Holts Tatuaje HCS

[neoflex]

Originally Posted by pinotguy

They're OK but not great. I tried each size and they start out very full-bodied but morph into a ho-hum stick as the smoke progresses, IMO. I would recommend you try some singles or a 5'er so that you can form your own opinions. I just don't consider them worthy of a box purchase, what with so many other cool Tats out there. I mean, since the Face, Pete's introduced the Barclay-Rex 100th Anniversary stick, the SODO - a petite lancero based on the OR El Triunfador blend (another single store release), and look for the Saints & Sinners stuff early next year. Plus, throw in the Anarchy, the M-80, the Meat Locker, and his two new regular production lines and the next 12 mos. are going to be Tat heaven.

Thanks for the feedback. I will see what others have to say but so far I am no longer in a hurry to try these.
Man, that's a lot of new crap coming out. I really like Petes stuff but I do hope he does not start to go down the path of Rocky Patel where he is too busy bringing new blends to the market that the consistency of his regular lines start to suffer. Hell, how many liimteds have we seen in just the last couple of months?

[pinotguy]

Originally Posted by neoflex

Man, that's a lot of new crap coming out. I really like Petes stuff but I do hope he does not start to go down the path of Rocky Patel where he is too busy bringing new blends to the market that the consistency of his regular lines start to suffer. Hell, how many liimteds have we seen in just the last couple of months?

I hear where you're coming from but I tend to think Pete's approach to these kind of things is the polar opposite of Rocky Patel's. When Pete does a single-store LE, it seems like it really is a limited release. I mean the SODO is 200 boxes. The Cabaiguan WCD 120 was something like 237 boxes of 12 sticks. I missed out on the T110 but that was a very small production too. Patel does quite a few exclusive things but these seem to be for larger retailers and they usually remain in production even after the initial release.

[Brooks W]

Originally Posted by pinotguy

I hear where you're coming from but I tend to think Pete's approach to these kind of things is the polar opposite of Rocky Patel's. When Pete does a single-store LE, it seems like it really is a limited release. I mean the SODO is 200 boxes. The Cabaiguan WCD 120 was something like 237 boxes of 12 sticks. I missed out on the T110 but that was a very small production too. Patel does quite a few exclusive things but these seem to be for larger retailers and they usually remain in production even after the initial release.

Sorry, just saw this...Quick note:

The Cabaiguan WCD 120 was supposed to be 120 boxes of 12, but ended up being 150 boxes of 12...Info here, fwiw: http://tinyurl.com/23kc7d8

Oh, and they kick A**...VERY different from the regular Cabaiguan blend, and the perfect size, IMHO...

Hope that helps!

~brooks