Originally Posted by fencefixer (Post 1567295)

What's the deal with them? I see many folks raving about them and doing some research on the internet, all I see is limited edition this and limited release that, what's so special about these smokes?

I have yet to see any on the devil's site and I see some on CI. I love full bodied smokes and recently I fell in love with both 601 blue and red. Which Tatuaje would you recommend? And what makes these smokes so special anyway?

Originally Posted by maninblack (Post 1568466)

This is one of Pete's finest

(Tat East Side Pic)

Originally Posted by J.Rawls (Post 1568499)

The ELO 3 was basically a factory second of the Easties. They are smoking fantastic now!

Originally Posted by fencefixer (Post 1568816)

I'm smoking the Havana VI at this very moment.. getting a good amount of pepper. In the beginning I get this cowshit/barnyard flavor for the first 5 puffs which I love but then it went away. From there on still peppery and also slightly creamy. Retrohale has a burn to it, I'm also tasting licorice and wood.. at the halfway point right now, we'll see how it finishes.

Does that sound about right or does my palate need more practice?

Originally Posted by fencefixer (Post 1568915)

I got a blister on my index finger now...:sh

Originally Posted by J.Rawls (Post 1568507)

Too me, IMHO, it seems Pepin's bet efforts go into Tatuaje. Or Pete just seems to have good tastes with Pepin's blending prowess.

Originally Posted by Pseudosacred (Post 1568985)

I made the same mistake, my man. I nubbed my GH ZuluZulu (that's only a 40some RG) and it got so hot I had a nice sized blister. I guess I could say it was worth it...

Originally Posted by Blak Smyth (Post 1569136)

Pete is a great blender and Pepin has great rollers.
Pepin has asked Pete to blend cigars for his brand because he respects Pete's blends. Pete has all the right people around him to make his dreams reality and that is what being a good businessman is all about, surrounding yourself with the right people.

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Originally Posted by ApexAZ (Post 1569359)

I don't mind a bit of barnyard so long as it's not very pronounced and diminishes. I've had cigars where it dominated most of the smoke and I was not a fan. I actually had an Oliva V that tasted like this last night, which was pretty disappointing.

Originally Posted by srduggins (Post 1568552)

I just smoked my last one last night. Great smoke, but I preferred the OR ELO 3 I smoked about 6 months ago (Same cigar, but later off the table). I wonder if that's a sign of it starting to go downhill, or just a sign of my taste buds changing, lol. FWIW, I also smoked my last Lado Occidental 6 months ago (and OR ELO 1) and they weren't nearly as good as the eastie.



I picked up some of the second batch hoping they get as good as the OR was. Are you talking about the recent re-release or the OR?