 4, 2025

Both the 2021 and the 2024 Franks are live!

Thread 'Frank 2021 Monster Mash'

Jun 3, 2025

This is the Frank from the 2021 Monster Mash box. Having not had a Frank since the Redux was released several years ago - which was fantastic!, I was excited to try this rendition of the cigar that kicked off the whole Monster craze. I had an OR Frank the year they were released it remains one of the best cigars I've had. The Redux lived up to that memory as well. Will this? Lets find out!

1/3: Varying degrees of spice. White pepper underlies the blasts of red pepper. As I work my way through the 1st half inch, the white pepper subsides while the red pepper gains prominence. This...

Thread 'Frank 2024 Monster Smash'

Jun 4, 2025

This one was shorter and a slightly larger ring gauge then the 2021 version. It also struck me as a bit more mellow then the 2021 version which I found surprising given the time on them.
1/3: Red pepper spice greats you right away which then morphs into Cayenne pepper and something sweet, like nutmeg. Kind of like a spice and sweet thing. Soon thereafter, the spice fades away and I am left with light cinnamon and sweat cream.
2/3: Cinnamon and sweat cream continue. Wood notes join in and begin to take center stage.
3/3: The wood notes are very cedary. The Cayenne pepper joins in and...

behike · Jun 5, 2025

That's a big undertaking! I am curious to see how you think they compare against each other. For my taste, this is how I compared/rated the most recent Monster Smash (2 boxes smoked). Having smoked the original Frank, I will say that this Frank didn't hold a candle to it. I also thought the Wolfman Redux this year was one of the worst I had but they have mellowed a bit with age.

Dracula >= Jason > Michael > Frank

Michael> Hyde

Hyde>Face>Bride>Krueger>Jekyll>Creature>Tiff>Chuck> Wolf>Mummy

whopper · Jun 7, 2025

behike said:
That's a big undertaking! I am curious to see how you think they compare against each other. For my taste, this is how I compared/rated the most recent Monster Smash (2 boxes smoked). Having smoked the original Frank, I will say that this Frank didn't hold a candle to it. I also thought the Wolfman Redux this year was one of the worst I had but they have mellowed a bit with age.

Dracula >= Jason > Michael > Frank

Michael> Hyde

Hyde>Face>Bride>Krueger>Jekyll>Creature>Tiff>Chuck> Wolf>Mummy

So far the Krueger is my favorite from the Monster Smash.

I still have the Chuck, Tiff, Bride and Creature left to smoke.

cabaiguan juan · Jun 8, 2025

Drac 2021 Monster Mash

Thread 'Drac 2021 Monster Mash'

Jun 8, 2025

Second in the Monster series is The Drac. As with the Frank, I'm starting with the 2021 Mash before reviewing the 2024 Smash.
1/3: Cocoa right of the bat. Cinnamon spice starts building up while the cocoa stays prominent and a cedar note enters as we reach the end of the 1st third.
2/3: The cinnamon spice dominates the middle third and the cedar turns to a smoky oak note.
3/3: The spice is gone and the smoke now resembles that of a campfire as you stand down wind. There is no real discernable flavor, its just keeping the bugs away at this point.

Final Thoughts: The first half was really...

cabaiguan juan · Jun 11, 2025

Drac 2024 Monster Smash is live!

Thread 'Drac 2024 Monster Smash'

Jun 11, 2025

This cigar is pareto shaped rather then the sharp torpedo of the 2021 version.
1/3: Holy crap, this is delicious! Cocoa, molasses, little bit of spice and some vanilla. This steadily continues through the first third.
2/3: By the time I ender the middle third, the spice has dropped off and its a dark chocolate with high cacao content. Add in a little touch of nutmeg/cinnamon and you have the picture.
3/3: The last third adds come Cayenne or red pepper spice to the dark chocolate and cinnamon. Quite delicious.

Final thoughts: Fantastic! Much better than the 2021 version. No burn...

cabaiguan juan · Jun 12, 2025

Face 2021 Monster Mash is live

Thread 'Face 2021 Monster Mash'

Jun 12, 2025

The Face is the 3rd in the Monster Series release.
1/3: Starts off peppery and spicy just like the rest of the 2021's. Again, I find this surprising given that age should mellow out a cigar, but i guess that "rule of thumb" has its limitations. The retrohale is difficult given the level of spice. Half an inch in the spice has dissipated to where I can enjoy the cigar. Maybe it was the change in cadence. So now I can tell that cedar has joined, and the spice has toned down to a level where i can determine that it's cinnamon. Leaving the first third, I find myself tasting milk...

cabaiguan juan · Jun 12, 2025

Face 2024 Monster Smash is live!

