Tat Drac thread... unofficial!!!
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OK, so here is how I understand it. Either Pete or Bill can correct me, but I think I have it correct.
The 13 stores that were picked last year will not get the alotted 50 boxes for this years release. Since Pete is creating 1300 vs. the 666 from last year. I believe the plan is there will be 13 new "unlucky" stores that get the 50 boxes. The balance (634 boxes) would be distributed to other shops that he sells to. Which means, yes, the ones that got them last year MAY end up with a COUPLE of boxes.
Now, I also believe that the 13 retailers that received the Frank last year will be receiving the Frank Out of Costume this year.
At least that's the way I understand it.
Hope I might ease some minds here.
Pete? Am I close?
The 13 stores that were picked last year will not get the alotted 50 boxes for this years release. Since Pete is creating 1300 vs. the 666 from last year. I believe the plan is there will be 13 new "unlucky" stores that get the 50 boxes. The balance (634 boxes) would be distributed to other shops that he sells to. Which means, yes, the ones that got them last year MAY end up with a COUPLE of boxes.
Now, I also believe that the 13 retailers that received the Frank last year will be receiving the Frank Out of Costume this year.
At least that's the way I understand it.
Hope I might ease some minds here.
Pete? Am I close?
hdroadglide
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hehehe....you're close to a lot of things........:nodlaugh:
SkinsFanLarry
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This article is from CigarCyclopedia.com
Los Angeles, September 15, 2009 Halloween isnt far off, so that means Pete Johnsons annual Monster series is getting ready to debut for 2009.
After inaugurating the series with The Frank, in honor of the Frankenstein movie series of the 1930s and 1940s, the 2009 edition will be led by The Drac, saluting Universal Studios movie series of the 1930s that starred Bela Lugosi a big cigar smoker, by the way in the title role.
The Drac will be a 6 3/4-inch by 52-ring torpedo, said Johnson. Its a long torpedo, with a very easy, elegant internal blend and a very big flavored Habano Maduro wrapper. Its kind of like dressing an elegant man in his black cape!
The Dracs wrapper was grown in Ecuador, with the binder and filler leaves from Nicaragua. The cigars were made at Pepin Garcias My Father cigar factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. The cigars will be in boxes of 13, Johnson added. The boxes are still in the coffin shape, but this will be a prettier coffin than for The Frank last year. Its shiny and theres a little touch of (fake) blood on the tooth coming out of the D.
As always, this is a very limited-production cigar, with only 1,300 boxes of 13 actually produced (16,900 cigars in total). We picked out 13 retailers who got the product last year. Well pick again and those 13 will get a bigger chunk, but the remaining distribution will be through the territories, so most [of our] stores will be get a piece of it, Johnson noted.
In order to give more of his retailers nationwide a chance to participate in his Halloween limited-edition program, Johnson is also started his sub-series of the Monster program, called the Actors Series. These cigars will be themed around the actors whose portrayals made their monster pictures so memorable.
As the 2008 series featured The Frank, the 2009 Actors Series entry will be Boris in honor of Boris Karloff, who brought Frankensteins monster to life in 1932. Its in boxes of 10, with only 1,000 boxes to be produced. The boxes are white with a very elegant white band on the cigars, said Johnson.
It allows you to taste a version of the previous years Monster blend, but its not the exact blend. Weve shortened the cigar its 7 inches by 49 ring and instead of Broadleaf, we put an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper with a rosado tone to it. It changes the cigar drastically, but its also made at My Father cigars in Nicaragua. Retailers who won the pick last year will get a nice little chunk of the sub-series and everybody else will be able to get some.
Johnson isnt finished, however. Hes also giving away a motorcycle as part of this years Halloween promotion. We came up with this last year, Johnson noted. Its a Ducati Monster (696) and were going Willy Wonka to select the winner.
There are 13 spooky tickets inside boxes of The Drac. Theres no purchase necessary, but if you find one of the 13 tickets and register it online, you have a 1-13 chance to win the bike. We know a lot of these cigars are given as gifts and retailers will open a lot of boxes before they put the cigars on the shelf and were fine that they are eligible to win as well.
