Tatuaje dud

[RenoH414]

That sucks brother. The 10th are some great sticks. If you get a chance try the belle Encre reserva. Another great smoke along the same lines as the 10th. I enjoy the reserva even more.

Reno

[stonecutter2]

Interestingly, 3/4 of the plugged sticks I've had (only had a bit more than a handful) were Tatuaje.

I still enjoy 'em though. Plugged sticks happen.

[c.ortiz108]

I gotta say, I know I'm in the minority here, but I'm just not a big fan of Tats and don't get the hype. I've had construction issues as well as harsh flavors, even on some higher end sticks. Not that I won't keep trying....

[pdq_wizzard]

Interestingly, 3/4 of the plugged sticks I've had (only had a bit more than a handful) were Tatuaje.

I still enjoy 'em though. Plugged sticks happen.

this has been my experience also, but of those over half I have been able to fix by cutting down the head until it starts smoking.

[jp1979]

Interestingly, 3/4 of the plugged sticks I've had (only had a bit more than a handful) were Tatuaje.

I still enjoy 'em though. Plugged sticks happen.

Interesting

[thechasm442]

I'm kinda surprised that that so many people have had tat issues. I've had 170-200 or so tats and have not had a single bad draw or issues with construction. Luck maybe?

[herman]

Probably. Most of mine were off tasting and had serious problems staying lit, one even started oozing black stuff out the punch. I've had good ones so I know they exist, and it's a shame cause the bad ones taste like they're trying to be what I thought they were destined to be, but they just fell short. Really short. These have been Miamis and black labels. Red labels have never given me problems.

If it's any value, my long and trusty go-to, the Oliva V double robusto, gave me draw/burn issues at the halfway point on the 1st 5 I had, they all did the exact same thing. Went out at the halfway point and required relighting every 2 minutes after that. I don't think I ever had those problems again. Years and boxes later. Go figure.

[frodo]

I'm kinda surprised that that so many people have had tat issues. I've had 170-200 or so tats and have not had a single bad draw or issues with construction. Luck maybe?

My experience as well. Not trying to refute the experience of others. I usually have $10+ Tats though so that might be one thing. Below $8 I'll switch to other brands...

[Cool Breeze]

I've actually had a couple of lower end Tats (Tattoo and Fausto) and both were flawless construction.
The Tattoo was a so-so stick (good for deer camp around the campfire). I really enjoyed the Fausto though. Good full bodied maduro. I liked it a lot.

The 10th was the first $10 Tat I've had and as luck would have it, it was the one that I couldn't smoke.
No worries though. It is a hand made product. There is bound to be a bad one here and there.

[stonecutter2]

I'm kinda surprised that that so many people have had tat issues. I've had 170-200 or so tats and have not had a single bad draw or issues with construction. Luck maybe?

Just bad luck, more than likely. I think 2 of them were Havana VI Angeles from the same box (i usually buy a few instead of a single, in case of any issues or i want to get a good impression of a stick over a couple tries). Then the other 2 Tats were random other sticks that were also mostly plugged (can't remember the names of them, nothing ultra expensive). The other couple of plugged sticks were a Habano (Quintero) and a Gran Habano Vintage 2002. The GHV2002 went directly into the firepit and I got another stick. There were more in the bundle where that 1 came from