Quick Smoke: Tatuaje 10th Anniversary Belle Encre

Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief verdict on a single cigar of “buy,” “hold,” or “sell.”

One of two new sizes of the Tatuaje Brown Label introduced to celebrate the company’s 10th anniversary, Belle Encre is the first perfecto in the line. It features a dark, thick, oily wrapper that, at first glance, would pass for Connecticut Broadleaf (as opposed to the Ecuadorian Habano that it is). It’s a full-flavored, slighltly ramped-up version of the blend. It’s well made, tasty, and even a little better than the regular Tatuaje Brown Label sizes, of which I’m a big fan. Highly recommended.

Verdict = Buy.

–Patrick S

photo credit: Stogie Guys