If you’ve spent any time following Pete Johnson, owner and founder of Tatuaje and L’Atelier Imports, you more than likely know that Pete has a soft spot for both his family and fine wines. L’Atelier Imports was Pete’s way of getting his brother into the cigar industry, and his affinity for fine wine led him to create his own brand of wine called Tatouage.
L’Atelier was looking to create a new line of cigars, and while Pete and his brother KC were at a local wine bar, inspiration struck. La Mission du L’Atelier, draws inspiration from a winery in the Pessac-Léognan region of France, known as Château La Mission Haut-Brion. It’s one of Pete’s favorites and what they were drinking that fateful night.
La Mission is a medium-to-full bodied smoke. Using Nicaraguan grown tobaccos (including Pepin’s proprietary Sancti Spiritus leaf) for the filler and binder, these leaves are skillfully combined with a Mexican San Andres wrapper. Complexity abounds with notes of smoky-woods, pepper, and leather with hints of chocolate.