Tatuaje Black Petite Lancero Review

Black Petite Lancero
Made by: Tatuaje
Country: Nicaragua
Vitola: 6 by 38

The Tatuaje Black Label line has been out for a good amount of time. Recently they released new vitolas that have been well received. This is one of the older sizes, and something that I have yet to write on. These few days are being dedicated to the lancero size and will also be featuring an Opus Lost City Review.  However, lets throw this into lineup up with a Tatuaje Black Petite Lancero Review.

Prelight

Medium sized veins and a pretty consistent and firm pack. Visible seams, the cap is done very well on this particular cigar. I have seen the caps a bit offset on other specimens though. The foot is giving off notes of cedar and leather with light white pepper as well. There is some light tooth to the wrapper as well. The cut went well, there was some loose tobacco. The prelight draw had above average resistance, it showed more cedar and some cashew as well. Lets get this lit up and see how it performs.

1/3

As with a lot of lanceros, this cigar was fairly easy to get going. The front shows dryer cedar with cashew mixed in there. There is a cleaner spice note underneath that is carrying through the profile, it does seem to have elements of white pepper. Hopefully that develops more as the cigar progresses. The center is showing more leather and light sweetness, but the light herbal white pepper is carrying through as an undertone. The body is at a medium at the moment I do expect that to rise and the strength is at a low to medium.

2/3

The smoke production is at a medium and the thickness is about on par with that. The burn line is going well, not perfect but I do not foresee any touchups being needed. That herbal white pepper undertone has nice complexity to it, I am getting a light sweet fruit note as well. That flavor is so well mixed that its really just complimenting the other flavors that are more forward. The front has remained reminiscent of cedar, and the leather is coming up on the center where the cashew is now joining it. There is a bit of bitter macadamia nut in that mix, but the main takeaway is mixed nuts and leather over the more complex herbal white pepper base.

3/3

The body did get up to a medium to full and the strength stayed pretty consistent at a low to medium. The smoke production has risen and the smoke thickness is still at a medium. The draw is still a bit above average, and the burn line is going allright. The flavors have been wonderful, but as I am getting to the end there is a black pepper joining the white pepper undertone. That is diminishing the complexity of the cigar but the leather and cedar notes remain. They have come together and are mixing pretty well on the front and center, the nuts have dropped but they are still present.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes

Conclusion: 88

Overall, this was a pretty consistent cigar with good flavors and good construction. No touchups needed, the transitions were pretty subtle and less pronounced than more aggressive profiles. The pepper was really well mitigated for a cigar by Tatuaje. It actually served a good purpose to mix with the light sweetness and clean herbal notes that held as an undertone of the cigar throughout the entire experience. Absolutely worth trying, the price is right in this cigars case. I will certainly visit this again because in terms of price point and quality it does perform very well.

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