Medium Bodied

Tatuaje Havana VI

Red‑band, balanced pepper and cream

Tatuaje Cigars

About Tatuaje Havana VI

Havana VI (the “Red Label”), launched in 2006, is an Ecuador wrapped, Nicaraguan filled Tatuaje line rolled in Nicaragua and intended as a medium bodied, Cuban style alternative. Reviews describe an opening of black pepper and spice that softens into caramel or cream with cedar, wood and leather, delivered with clean construction and steady burn.

  • Made in Nicaragua
  • Medium, Medium-Full
  • Ecuador
  • Black pepper, caramel sweetness, cedar/wood, earth, leather

Key Details

Made By

Tatuaje Cigars

Made In

Nicaragua

First Introduced

2006

Strength

Medium to Medium-Full

Wrapper Focus

Ecuador

Known For

Havana VI, Verocu

Official Website

tatuajecigars.com

Explore the Cigars

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Red Label

Havana VI

ALL LINES

Havana VI (the Red Label) is a medium‑bodied Tatuaje built with an Ecuador wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler and rolled in Nicaragua; it’s commonly described as peppery with caramel, cedar and leather notes through the finish.

Sizes

  • Hermosos (5 5/8" x 46)
  • Angeles (4 5/8" x 42)
  • Victorias (6.0" x 38)
  • Artistas (6 1/8" x 52)
  • Nobles (5.0" x 50)
  • Almirantes (7.0" x 47)
  • Gorditos (5 1/2" x 56)
  • Verocu No.5 (4.0" x 40)

Strength

Medium

Wrapper

Ecuador

Binder

Nicaragua

Filler

Nicaraguan long‑filler

Conceived as a Havana‑style, medium‑bodied alternative within Tatuaje, Havana VI combines a clean Ecuador wrapper with a Nicaraguan core and classic construction (triple cap, tidy roll). The smoke typically opens with black pepper and a sweet, tannic caramel note, then settles into cedar, wood and earth as the cigar moves into later thirds; the pepper remains present but measured, and the finish leans toward leather and dry wood rather than sugary molasses. Extensions and Verocú variants explore stronger or different wrapper treatments, but the core Havana VI stays true to midrange balance—solid flavor without excessive strength, and consistent construction and transitions.

Pepper Forward

Verocu

ALL LINES

Verocu is a bolder sibling to Havana VI—Ecuador‑wrapped with Nicaraguan binder and filler and rolled in Nicaragua—offering a medium‑full smoking profile that emphasizes pepper, coffee and chocolate alongside cedar and earth.

Sizes

  • No.1 Toro Grande (6 1/4" x 52)
  • No.2 Robusto Grande (5 1/2" x 54)
  • No.3 Corona Larga (6.0" x 46)
  • No.4 Robusto (5 1/4" x 50)
  • No.5 Petite (4.0" x 40)
  • No.6 Torpedo (6 1/8" x 52)
  • No.9 Petite Robusto (4 1/2" x 49)

Strength

Medium-Full

Wrapper

Ecuador

Binder

Nicaragua

Filler

Nicaragua

Verocu began as a harder‑hitting extension of Havana VI, intended as the red‑label profile with more backbone. Built on an Ecuador wrapper over a Nicaraguan core, the line trades early sweetness for a firmer peppery backbone, coffee and milk‑chocolate tones and a cedar‑and‑earth base. Strength steps up into medium‑full, and later thirds commonly highlight savory spice and a dry, cedar‑forward finish. Verocu’s release history—regional numbered drops and wrapper experiments—means smokers will encounter the same Nicaraguan‑filled intent dressed in different leaves, but the line consistently offers more oomph and cedar emphasis than its Havana VI cousin.

Articles & Reviews

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Frequently Asked Questions

Havana VI sits in the medium strength lane: it opens with a Garcia‑family pepper signature but generally stays measured, moving into caramel/cream, cedar and leather rather than full‑throttle strength. Some sizes lean fuller toward the nub, and the Verocú options are intentionally stronger (medium‑full).