Description

Delivering a heavenly taste of Nicaragua with notes of cedar, cocoa, earth, and peppery spice, the Tatuaje 8-9-8 reimagines the classic Tatuaje Seleccin de Cazador (Brown Label line). This Lonsdale is rolled in Miami at My Fathers small Doral factory by one master roller, a rarity in todays cigar world and a hallmark of Pete Johnsons dedication to craftsmanship. Draped in an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler, it was crafted in 2023, aged to perfection, and limited to just 500 boxes. Miami-rolled Tatuajes are coveted for their meticulous construction and for delivering Tatuajes signature blend of old-world Cuban tradition with a bold, modern complexity.

Specifications

• BrandsTatuaje Miami Seleccion del CazadorThese are the original cigars released by Pete Johnson in 2003 and made in Little Havana, Miami by Cuban master blender Pepin Garcia, then unknown in the United States. Tatuaje Miami is also known as Seleccion del Cazador and Tatuaje Cabinet. The cigars are rolled in classic Cuban tradition with Cuban seed tobacco grown in Nicaragua. They are medium to full in flavor and feature a beautiful Cuban triple-cap.
• Cigar ShapeLonsdaleThe standard Lonsdale is 6.5 inches long by a 40 to 44 ring gauge.
• Cigar SectionRoundMost cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.
• Cigar Length6″3/4This cigar is 6″3/4 inches long, or 171.45 mm.
• OriginUSAMost cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.Production of cigars in the United States, once a thriving industry, is now mainly machine made cigars. They are still being produced in the last remaining cigar factory from the 1890s, the JC Newman Cigar factory in Tampa. However, in recent years boutique brands have flourished and are being handmade by select rollers in Miami, Florida.
• Cigar Ring Gauge44The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 44, so his diameter is 44/64 inches or 17.53 mm.
• Strength Medium
• Wrapper ColorNaturalCigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (MaduroorOscuro) with a full range of browns in between.Natural wrapper, also known as Colorado Claro, is light brown in color.
• Single PackagingNone
• Rolling TypeHandmadeHandmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar ManufacturerMy Father CigarsMy Father Cigars manufactures handmade premium cigars in Miami and Esteli, Nicaragua. The company is owned and operated by Don Pepin, his son Jaime, and his daughter Janny. The “Garcia Family Industrial Park” located in Esteli, Nicaragua is a seven-acre complex with 9 buildings, over 1900 employees, where the Garcias supervise their cigar production from the tobacco field to the roller’s table. Their Miami headquarters house 12 rollers that make all of the company’s “handmade in Miami” brands.
• Cigar WrapperEcuadorian HabanoThe wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.Ecuadorian Habano wrapper has become one of the most used cigar wrappers in the market. Grown primarily by the Oliva family, this tobacco originated from Habano or H2000 seeds brought to Ecuador from Cuba. This leaf is rich and flavorful thanks to the temperate climate of Ecuador and the quality of its volcanic soil.
• Cigar BinderNicaraguaThe binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.Nicaraguan cigar binders are produced mainly in Esteli and Jalapa, both lands with volcanic soil and excellent climate for growing tobacco. Binders grown in Jalapa have sweet undertones. Corojo, Habana2000, Criollo, and Maduro binders are all produced in Nicaragua.
• Cigar FillerNicaraguaFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.