Tatuaje Cojonu 2018 Broadleaf

The weather has been stunning the past few weeks with cool nights and lots of rain. Taking full advantage of that tonight I find myself out back with a Tatuaje Cojonú 2018 Broadleaf.

The Good Stuff:

At the PCA trade show earlier this year Tatuaje showcased multiple line extensions to the Cojonu brands. Today we are focusing on the new broadleaf version of the Cojonu 2018. Manufactured at the My Father Cigar factory in Nicaragua the blend features the same Nicaraguan binder and fillers as the standard Cojonu 2018 only with a newly introduced Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The cigar is offered in a single 5 5/8 x 54 format which comes packaged in boxes of 21 running $13.50 per cigar. I purchased mine over from our good friends at Cuenca Cigars where you can now buy these in singles.

• Size: 5 5/8 x 54
• Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
• Binder: Nicaraguan
• Filler: Nicaraguan
• Body: Full
• Strength: Medium
• Price: $13.50

Prelight:

The Tatuaje Cojonu 2018 Broadleaf starts off with a very rustic, beaten-up looking wrapper which is mostly dark brown with lots of lighter brown and orange areas splotched around the cigar. The wrapper’s texture is very toothy and extremely oily. The wrapper itself is very thick and dense while the cigar as a while is heavy and tightly packed. The wrapper is laid perfectly over itself leading up to the cigar’s round, double-wrapped cap. The body of the cigar has such a slight, simple, soft-boxpress to it. In normal fashion the cigar is polished off with a brown and white Tatuaje band and a secondary black and gold “Cojonu 2018” band.

The wrapper on the Tatuaje Cojonu 2018 gives off a mixture of sweet spices and oak while the foot of the cigar caries more sharp spice along with lots of natural tobacco aromas. The cold draw kicks out a ton of sweet spice and herbal flavors over some light earthiness.

First Third:

The Tatuaje Cojonu 2018 starts off with an incredibly tasty mixture of sweet spice, nutmeg and ginger over some musky oak and lighter notes of vanilla, cinnamon, and earthiness with just a hint of black pepper. What an incredible flavor profile right off the bat. The draw is perfect as each little puff kicks out a massive cloud of thick, gray smoke which dissipates quickly while the cigar releases a whole mess of stationary smoke while the oils burn off the wrapper. The burnline is mostly even and razor thin while it leaves behind a trail of very tightly compacted medium gray ash which held on for an inch before falling into my ashtray.

Second Third:

Into the second third of the Tatuaje Cojonú 2018 Broadleaf and I am completely in love with the flavor profile. So much sweet spices with the cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger over lots of vanilla now, musk, oak, cedar, and a splash of honey. The retrohale is actually pretty enjoyable as well as it brings out even more of the spice. I close out the second third with no signs of any nicotine.

Finish:

The final third is where the Tatuaje Cojonú 2018 Broadleaf really shines. The flavor profile is banging as each flavor is firing on all cylinders. Loads of sweet cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger over loads of oaky musk and some soft spice with vanilla and a cocoa aftertaste. What a great profile. It took me an hour and a half to smoke this cigar down to the nub. There was no harshness, no sap, no extended heat and I never once had to reach for my torched to touchup or relight the cigar. I close out the cigar with only a very minor nicotine kick.

Overview:

Wow, just wow. I have been a fan of the Cojonu 2018 for a while now, but the added Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper just takes a great cigar to a whole new level. I can honestly say it’s been a while since I have enjoyed a cigar as much as this one. The complex profile is incredibly pleasant and really pleases my personal palate. The burnline was perfect from start to finish and the price point is pretty affordable for a cigar that delivers as much as this one. Box worthy? Yes. Multiple box worthy? Yes and yes.