This month Tex Cigars sent me another new cigar from Olor Del Cibao that has been aged in Jose Cuervo 1800 Tequila. They call it not a typical flavored cigar so I’m looking forwards to smoking this one. I have enjoyed most of the Olor Del Cibao line so far and have reviewed the Churchill Cuban Seed and the Double Shade Presidente.
Information from the site:
This is the newest edition from Olor Del Cibao. It is a box-pressed, cuban-seed cigar that has the beautiful construction and flavors that you might expect from Olor Del Cibao. However, the long-leaf filler tobacco has been aged in Jose Cuervo 1800 Tequila for weeks. This cigar is not what your typical flavored cigar might taste like because the wrapper is not flavored or aged in Tequila. The Olor Del Cibao Tequila Aged Cigar has hints of Tequila and a wonderful aroma. Each cigar is hand made and over 40 hands touch this cigar before the finished product is smoked. You can compare these to the Acid line of cigars that used Sauza Tequila if you like, but the truth is that they are a little different because the Sauza Tequila cigar is flavored.
Country: Dominican Republic
Length/Ring: 7 x 54
Shape: Box-Press
Wrapper: Natural Cuban Seed
Strength: Mild
Price: $109.99 (25) Buy Now
Pre-light: I love box pressed cigars. This one has a rough cap, small veins and some color variations on the wrapper. Not the sexiest looking cigar but I don’t want to look at it, I want to smoke it. The cold draw was firm with a little sweetness on the lips almost like a honey. Reminds me of a sweetened tip but this comes from the aging process.
The burn: I would call the burn normal all the way down. Ash lasting a little over an inch and had very little flaking. It kept an even burn throughout. The draw was effortless all the way down on the first cigar and a very tight on the other.
The taste: This is a very interesting cigar when it comes to flavor. Nothing really reminded me of Tequila. It is more of a honey flavor throughout. It kind of reminds me of those Havana Honey’s that I tried back in the day.
Over all: Not my favorite Olor Del Cibao but a decent one. Out of the two I had one was unsmokable do to the draw. I will see if Jarrod will send me a couple more and will update this review if he does. I hate to run into plugs but I can not hold this one cigar against them. So at a little under $4.40 per stick box price I think that is an OK price because of the aging process (if the plugged cigar was just a fluke). I would like to see them in a sampler so I would not have to commit to a whole box…. wait, I guess I should have research before I opened my big mouth. You can try one of these along with other smokes from this line in the Olor Del Cibao Cigar Sampler along with my personal favorite the Double Shade Presidente at Tex Cigars.
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on Mar 22nd, 2008 at 10:48 pm
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