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04-19-2008, 09:27 AM | #1 |
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Meet Tatoo Pete from Tatuaje Cigars
Meet Pete Johnson
Creator of Tatuaje Cigars at Mission Pipe Shop Wednesday, April 23 This month marks Mission Pipe Shop's 4-year anniversary in Pleasanton! To commemorate the occasion, we asked Tatuaje's Pete Johnson to come to Mission Pipe Shop and do a cigar event. We wanted Pete to join us because his cigars have consistently ranked no. 1 amongst our customers since we opened our doors in 2004. In fact, the Tatuaje Especiales (lancero size) ranked number 1 in our March Madness blind tasting competition last month. I guess this shouldn't suprise any of us. Cigar Aficionado ranked Tatuaje as one of the top 25 cigars in the world in both 2005 and 2006 and has rated 7 of the cigars with a 90 or above. This is particularly impressive for a small boutique brand. Tatuaje pronounced "tah-tu-wah-hay" is Spanish for tatoo, and it refers to the line of tatoos that grace the arms of the cigar’s creator, Pete Johnson. Before the Tatuaje cigar line was born, Pete Johnson was working as the cigar buyer for the Grand Havana Room in Beverly Hills, California. He decided that he wanted his own unique cigar offering, and it was developed in conjunction with Tabacalera Tropical. To roll the cigars, Johnson turned to Cuban expatriate Jose “Don Pepin” Garcia and his El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana district of Miami where Don Pepin employs twelve cuban master rollers. The craftsmanship and rolling heritage show in the product. The cigars look like they came from Havana, down to the three-seam caps in the style of Cuban cigars. They also taste like they came from Cuba, which is much more important. That distinctive taste is exactly what Johnson wanted. To capture the character of a fine, classic Cuban cigar, he opted for all Nicaraguan tobacco. “What they are doing in Nicaragua (with tobacco),” said Johnson, “is the closest right now to what they are doing in Cuba — the sweetness of the wrapper and the aroma coming off the foot.” He describes the Tatuaje Miami as medium to full bodied. It might be more accurate to say that it starts out at medium and builds as you smoke it. “The Corojo wrapper adds a sweetness, but it builds up strength toward the end, and that’s how Cuban cigars are to me.” COME MEET PETE and get him to sign a box for you! Mission Pipe and Pete will be offering screaming DEALS on the Tatuaje brown line. For example, when you buy a box you'll be treated to a Tatuaje hat, cutter, 3 Tatuaje Regios cigars, and 3 of Pete's Black Label cigars! You can't buy the black label cigars anywhere. These are Pete's personal cigars---blended to perfection and made for his personal humidor. For more info on Pete, check out Cigar Press magazine's July 2007 issue. Good stuff! Free copies of this new cigar publication will be available at the shop. MEET PETE...Wednesday, April 23rd between 5 and 8 p.m. Pleasanton's Cigar Store MISSION PIPE SHOP 4001-4 Santa Rita Road Pleasanton, CA (925) 463-0100 www.missionpipecigar.com Good smokes, good friends, good times. |