The La Union Tatuaje for My Father
BRAND / CO: My Father & Tatuaje
CIGAR: La Union - Tatuaje for My Father (Black Humidor)
VITOLA: Double Corona - 7.25" x 50
STRENGTH: Full
WRAPPER: Nicaraguan Corojo 99, Natural
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Nicaragua
ORIGIN: Nicaragua, My Father Cigars S.A.
APPEARANCE & CONSTRUCTION:
Another beautifully rolled cigar. The Nicaraguan Corojo is a very light brown with good oil, nice mottling, but no tooth. The veins are thin and light with only a couple noticeable ones running through the wrapper. The seams are tight and the cap is beautifully done. This has the same hybrid head along with the primary and foot band. The secondary band says "For My Father," and is gold on black with silver edging. Other than the leaf used, the key difference is the Tatuaje cigar has a closed foot.
DRAW & BURN: Average / Good
The draw is perfect and the burn starts well enough, but guess uneven quickly. The ash is a very light gray with tight bands. By the second inch, the burn is evening out some, but still pretty wavy. But by the end of the first third, it had fully evened out, only having a slight wave to the burn line. The ash held well until the second third, nearly reaching the second band before giving out. I did find the draw tightened up significantly in the second half, not quite enough to get the draw tool to open things up, but damn close to it.
FLAVOR PROFILE: Great
Nuttiness is the first flavor, very peanuty along with strong spice and a nice cedar woodiness. I'm getting both cinnamon and pepper in the spice mix, more cinnamon and baking spice. The pepper isn't anywhere near the level of the MF blend. There's also a citrusy sweet zest and heavy creaminess. There's hints of earth, coffee and chocolate, but just traces. Nuts and wood are dominating the first third with hints of dry hay along with the cedar.
With the second third, no real changes occurred. Still driving with the nutty and woody profile. This is good but it's lacking the complexity and robustness of the MF blend. At the midway point, the pepper picks up a bit but it's medium at most, just providing a shot of extra flavor. The creamy finish is preventing any harshness, so it's just a nice tingle on the lips and tongue. No real changes with the final third, this blend was very consistent throughout the burn.
OVERALL EXPERIENCE: Great
A very enjoyable blend, but it falls short of the My Father cigar. Unfortunately that makes the value proposition here even worse because this would be an absolute banger at $20. But I can't really advocate for breaking up the set, I think that's a big part of the appeal and definitely their intent with this release. To me, this is a grouping that's ideal for celebrations or special events with somebody else and I would give this cigar to the person who prefers less spice, more wood and nuttiness in a blend. But if you have to choose one, I'm going with the My Father cigar.
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Written by Sean McCloskey of The Collective