Hes already thinking ahead to next year as well. In 2010, were going new school with LeatherFace, it will be called The Face. The size has not yet been determined, but its going to be a fatter cigar, with a gnarly, ugly wrapper on it, a marbelized cover leaf. The cigar will be unfinished, with the wrapper drooping off the cigar.
The box will be a coffin, but ugly and brown. Were going to have the boxmaker swipe them over the grinder one more time after theyre finished. The band will be some weird combination of the colors, too. He hasnt yet figured out how to package a miniature chain saw in the box to use as a cutter!
Johnson has also planned ahead for the Actors Series cigar for 2010: It will be the Bela sub-series. Weve already kind-of created that cigar. It will have a classic, elegant Ecuador Connecticut wrapper.
Johnsons success began with his Tatuaje brand and now has distribution all over the country, reaching about 700 stores in total. Im glad its still small, he added.
He also noted the success of his newest blend, the Ambos Mundos. Its aimed at a lower price point, he explained. Its my way of trying to create something that had flavor at a nicer price point for this economy. Its been out since January and the response has been great.
Its a base Nicaraguan, with mild seco-viso-volado leaves and two different wrappers: Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper on one, and a Nicaraguan Habano on the other.
He also noted that the LaRiqueza and La Riqueza Cabinet lines are the same blend, only the box is different. We added two sizes in the Cabinet and those are round not square.
Were making everything out of My Father cigars in Nicaragua now except for the Tatuaje (brown label) which is still in Miami at El Rey de Los Habanos.
Johnsons emphasis on quality and control has made his cigars widely known and much appreciated among the cigar cognoscenti, but hes not above having some fun with his retailers and with smokers. For an activity which is essentially a hobby, thats a good thing.
Los Angeles, September 15, 2009 Halloween isnt far off, so that means Pete Johnsons annual Monster series is getting ready to debut for 2009.
After inaugurating the series with The Frank, in honor of the Frankenstein movie series of the 1930s and 1940s, the 2009 edition will be led by The Drac, saluting Universal Studios movie series of the 1930s that starred Bela Lugosi a big cigar smoker, by the way in the title role.
The Drac will be a 6 3/4-inch by 52-ring torpedo, said Johnson. Its a long torpedo, with a very easy, elegant internal blend and a very big flavored Habano Maduro wrapper. Its kind of like dressing an elegant man in his black cape!
The Dracs wrapper was grown in Ecuador, with the binder and filler leaves from Nicaragua. The cigars were made at Pepin Garcias My Father cigar factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. The cigars will be in boxes of 13, Johnson added. The boxes are still in the coffin shape, but this will be a prettier coffin than for The Frank last year. Its shiny and theres a little touch of (fake) blood on the tooth coming out of the D.
As always, this is a very limited-production cigar, with only 1,300 boxes of 13 actually produced (16,900 cigars in total). We picked out 13 retailers who got the product last year. Well pick again and those 13 will get a bigger chunk, but the remaining distribution will be through the territories, so most [of our] stores will be get a piece of it, Johnson noted.
In order to give more of his retailers nationwide a chance to participate in his Halloween limited-edition program, Johnson is also started his sub-series of the Monster program, called the Actors Series. These cigars will be themed around the actors whose portrayals made their monster pictures so memorable.
As the 2008 series featured The Frank, the 2009 Actors Series entry will be Boris in honor of Boris Karloff, who brought Frankensteins monster to life in 1932. Its in boxes of 10, with only 1,000 boxes to be produced. The boxes are white with a very elegant white band on the cigars, said Johnson.
It allows you to taste a version of the previous years Monster blend, but its not the exact blend. Weve shortened the cigar its 7 inches by 49 ring and instead of Broadleaf, we put an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper with a rosado tone to it. It changes the cigar drastically, but its also made at My Father cigars in Nicaragua. Retailers who won the pick last year will get a nice little chunk of the sub-series and everybody else will be able to get some.
Johnson isnt finished, however. Hes also giving away a motorcycle as part of this years Halloween promotion. We came up with this last year, Johnson noted. Its a Ducati Monster (696) and were going Willy Wonka to select the winner.
