Tatuaje Frank Review

[goyankees]

Today's cigar is another Pete Johnson creation. I realize my blog is one step from a Pete Johnson fan site, but when he comes out with a cigar, I have to get my hands on the cigar. It has become an obsession. With this cigar being limited to 666 boxes of 13 I needed some help getting my hands on a few. Thankfully a BOTL from cigarlive.com hooked a bother up!

Each year at Halloween Pete Johnson releases a special blend for the holiday and names it after a movie monster. This year was The Frank for Frankenstein, and next year it will be The Drac for Dracula. I would assume next year will be a belicoso to recreate the fangs.

Cigar: Tatuaje The Frank
Origin: Nicaragua
Size: 7.58 x 49 (Box Press Double Corona)
Wrapper: Broadleaf
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Medium

As of today I am using a new format for my reviews that will actually break down how I get my score. Let me know if you like...

Appearance & Construction (20/20): The cigar has a nice slight box press appearance with a lot of veins, but being this cigar is meant as a tribute to Frankenstein it works very well. The cigar features a triple cap that is done to perfection. The wrapper has a silky appearance and an amazing amount of oils. Under close inspection the cigar has absolutely no issues what so ever.

Flavor/Notes (27/30): This is one complex cigar to break down. There are some underlying notes that make it very hard to pin down. The 1st third of smoke started off with a blast of pepper which is expected since Don Pepin Garcia had his hands on them. The blast of pepper is his trademark. As we work our way down the first third notes of dark chocolate with what reminds me of an almond extract. For me this created a wow factor. The second third the notes of almond extract remain, but begin to fade. The dominant note is a rich dark chocolate that is so defined and so tasty its better then any Halloween treat you got as a kid. The final third of the cigar some notes of leather creep in and I hope with some aging this will disappear. As I got near the nub the cigar was at it's best and I was left with a nice dark chocolate finish.

Burn/Ash/Draw (23/25): The cigar had a really nice burn line that while not straight, it was never really jagged, nor did it need touching up. The ash was tight, white and held for long periods. At one point I had a nice 3.5" ash. The draw was perfect throughout, that made the cigar a pleasure to smoke.

Overall (24/25): From start to finish this cigar was incredible. My smoking conditions added to it, with there being a fog over the water and and eerie quiet was at my smoke location that was only broke n by the sounds of breaking waves in the distance. This smoke had a lot of hype surrounding it, and very rarely does a cigar meet a hype in my opinion. This cigar however meets and exceeds the hype.

Rating: 94
Price: $13.00

[jitzy]

very nice review Barry I would say thats right on with my feelings

[CGARMAN23]

I have smoked 2 in the last few days and I must say I need another box.

[Doogie]

nice review Barry. with that score i'll have to get my hands on a few.

[DBCcigar]

AWESOME review - THANKS!

[DOZER]

Great review! Thanks for posting!

[JonDot]

Nice review!

[mark in kc]

I look forward to trying mine. It looks like a good 2 hour smoke.

[smokem-cl]

Great read there! My shop was not lucky enough this year to get any, so I'll most likely never get the chance to try one. Hopefully we'll get a couple of boxes of the Dracs for next year.