Appearance
The Dark wrapper with a red hue has a couple of thin veins. The seams are well wrapped in areas and loose in others. It has a nice oily sheen. The filler bunch is well packed with no apparent soft spots.
Aroma
Almost no aroma other than light cedar on the wrapper. Not surprised since they have no cello. Closed foot.
Prelight Draw
Dried red fruit and a hint of spice.
1st
The initial draws bring notes of cedar with some sweetness on the side. Draw is a bit snug. The ash is salt&pepper gray and stacked. The burn is off 15 degrees. As I implement simple physics the burn begins to self correct. Draw opens up near the end of the 1st/3rd. Ash holds till removal.
2nd
Upon inspection of the working end I find the Ligero cone is off center and there is a tiny tunnel on one side which is why the burn was off. There are faint coffee notes joining the profile as well as some spice. Smoke production is at the low end of medium. Strength is medium. The finish is long with notes of cedar, coffee, unsalted peanuts and mild red pepper spice. The burn self corrected midway in the 2nd/3rd and remains spot on.
Final/3rd
The coffee notes taper back and the nutty notes take their place. The red pepper becomes more bold and more of a crushed red pepper variety(always a good thing). The profile remains consistent through to the nub.
Overall
The Tatuaje TAA 50th Robusto provides an enjoyable smoking experience. A nice flavor profile with a good draw and mildly erratic burn for the 1st half then spot on the rest of the way.
The big change this year besides being a Robusto instead of a Toro is the wrapper, which has historically been Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro, the 50th has a Connecticut Broadleaf Rosado. Still box worthy.
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