There are 13 spooky tickets inside boxes of The Drac. Theres no purchase necessary, but if you find one of the 13 tickets and register it online, you have a 1-13 chance to win the bike. We know a lot of these cigars are given as gifts and retailers will open a lot of boxes before they put the cigars on the shelf and were fine that they are eligible to win as well.
Hes already thinking ahead to next year as well. In 2010, were going new school with LeatherFace, it will be called The Face. The size has not yet been determined, but its going to be a fatter cigar, with a gnarly, ugly wrapper on it, a marbelized cover leaf. The cigar will be unfinished, with the wrapper drooping off the cigar.
The box will be a coffin, but ugly and brown. Were going to have the boxmaker swipe them over the grinder one more time after theyre finished. The band will be some weird combination of the colors, too. He hasnt yet figured out how to package a miniature chain saw in the box to use as a cutter!
Johnson has also planned ahead for the Actors Series cigar for 2010: It will be the Bela sub-series. Weve already kind-of created that cigar. It will have a classic, elegant Ecuador Connecticut wrapper.
Johnsons success began with his Tatuaje brand and now has distribution all over the country, reaching about 700 stores in total. Im glad its still small, he added.
He also noted the success of his newest blend, the Ambos Mundos. Its aimed at a lower price point, he explained. Its my way of trying to create something that had flavor at a nicer price point for this economy. Its been out since January and the response has been great.
Its a base Nicaraguan, with mild seco-viso-volado leaves and two different wrappers: Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper on one, and a Nicaraguan Habano on the other.
He also noted that the LaRiqueza and La Riqueza Cabinet lines are the same blend, only the box is different. We added two sizes in the Cabinet and those are round not square.
Were making everything out of My Father cigars in Nicaragua now except for the Tatuaje (brown label) which is still in Miami at El Rey de Los Habanos.
Johnsons emphasis on quality and control has made his cigars widely known and much appreciated among the cigar cognoscenti, but hes not above having some fun with his retailers and with smokers. For an activity which is essentially a hobby, thats a good thing.
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You talking about "Porkchop" at Gloucester Street Cigar Company, that's a good possibility my friend.
Sorry brother didnt mean to ruffle any feathers here. New and didnt know he is apparently affiliated with tatuaje. Funny one of the reasons I joined this board is because I saw pete seems to post here and this board has a good pulse on the Tat line. That and you told me about this board jerk
Please let a shop in Norcal get a decent amount. Cough West Coast Cigars Cough. We love you Tats up here
No offense taken here bro. Just havin fun. It is known the Bill knows Pete quite well. Nice to see you here. Jerk, I Love It.:kissforehSorry brother didnt mean to ruffle any feathers here. New and didnt know he is apparently affiliated with tatuaje. Funny one of the reasons I joined this board is because I saw pete seems to post here and this board has a good pulse on the Tat line. That and you told me about this board jerk
Please let a shop in Norcal get a decent amount. Cough West Coast Cigars Cough. We love you Tats up here
Yes Sir! That would be the one I was thinking...
As it ends up, it was a Stephen King movie & character I was thinking about - "Mr. Barlow" from Salem's Lot.
I had never seen or heard of Naferatu until you mentioned it in your post.
Oddly, it looks appears as though Mr. Barlow was modeled after Nosferatu...:devilhead
Mr. Barlow
Nasferatu
:devil: 100 posts & still no info about what Daviso intended this post to be! LOL.
twenty5
BoM 11/09, 4/10 BoY '10
I am sorry if this has been answered but I was trying to figure out the timeline a little better as I was not around for this last year.
October 13th - The Unlucky 13 announced
October 31st - They go onsale?? Or before that?
Approx sell out date???
October 13th - The Unlucky 13 announced
October 31st - They go onsale?? Or before that?
Approx sell out date???
njstone
BoM January 2010
I'm also wondering if places will be doing pre-orders ... is it worth it calling the lucky 13 shops right away on the 13th?
njstone
BoM January 2010
Hey SFL, thanks for posting that sweet article!
One thing I learned from that: "The Frank Undressed" aka Boris will in fact be dressed ... it will have an "elegant white band" as opposed to being unbanded.
One thing I learned from that: "The Frank Undressed" aka Boris will in fact be dressed ... it will have an "elegant white band" as opposed to being unbanded.