L'Atelier Imports Archives

Tatuaje Celebrating 20th Anniversary at PCA 2023

July 3, 2023

While not entirely new updates, Tatuaje Cigars has made clear the company's core releases for the PCA trade show later this week, which takes place in Las Vegas, NV. This includes two cigars under the 20th b... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE with Dan Welsh

Eric Guttormson

May 8, 2019

Smoke Night Live

Episode 196 of Smoke Night LIVE will feature special guest Dan Welsh from L'atelier Imports and Tatuaje. Dan and his team have created some of the most unique cigar releases in the industry including the Surrog... Read More...

L’Atelier Imports – IPCPR 2017

Jordan Guttormson

September 8, 2017

IPCPR 2017

As usual, L'Atelier Imports shared a booth with sister company Tatuaje Cigars at IPCPR 2017. Tatuaje is, of course, the more dominant company, taking up a majority of the booth and housing their more sought-aft... Read More...

90%Jump the Gun

L’Atelier Identité Mélange Spécial No. 2

Jordan Guttormson

May 31, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2017

Apart from representing a municipality in central Cuba, with a Latin translation to mean "Holy Spirit," Sancti Spíritus (pronounced sônktē spērēto͞os) is best known among cigar hobbyists for its increasing popu... Read More...

93%Home Run

Côte d’Or La Tâche

Ben Reed

November 1, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2016

Last year, Pete Johnson gave L’Atelier Imports a breath of fresh air with the exquisite release of the L’Atelier Côte d’Or—which was one of my personal favorite maduros of 2015 (seecond only to Rocky’s Special ... Read More...

L'Atelier Imports cigar booth IPCPR 2016

L’Atelier Imports – IPCPR 2016

Jordan Guttormson

September 19, 2016

IPCPR 2016

As per usual, L'Atelier shared space with brand-runner Pete Johnson's other operation, Tatuaje. But where they usually occupied less than one quarter of the My Father Cigars booth, L'Atelier now shared a whole ... Read More...

90%Not Quite There

L’Atelier Extension de la Racine ER15

Jordan Guttormson

February 26, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2016

Extension de la Racine holds the title of L'Atelier's first limited edition cigar. The first edition of which, ER13, was released at the 2013 IPCPR show as incentive for retailers to become acquainted with Pete... Read More...

92%Maduro Rarity

L’Atelier Côte d’Or

Ben Reed

October 29, 2015

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2015

On April 15th, 2015, L’Atelier released its first new blend in quite a while (since 2013’s Extension de la Racine). Pete Johnson, owner of L’Atelier imports and French wine enthusiast, worked with the Garcia fa... Read More...

87%Falls short

La Mission du L’Atelier

Jordan Guttormson

September 16, 2015

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2015

L’Atelier Imports is known for it’s inspiration from both a classic, Cuban approach to cigar craftsmanship, as well as its French and wine influences. It’s no coincidence that lead brand-runner Pete Johnson has... Read More...

7 Blockbuster Cigars for Summer 2015

Jordan Guttormson

June 8, 2015

Featured, Blog

Cold days be damned! The summer months are finally upon us, and as you may very well know, it's blockbuster season! Yes - Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, and Terminator are all on the list (what ... Read More...

90%Goofy but tasty

Surrogates Satin Glove

Jordan Guttormson

August 6, 2014

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2014

Surrogates, a brand that is owned and distributed by L’Atelier Imports, has always maintained a certain air of mystery throughout the cigar world. When first released, the brand was made specially for Ohio reta... Read More...

The Most Interesting Cigar Releases for 2014

Jordan Guttormson

July 26, 2014

IPCPR 2014, PCA

As many of you know, the 82nd annual International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) show just wrapped up in Las Vegas. For the last 4 days, every cigar manufacturer on the planet gathered ... Read More...

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