Quick Smoke: Tatuaje Brown Label 7th Capa Especial

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.”

I vividly remember quickly smoking through a box of these when they first came out in 2011, but I hadn’t revisited the cigar lately. Made in Nicaragua, the 7th Capa Especial (5.9 x 46) is the only standard Brown Label blend to use a Sumatra wrapper. The result is a woodsy, powdery smoke with cafe-au-lait and a slight cinnamon spice. The three “7th” size cigars of the Tatuaje Brown Label are excellent since they let you see the difference a wrapper makes and, although I slightly prefer the natural (Habano) and Reserva (Broadleaf) versions, the Capa Especial is also very enjoyable.

Verdict = Buy.

–Patrick S

photo credit: Stogie Guys