Thread 'Face 2024 Monster Smash'

Jun 12, 2025

Like the previous 2 from the Smash, this one is super approachable on the initial light as there is no pepper bomb waiting to great you.
1/3: Slightly cinnamon or clove note but really its Sandalwood that is greeting you. A rotation of black pepper, cherry and sharp cheddar pop in as well.
2/3: Moving through the middle third, it is cherry, sugar and cream notes.
3/3: Some salt, some black pepper and some mesquite smoke is how the final third decides to go.

Final thoughts: Its really good. I like the flavor transitions. Again, i prefer over the 2021.

cabaiguan juan · Jun 14, 2025

The Wolf is up!

Thread 'Wolf 2021 Monster Mash'

Jun 14, 2025

I tried to learn from my previous 2021 reviews and dry box this one for about 5 days to see if the humidity was an issue.
1/3: The unfinished foot at the end of the torpedo lights beautifully. I get Maraschino cherries and a little bit of clove. As I leave the first third, I begin to get some wood notes.
2/3: The cloves continue and the wood comes and goes before finally settling on a strong oak flavor.
3/3: As we enter the final third, sweetness and spice become the key flavors. This ends on a rather nice flavor character and it wants to keep going.

Final thoughts: This is the best of...

cabaiguan juan · Jun 17, 2025

Wolf 2024 Monster Smash is up!

Thread 'Wolf 2024 Monster Smash'

Jun 17, 2025

Jumping right into it-
1/3: Medium flavor intensity. Slight red pepper spice that tickles the nose on the retrohale. There is some sweetness, which as I progress through the first third identifies itself as ginger.
2/3: The ginger continues through the middle third. There is a touch of citrus that joins it. Maybe it is orange?
3/3: Black pepper spice on the retrohale that builds as I close in on the nub. Lemon and grassy notes join in. Perhaps the citrus was lemon after all?

Final thoughts: Very nice and enjoyable. Nothing about it stood out among the other cigars thus far but a...

cabaiguan juan · Jun 17, 2025

Mummy 2021 Monster Mash is live!

Thread 'Mummy 2021 Monster Mash'

Jun 17, 2025

I'm just now realizing that many of the Monster Mash's have a closed foot, sans the Wolf which has that unfinished foot. It should be noted for those fallowing at home that the Mash is all different vitolas while the Smash is all the same size with a soft box press.
1/3: A blast of nuts on the first puff. Then spice joins in resulting in something resembling cashew/walnut with a habanero flavoring. The nuts tone down some towards the end of the first third. Finally a crema flavor enters the picture making me think heavily of Mexican food. I don't know why I'm going Mexican but this is...

Thoughts · Jun 17, 2025

Gee, I wonder what's gonna happen when he reviews the 2024....I'm starting to see a discernable pattern with most of these..... Keep the reviews coming though!

cabaiguan juan · Jun 22, 2025

The Mummy 2024 is up!

Thread 'Mummy 2024 Monster Smash'

Jun 22, 2025

Coming off of the stellar Mummy Mash from 2021, I was hoping that the Smash would not let me down.
1/3: A mix of black, red and white peppers. The spice settles down while an agave sweetness joins. As we progress through the first third, the agave builds while the peppers subside.
2/3: Cedar joins the agave while the pepper lying dormant. As we wrap up the middle third, the agave sweetness reigns supreme. All other flavors must kneel before it.
3/3: The agave has morphed into something more creamy. The final third stays this way till the end.

Final thoughts: The mummy pair have been...

cabaiguan juan · Jun 24, 2025

Jason 2021 Monster Mash is up!

Thread 'Jason 2021 Monster Mash'

Jun 24, 2025

It already feels like 105 degrees and it is only 10:30 am. Not the best time to smoke a full bodied cigar but it is summer- watcha gonna do?
1/3: Cacao and a hint of Cayenne pepper. The Cayenne pepper morphs into black pepper and then some wood notes join in as we reach the end of the first third.
2/3: Toasted wheat with white pepper spice. Towards the end of the middle third, the white pepper gets a bit sweeter, almost like cinnamon.
3/3: The cinnamon and cayenne pepper take the lead in flavor though the toasted wheat is still there, lingering in the background.

Final thoughts: Not a...

2025 Summer Review of Tatuaje Cigars

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