The Tatiana LaVita Cognac is like that sweet treat you sneak after dinner - a 5"x38 panatela stogie with Dominican guts wrapped in flavored Indonesian leaf. At $75 per box of 25, these machine-rolled sticks pack cognac-infused punch perfect for flavored cigar newbies. The glossy Connecticut shade wrapper hides vanilla-kissed smoke that even burn-challenged smokers can handle.
The cold draw tastes like someone spilled Grand Marnier on cherry chapstick. Initial puffs bring sweet vanilla syrup with faint rum raisin notes. Smoke output's lighter than regular cigars - more like vaping dessert flavors. Watch the burn line; machine-made construction sometimes runners on the first inch.
Cognac flavor intensifies around the halfway point, blending with baking spices. Cinnamon kick emerges but gets drowned in honeyed sweetness by the 3rd ash tap. The Dominican tobacco base shows through as dry cocoa powder when you retrohale. Draw stays loose despite the narrow ring gauge.
Last two inches turn into caramel overload with noticeable throat tingle. Papery bitterness creeps in if smoked past the band. Unlike premium cigars, nicotine hit stays minimal - finish feels like licking sugar-coated oak chips. Best nubbed at 45min mark before artificial aftertaste lingers.
