January 2008 was the first month of our new Cigar Club, Stogie Ninja Society. This month was Judge’s month and he chose a sampler pack of Oliveros cigars from Cigar International.
Tonight I smoked the Oliveros International Churchill. This smoke measures 7.0″ x 50 and it’s blend employs a mixture of 100% Cuban-seed long-fillers from the Dominican Republic. The smoke started out a bit spicy and bitter, but very quickly turned into a great, woodsy tasting smokes. The smoke was very smooth with a terrific draw and plenty of smoke. It lasted for about an hour and smoked good all the way down to the nub. It did tend to get a little hot at the very end, but I wasn’t disappointed because I didn’t expect it to taste quite this good. I am looking on CigarBid right now, trying to find more of these cigars because I liked this one so much. I’d recommend this cigar to people who are new to smoking and also those who have been into cigars for as long as I have, about 2 year.
Herfers.com Club, Oliveros
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I smoked this last night at the weekly poker game (do you see a trend starting here??) on the recommendation of a friend.
Broadleaf, 12 year old wrapper, and blended with 7 year old Nicaraguan and Dominican filler, measuring 6.25×52.
I thought this cigar started a bit bitter with very little real flavor. However, after only a very short but, the flavor picked up into a nutty, earthy taste with plenty of smoke and a perfect draw. The flavor remained constant all the way down to the nub. This was a fantastic cigar and I would really like to smoke one again, I rate it at a solid A.
Rocky Patel
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This is my 2nd Gurkha cigar to smoke. I haven’t bought or smoked these before because, quite frankly, they are too high-priced. Most B&M’s charge $8-$10 minimum for most Gurkha vitolas. I picked up a 10-pack of these sticks for $30, so I was quite pleased to get the quality of smoke for such a great price.
This blend offers a dark, oily Costa Rican Maduro wrapper, a leaf with some fantastic characteristics. The cigar had a rich blend of well-aged Honduran, Dominican, and Jamaican long-leaf tobaccos. Medium to full-bodied, this complex blend provides plenty of smoke, full-flavor and smoked cool and clean down the the nub. I tasted nothing special, just full-flavored smoke and great taste. I am glad I got this stick and will be happy to buy more.
I rate this cigar at a A-
Gurkha
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So this is only my second Indian Tabac to smoke and I wanted to try a more mild cigar because this last one that I smoked was their Super Fuerte Maduro and it was quite dark and bold, almost a little too much, but I will probably smoke one again someday anyway.
This cigar is made in Nestor Plasencia’s Honduran factory, each is draped in cedar, concealing a flawless, Connecticut-seed wrapper leaf underneath. This leaf is grown under Ecuador’s natural mountain mist, yielding an exceedingly smooth wrapper with an oily sheen, yet I found that the wrapper flaked off at the tip after I cut it.
Quite frankly, since the maduro smoke was so bold and heavy, I expected more from this lighter stick. I liked the flavor and the draw was quite good, plenty of smoke, it just wasn’t as heavy as I was hoping. My next purchase will probably be the Natural wrapper, which is between this one and the Super Fuerte.
I’ll rate this cigar at a B. This would be a good smoke for someone who likes lighter cigars or perhaps a beginning smoker.
Indian Tabac
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I chose this cigar tonight at the Euless Smoke Shop because I hadn’t had a Partagas before and I am still trying new cigars and building my top 10 list. This BLACK cigar measures 6×54 and is quite the maduro.
Overall I was pretty disappointed with this smoke. The draw on it was quite difficult and it didn’t gain much smoke. This stayed true all the way to the end of the cigar. The flavor was nice, not overly thick or robust but it was just hard to smoke. I couldn’t really place the taste, it wasn’t peppery, leathery or earthy or anything specific, but it did taste good. I simply wish it had an easier draw and more smoke.
On the up side, since it wasn’t that harsh it didn’t leave a bad taste or make my stomach twinge. I could have probably smoked two of them, honestly.
I would rate this cigar at a B- because of the hard draw and limited smoke. As stated, the flavor was nice, but it wasn’t at all one of the best smokes I’ve ever had.
Partagas
Partagas