I love a top-quality cigar that uses an experimental blend, and with Surrogates by L’Atelier cigars I get several blends and sizes to try! Coming from the creative mind of the top-notch master blender Pete Johnson, who also founded the popular Tatuaje brand, Surrogates by L’Atelier is where Johnson gets to truly experiment with his creative expression.
Like Tatuaje’s incredibly popular Monster Series that exhibits several different blends, the Surrogates by L’Atelier line consists of a trio of delectably good blends, each unified by a core of expertly aged Nicaraguan long filler and binder tobaccos. Along with growing these fine interior tobaccos, all production is handled by the famous Garcia family at My Father Cigars S.A. in Nicaragua.
Leading off is the Bone Crusher and the Skull Breaker, the first vitolas released under the Surrogates banner. Complete with unique artwork on the bands depicting a cartoon bone and skull, respectively, these gems are coated with a dusky and top-quality Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. They provide a rich and hearty medium-full bodied smoke loaded with notes of chocolate, spice, sweet tobacco, and earth.
Next up is the Churchill-sized Satin Glove, and these deliciously smooth box-pressed beauties are adorned with a dusky San Andres Mexican maduro wrapper. The Satin Glove coats my palate with a medium-full bodied bouquet of dark chocolate, pepper, dried fruit, leather, and creamed coffee.
Finally, we have the Tramp Stamp, Animal Cracker, Animal Cracker 550, and Crystal Baller vitolas that all boast a top-shelf Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper. With their bold medium-full body, rich flavors of espresso, leather, pepper, cedar, baking spices, and earth. There is also the Cracker Crumbs, a smaller version of the Animal Cracker that packs a punch in despite its small frame.
No matter what kind of flavor profile I am looking for, there is always a Surrogates cigar for me to enjoy, so I always have some on hand in my humidor. To get some Surrogates by L’Atelier cigars for yours, order an individual cigar or a box of 20 online today with Cigars.com.
