TX Duo Review - Tatuaje The Tiff 2019

[Çnote]

@Capn_Jackson adding to your stack

Maybe I'm hanging out with the wrong crowd, but Tatuaje Monsters are a big thing. I have not had a lot of OG Monsters, but there's a ton of reissued sizes and several more bands that are Monster adjacent, plus riffs and variations in SnS.  I've had a fair sampling to not have been impressed enough to buckle down and smoke thru a sampler yet. Maybe if I liked Lanceros. The couple of Tiff blends I have had have been interesting tho, so when I found two of these they had to go into Duo. 

Summing up each third tersely: Banana bread. Candied Pineapple. Dulce de leches. It's a fantastic cigar. It is still coming around in a few ways. This pale of a wrapper for Tatuaje always seems to need time. Profile was very similar to a SW, but more edgy. 91 today, maybe more in a couple more years.

[Capn_Jackson]

Thought it was quite appropriate to smoke a Tat Monster for Halloween! The Tiff is my companion this afternoon. Cold draw on this beauty of a stick is hay and honey. Maybe a little crushed almond. Light-up is right out of the gate with creamy tapioca and bready notes. Sweet cream on the finish. Shows some honey here and there, shifting to darker maple syrup as I head toward the second third. Also, getting a distinct note of fried plantains occasionally that complements the cream nicely. 

Around the midpoint, more citrus, perhaps Cointreau. Some savory spices and berry compote, over toasted breadiness. Makes me think of a blueberry bagel with cinnamon. Construction has been spot-on, which I’ve come to expect from Tats, usually. 

Last third of this thing is Milky Way, Snickers, or Twix bar. Very much feeling the Halloween candy vibes. Some pancake maple here and there, and finally some clove and baking spices near the band. The nub is dark cocoa and espresso roast, and even faint whisps of chutney on the edges.

Not subtle at all, but a really good smoke, and once again thanks @Çnote!

90

[Çnote]

This is certainly the same cigar through our lenses of flavor.

[JDoughty]

Lucky. My stores were all sold out of the Monster releases by the time I had time to go hunting them. I appreciate the good review so I can taste them vicariously! 

[Çnote]

2 hours ago, JDoughty said:

Lucky. My stores were all sold out of the Monster releases by the time I had time to go hunting them. I appreciate the good review so I can taste them vicariously! 

Most OG Monsters have a ~100% markup, but I think Tiff as a Connecticut has been undervalued. I've been able to get them at MSRP a couple of times, while Face, Drac, Jason, Chucky and Frank are all quite prized. Face was pretty good, but I wouldn't say it was worth what it goes for. There's plenty of Tat bands for everyone to have a favorite, I personally try to pick on the ones that are less popular for PQR.