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October 28, 2014  

We are over the dress boxes! |Two Cents Tuesday

Don’t get us wrong, Tatuaje is one of our favorite brands and we can’t get enough of the awesome cigars that they put out time and time again, but this week’s Two Cents Tuesday is all about how we are over the Monster Series dress boxes!

Let’s start with a little bit of history on the Tatuaje Monster Series.

Since 2008 Tatuaje Cigars has started a limited edition series of cigars called the Monster Series. It consists of 666 dress boxes of cigars and each year is inspired by different monsters. Here is a breakdown of the different dress boxes since 2008 that we found on www.halfwheel.com.

  • Tatuaje The Frank (7 5/8 x 49) — 2008 — Named after the Frankenstein — 666 Dress Boxes of 13 Cigars (8,658 Total Cigars)
  • Tatuaje The Drac (6 3/4 x 52) — 2009 — Named after Dracula — 1,300 Dress Boxes of 13 Cigars (16,900 Total Cigars)
  • Tatuaje The Face (6 3/8 x 56) — 2010 — Named after Leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre — 666 Dress
  • Boxes of 13 Cigars & 1,300 Plain Boxes of 10 Cigars (21,658 Total Cigars)
  • Tatuaje The Wolfman (7 1/2 x 52) — 2011 — Based on the monster from The Wolf Man (1941) — 666 Dress Boxes of 13 Cigars & 1,300 Plain Boxes of 10 Cigars (21,658 Total Cigars)
  • Tatuaje The Mummy (7 3/4 x 47) — 2012 — Based on the Boris Karloff character — 666 Dress Boxes of 13 Cigars & 3,100 Plain Boxes of 10 Cigars (39,658 Total Cigars)
  • Tatuaje The JV13 (7 1/2 x 52) — 2013 — Based on Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th — 666 Dress Boxes of 13 Cigars & 4,500 Plain Boxes of 10 Cigars (53,658 Total Cigars)

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This year marks the #7 monster, Jekyll and already Tatuaje has announced next years #8 monster, Hyde. With the release of the new monster in this series we are officially over the monster hunt and here is why:

  1. There are only 666 dress boxes available for purchase and they are only at select retailers, making it very difficult to find unless you have the advantage of seeing “THE LIST” a day early in the SNS club.
  2. If you are lucky enough to get a box, many people hold on to them because they go for much more money during resale.
  3. Even after purchasing the Mummy dress box and a JV13 plain box in the past, the amount of searching takes up too much of our time to find the coveted dress boxes every year.
  4. Finally, we want to open the box! What good is a limited edition cigar if you never get to taste it!
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Photo Credit: Tatuaje Instagram

Pete Johnson’s Monster Series was not created to make cigars that will never to be smoked. We believe he  wanted to make cigars that were different from the regular production cigars he makes in order to branch out and try new blends and keep being creative within the cigar industry. The regular production smokes are phenomenal, so consistent, and can easily stand up to the limited relase cigars! Pete’s goal, from our perspective, has always been to make cigars for fans that are dedicated to Tatuaje and PHJCIGARS.