Latitude Zero
Oliva Tobacco Company
Wrapper: 2011 Habano Ecuador
Fillers: 2010 Nicaraguan
Size: 6 x 60
Strength: medium-full
Price: $124.95 + Five Pack Freebie + Lighter Freebie
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| Nice Chunky Box |
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| 20 Cigars |
I don’t do this very often but, I have to light up one of
these babies the day of delivery. I like
to place the cigars into my humidor to let them settle when they have been
shipped. It is summertime they don’t
take the abuse of winter time shipping.
Off the Light: earthy; toasted sweet grains; meaty
medium-full mouthfeel right from the start; as the smoke continues the earthy
toasted grains coat the palate; some oak comes into play with a nice cedar
spice; table black pepper spice on the aftertaste;
After I removed the one inch ash, that was ready to fall off,
the cigar started to canoe. A quick
lighter touchup helped to correct the burn.
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| Free Five Pack |
Mid-point: oak comes to the front; roasted grains (missing
the sweet); earthy notes still coat the palate; a nice dash of fine grind black
pepper; smooth medium-full mouthfeel; I touched up the burn right after
removing the second ash to keep it burning correctly;
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| Free Lighter |
Down the Stretch: the medium-full mouthfeel continues; earthy
notes linger; more of a toasted oak note develops (charring); roasted grains; the pepper
spice starts to cling to the palate with each puff; dry; water is needed to refresh
the palate
To the Point: I usually don’t buy a whole box of cigars
without trying one but, coming from Oliva it is worth the purchase and I was
right. This is one tasty cigar. From the
first puff to the last this is quality.
The flavors have a very meaty feel and this cigar would be a perfect
after dinner cigar with a glass of 20 year old Tawny Port.
Read the comment below. For as I just found out - that Oliva is not Oliva. I did not know there was a Oliva Cigar Co. and Oliva Tobacco Co. - two different companies.
Read the comment below. For as I just found out - that Oliva is not Oliva. I did not know there was a Oliva Cigar Co. and Oliva Tobacco Co. - two different companies.
It’s kinda confusing, but Oliva Cigar Company & Oliva Tobacco company are two very different entities/companies. This cigar is not made or manufactured for/by Oliva Cigar Co. (although they grow & use quite a bit of their own tobacco in the cigars they produce like Serie O/G/V, etc.). However, this cigar is Oliva Tobacco Company’s first & only entry into marketplace as far as I know. Oliva Tobacco Co. sells their leaf (mostly high end wrapper leaf grown in Ecuador) to many high end manufacturers like Arturo Fuente, DPG, Drew Estate, etc. & also giants General & Altadis. Hope that clears up some confusion. This cigar can be had in the $50-$60/box range on cbid too. Nice review, btw.
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ReplyDeleteThe draw is perfect and then black pepper begins to rise from the ashes like the Phoenix itself.
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