Tatuaje Pudgy Jason Review

10/21/2014

Cigar: Tatuaje Pudgy Monster, Jason
Size: Robusto, 5.5”x52
MSRP: $9.50
Strength: Medium-Full
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Origin: Nicaragua

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Prelight: Jason is a very dark cigar. And with wrinkled veins and huge seams, it really does look like something that crawled out of Crystal Lake. The wrapper is also very oily and smells sweet, almost like a Heath bar. The foot has a strong powdered cocoa aroma to it. The triple cap is beautiful, and after being cut, has a perfect draw and tastes earthy. We’re off to a good start.

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1/3: This Nicaraguan cigar starts out with a lot of pepper, especially through the retrohale. There is some underlying sweet chocolate as well. The pepper increases in strength during the next inch. I notice how cool the burn is; I can almost leave my fingers on the slightly imperfect burn line. The chocolate fades a bit, leaving flavors of earth and pepper.

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2/3: The ash falls right at the transition to the second third. The chocolate comes back as the pepper begins to fade. Earth also picks up, making the profile a very earthy chocolate. The cigar has needed a few minor touch ups, as a side will lag behind, then a different side, etc. I blame the deliciously oily wrapper. As I near the band, the chocolate fades and pepper returns, but only for a few puffs.

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3/3: The final third begins with a heavy earth flavor, but soon there is a taste of charred wood. And not like a good BBQ. It reminds me of balsa wood. Weird, I know. The cigar then gets bitter with an inch and a half left. I note that there is still a bit of chocolate, but the cigar has become too bitter, I put it out.

Overall: Not a bad cigar, and I actually wish I had another to let get some age. I think these will be an absolute dream in two years. The burn was off, but not horrible, and the flavors were fairly monotonous, but pleasing to my palate (until the end). Overall, if you have one of these, let it sit. Halloween of 2016 will be a great day to burn it down.