V. Tatuaje El Triunfador Lancero (brown label): A Review
Length: 7.5"
Ring : 38
Wrapper : Connecticut Broadleaf
Filler : Nicaragua
Binder : Nicaragua

This cigar had beautiful construction with a pigtail cap. The wrapper was a dark mocha color with lots of teeth, but not so much in the way of an oily sheen. It had a nice aroma of dark tobacco and chocolate, along with a note of coffee bean. The foot had a smell that was predominately dry hay and earthiness. I pulled the pigtail with my teeth but had to use a punch to open the head enough for a decent draw. It was fairly tight and tasted mainly of hay with a little bit of spice coming to my lips, off the wrapper. I lit with a wooden match.

First third:
This cigar was smooth from the word “go”, opening with a pleasant leather note accompanied by a mild sweetness. Overall I would identify the strength as medium. One thing I enjoyed was watching the teeth materialize in the ash as it layered on the cigar. As it moved towards the next section I got hints of cinnamon and oak.

The middle section:
The smoke produced by this cigar was surprisingly creamy and viscous. It was a bit like having velvet drug across your tongue. The middle of the stick had flavors of dark chocolate and some coffee. The oak-like woodiness came out more and balanced nicely with the cinnamon that hung around from the first third. The burn was pretty straight throughout and I actually lit and smoked the entire cigar with only one match.

The nub:
It seemed like the most drastic changes in flavor came in the nub. Suddenly there was a strong vegetal taste that reminded me of grilled bell peppers. There was also a cardamom spice in the retrohale. The final inch was the only time the cigar seemed unbalanced, as it was almost entirely made up of a muddled sort of earthy taste. None-the-less, it was still good enough to burn down to my fingertips.

This was a very tasty cigar that in my opinion ended too soon. I thought the middle of the cigar really shined, but I was equally impressed by the interesting turn in flavors as got into the nub. I think it did what any 7+” inch cigar has to do in order to be good- change frequently enough to maintain the smoker’s interest.

Total smoke time: 55 minutes
Overall: 9.4/10