![]() ![]() He also released 4,500 plain 10-count boxes, equating to a total run of just under 54,000 individual sticks. Each celebrates one of Johnson’s favorite characters from the horror genre, including The Frank, The Drac, The Face, The Wolfman, The Mummy, and The JV13 (Jason).Īs is tradition, Johnson produced 666 “dress boxes†of 13 The Hyde cigars, with 13 “unlucky†retailers getting the bulk of the boxes to sell. Thanks to the well-publicized rarity of Monster Series cigars, the success of Tatuaje’s marketing, and the sterling reputation Pete Johnson’s company has amassed over the years, I probably don’t need to remind you that, since 2008, Tatuaje has released an annual Monster Series smoke around Halloween. Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. They’re based on similar blends, and both are a nod to the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr. After all, comparing the two cigars is only natural. Fortunately, my colleague informs me he still has a few The Jekyll’s in stock, and he was also able to recently purchase a box of The Hyde so I expect a Face-Off from him shortly. I can actually remember typing the word “hopefully†while knowing it was highly unlikely I’d have the willpower to keep my hands off my box of The Jekyll, a cigar I rated four and a half stogies out of five.Īs it turns out, my 10-count box is long gone, and with it my ability to do a suitable side-by-side comparison of this year’s follow-up, The Hyde. €œHopefully I can hang on to a few The Jekyll’s to do a side-by-side comparison next year.†That’s what I wrote back in November 2014 in my review of last year’s Monster Series cigar from Tatuaje. ![]()
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