Next month, the Tatuaje Gran Maravilla will arrive at Silo Cigars in Knoxville, Tenn. It’s the final rerelease of a trio cigars that debuted eight cigars when Tatuaje was still a relatively young company. We’ve covered the Gran Maravilla since it was announced last September, but it roots go back even further and to another store, Leaf & Ale, which was also based in Knoxville. In 2006, that store received the Tatuaje La Maravilla, a 5 5/8 x 46 corona gorda that featured a Nicaraguan wrapper over a blend of Nicaraguan corojo and criollo fillers. In the eight years, a lot has changed, most notably—Leaf & Ale is no longer in business. In 2012, the Tatuaje Bombazo was rereleased, preceded and proceeded by the Cohete’s rerelease, which begged the question what would happen to the Maravilla. Turns out, it would get bigger—now 6 1/8 x 46; head to a different store—Silo Cigars; and feature a different wrapper—Ecuadorian habano. The differences can seen below. On May 19, Silo will begin offering the boxes for pre-order, followed by an event with Pete Johnson on May 22 and the shipping of all mail order customers on May 27. There will be 200 boxes ...
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