Black Label Tatuaje

The beauty of the Black Label blend is this discerning roughness that multiplies the complexity of the blend immensely. If you wrote down the flavors, sans this edginess, and gave it to me, I would tell you that you were probably smoking a Cuban cigar, which I suppose is a victory for Johnson. But, it couldn’t be any further from the truth. The most recent version of the Black Label blend has a refined harshness that is the answer I was looking for ever since my first Black Label, and that’s why once these start hitting shelves, I’ll smoke them fresh—presumably like they were intended to be enjoyed. I’ve had my fair share of the originals, the older event releases and more, they are not bad cigars by any means, but they are far cry from what I smoked fresh. Hoopla, sentiments, celebration, relief aside—this is a great cigar, for an advanced and open-minded palate, let’s try not to ruin it.