MEGA Review: Ginger (Tatuaje La Casita Criolla Corona)

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Prelight Taste:
Not much prelight flavor.	Slight pepper, cedar, muted spiciness.
Pepper, then leather. I want to say I've smoked this before...saying that, I'm sure I've never smoked this before.	I'm looking forward to this one, as the vitola is one that I normally enjoy.
None really.	Pepper.
None. Absolutely nothing. Wrapper looks to be Oscuro.	I actually get a lot of spice out of this. The draw is absolutely perfect.
Not a whole lot of flavor here for me. Very little aroma from the foot as well.	Cedary pre-light. Sweet tobacco taste, grassy as well.

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Taste 1st Third:
Bitter oily blast right out the gate. Backed off now but still oily, heavy oil and leather twang with a mint like effect. Strong retrohale.	Perfect draw, nice amount of smoke, slight pepper spice and maybe some sweetness to it too.
Some cherry.	This is an ugly little cigar...big nasty vein sunning the length. What it is lacking in looks it is more than making up for in goodness. Clipped easily, perfect draw. Chocolate and leather dominate.
Some spice - leading me to think Nic. Cut easily. Not producing a plethora of smoke.	Started out harsh.
Tons of spice right off. Earthy, Leathery flavor. Huge bite of spice on finish.	I don't know if it was the coffee i was drinking or the cigar but it had a hint of coffee with pepper on the exhale.
This cigar started out with a very earthy taste with some strong pepper as well. The burn became uneven; which persisted throughout the duration. This cigar tastes familiar.	First third, and I'm very impressed with how 'smooth' this smoke is. There's no harshness at all, and just a tint of spice of some kind, but not so overwhelming as to trump the rest of the flavors in the cigar.
Peppery - Spicy. Woodsy maybe? Difficult to describe, but I like it. Ash fell off suddenly on my desk right at the 1'' mark.	Lot's of cedar and hay. Struggling to get a good draw. Developing some leather taste.

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