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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Latitude Zero Toro Gordo Review

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

Nice Chunky Box
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.

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;

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.  


3 comments:

  1. 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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  2. The draw is perfect and then black pepper begins to rise from the ashes like the Phoenix itself.
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