TX Duo Review - Tatuaje SnS 2024 Bundle (Short Brown Label Corojo)

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@Capn_Jackson

Jackson smoked this one on the fly, but it was in the Duo box and short, perfect for a midnight smoke.

I've heard this is a T110 blend with a Corojo wrapper. I also see Tatuaje is releasing a corojo Cohotes later this year. Rg is more cohotes, but we'll see.

Smells like the highest quality barnyard you get in tobacco & cote de nuits. I'm excited.

Immediate rush of flavor, with that -hesitation- of driving at 40 when you know 135 is possible with this engine. Gobs of sweet leather and a tinge of spice. This is way young and wet for me. This particular thing is popular in certain circles and I've picked a few up that came 72%+, I'm pretty sure Jackson smoked one that came from a different source, but this is very pedantic and as such very on brand for me lately. It's burning a little crooked and smoking a little hot, even when setting down for extended times, that's all I'm getting at. Ash is a rock and I tap it off before I baptize myself.

Lip smacking for sure. Big big flavors. I'm reminded of the T110 fresh in 2021, which really turned my head on Tatuaje. Before that, I wasn't really a fan, mainly as I didn't really connect with the Monster series emotionally. Maybe somewhat jealous as they were so hard to even consider bothering with. A different time, certainly.

The leather crackles in such a way that I'm thinking of the huge chicarrones at the Mexican deli. Spices are so intense it's cinnamon mole, or homemade drinking chocolate, rock sugar and tree bark and soul searching cocoa, so thick it coats.

It's getting more intense. Very T110. Touches of flan. Ole! Mucho Mexicano!

That ancho pork loin that's haunted my recent Tatuaje tasting notes is back as well. I'm almost to the hiccup stage of intensity. Cerdo y Rajas. Grandma cooking for grandpa. Maybe some mushrooms in the sauce too. Anything for grandpa.

It's not letting up, just a slow ratcheting up every puff or so. I'm slowing down as it's delicious, but so wet it's a little bothersome with hot smoke. Velvety, but thick and searing. Some bitter coffee at the 1/2in mark. I struggle with burning my fingertips and my lips are numb. It's really fabulous, I rarely think about 'needing' a nubber or a pipe but here we are.

92 today and 95+ down the road. The last time I enjoyed a smoke this much, it was an E2. 👀

You were right, Jackson!

[Capn_Jackson]

This stick has a great cocoa and barnyard aroma on the body and foot, although cold draw gives me an entirely different vanilla and maple syrup vibe. Light-up is very nice, rich with a nutty, sweet character. No pepper. Going on, the first half has some comino spice (cumin to my fellow US pals), as well as some buttered almond. There’s a mineral quality, perhaps joining with the comino, and almost a sweet biscuit with touches of sea salt on top. Caramel on that biscuit, more than cocoa. Loads of citrus, but more peel than fruit, and some funky amaretto in the mix. Digging this. Medium to medium-full strength, and very savory.

There isn’t a lot of change as I go past the midpoint, and on to the second half. A little more heavy, a little more rich, with an oily texture. Burn and construction are spot-on. Some cranberry and waffle on the finish, out of nowhere, disappears as quickly as it came. As I get past the first band, with “Corojo” written on it, the comino spice gets heavier. Almost too thick. But going on, there is a delicious smoky cocoa, and I don’t think I’ve ever put those two words together, but in the words of Ian Malcolm, “Well, there it is.”

Near the end, cumin spice becomes so prevalent  and intense that I can now actually taste the meat. Definite umami going on, like a big goat leg being spit-roasted for birria tacos. All we need here is some salsa de aguacate. Caramel and vanilla start to pop their heads up. A little distracting from my dream of tacos on the beach under palm trees. Going toward the nub, I’m left with a very heavy savory and sweet mix, a really interesting smoke. It’s probably too young, although so enjoyable, and I’m going to wager it has legs for nearly a decade. I’ll enjoy seeing where these are at in another year.

[Capn_Jackson]

@Çnote, our brains both went to Latin cuisine with this one! Interesting…

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1 hour ago, Capn_Jackson said:

@Çnote, our brains both went to Latin cuisine with this one! Interesting…

There's alot of similarity here...barnyard on the wrapper, huge intensity in middle, meat & unami. Definitely same cigar...a decade is probably about right.