Description

The Tatuaje TAA Exclusive 2023 is an exclusive cigar that is available only through cigar retailers who are members of the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA), which Neptune Cigars is proud to be a member of. Only 2,000 boxes of 20 cigars per box were made.

Specifications

• BrandsTatuaje TAAFor more than 10 years, Pete Johnson, founder of Tatuaje Cigars, has released a limited-edition cigar to support the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). Each release offers a blend and vitola that varies from Tatuaje’s portfolio of premium boutique cigars. The cigar is part of the TAA’s Exclusive Series line. The cigars in this series can only be purchased through active members of the TAA. The TAA is made up of a select group of the country’s top premium cigar tobacconists. Established in 1968, the Association is composed of about 40 manufacturers and 80 retailers of which Neptune Cigars is proud to be a member of.
• Cigar ShapeToroThe standard Toro shape is 6 inches by 50 ring gauge.
• Cigar SectionRoundMost cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.
• Cigar Length6″3/8This cigar is 6″3/8 inches long, or 161.92 mm.
• OriginNicaraguaMost cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.Despite many decades of war and revolution in this Central American country, the cigar industry has thrived due to the hard work and tenacity of Cuban exiles to the land such as Plasencia, Padron, Oliva, Ortez, and others. Tobacco has been a force of social stability, and the country is now one of the principal exporters of premium cigars in the world.
• Cigar Ring Gauge54The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 54, so his diameter is 54/64 inches or 21.34 mm.
• Strength Medium
• Wrapper ColorMaduroCigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (MaduroorOscuro) with a full range of browns in between.Maduro wrapper can go from dark coffee brown with a reddish tint to blackish brown (the latter also called Oscuro).
• 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 WrapperUSA Connecticut BroadleafThe wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.Connecticut Broadleaf is grown in the United States’ Connecticut Valley and is prized for its dark, oily, full flavored and aromatic characteristics. The plants are grown in full sun giving this cigar wrapper its characteristic sweetness. The Connecticut Broadleaf plant leaves are mainly processed as maduro tobacco. Today, Connecticut Broadleaf seeds are being grown in other countries besides the United States.
• 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.