Olor Del Cibao
Posted By ironmeden on September 17, 2007
When we first started this blog of cigars 2 years ago, we really didn’t have any expectations of where it may lead. Over that time we have many readers stop by and check out our reviews of cigars and well as enjoy our stories that go along with the cigars.
It was pretty cool when other cigar blogs asked to swap links. There is now a great community of blogs dedicated to the hobby of smoking cigars.
The next level was unexpected…sponsors! It was really great that online stores asked us to review cigars they would send us. That was a great perk! Of course we let everyone know that sent us cigars we would be unbiased in regards to the cigars, that we take very seriously here.
Originally I had setup on the sidebar, online stores where you could get cigars. As the sponsor’s came around I decided to take that down and dedicate that area to companies that took the time to email us and acknowledge that this community does have a voice and very loyal readers.
With that I’d like to announce a new sponsor to The Velvet Cigar blog, TexCigars. Jarrod who owns TexCigars was gracious enough to email us and donate cigars to us for review. On the sidebar you will see a link for www.texcigars.com under the Sponsors headers. Click the link and start your journey into the world of TexCigars.
The sampler that was sent to us was Olor Del Cibao. Elvis and I were not familiar with the brand, but were excited to try something new. From the sampler I picked out the Dark Maduro which was 6×46. The bands are not flashy at all, pretty simple in their layout. The wrapper was a little soft in it’s appearance. It doesn’t have that oily look to it as advertised. To be honest, its not one of those cigars that wouldn jump out at me if I were strolling through the local cigar shoppes. By the appearance, I would probably pass right by it.
I was over at Elvis’ place Thursday night when I lit this one up. We were discussing our plans to take over the world.
The lighting of the cigar went well. I had V-Cut the head of the cigar and kinda butchered it which was no fault of the cigar. There was a slight harsh taste to the cigar at the start which lasted probably until about 1/4 the way through. The ash is white with accents of gray. At that point the cigar changed and I started recognizing the taste a bit. It had hints of a Gurkha in there. It smoothed out and it turned into a pleasant smoke. There were at times throughout the smoke that had some tough draws. I had to do a little massaging of the cigar to loosen it up.
The smoke was quite pleasant to take in and I continued on through the end of the cigar. I was quite surprised by how the cigar ended. I guess I didn’t expect the cigar to change to the better like that.
Here is the description from TexCigars:
With a rather oily, dark maduro wrapper, these cigars are another favorite by Olor Del Cibao – a Dominican Republic Cigar Manufacturer. They are long leaf filler Dark Maduro Cigars. Because these cigars are 100% hand made in the Dominican Republic, they have a great draw and burn. If you’re looking for an oily cigar, this is the one for you.
Manufacturer: Tabaccars corp.
Filler: Dominican
Wrapper: Dark Maduro
Binder: Dominican
Package: Box of 25
The only thing I would disagree with is the oiliness of the cigar, it just wasn’t there on any of them. I do wonder though if the tobacco leaves they originate from are not near the same fields or are from the same fields that supply Gurkha with their leaves. Most Gurkha cigars appear to be made from Dominican tobacco leaves. I guess I’ll never know.
Overall this cigar is good. If my comparison to Gurkha is accurate, then you have a pretty good alternative with the Olor Del Cibao Dark Maduro.
Check them out at www.texcigars.com as well as the other brands that are available.
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I sampled the “Too Fat” Dark Maduro. I did see some of the oilyness show through the rich looking wrapper and when I did my ritualistic pre-light wettting of the cigar I noticed that my spittle didn’t get absorbed into the wrapper like other cigars….it was like beads of dew on a freshly waxed car! The pre-light taste showed a hint of mint. Once lit, I was blown away at the boom of flavor this sucker puts out. Rich notes of dark bitter chocolate and dark coffee bean jumped onto the palate without any of the annoying overdone pepper flavor many newer full bodied cigars seem to love to display lately. The burn was razor sharp with a mostly white ash and the plumes of smoke were very thick and gave off a nice light musty smell much like a Gurkha Vintage. I love these kinds of maduros…and not the ones that take your breath away. I wish these were a little cheaper…more around the $50-$60 per box price, but they are for sure worth their $85 or so pricetag. I think we might see these soon in more places, but I thank Texcigars for having them now! Great stick to relax the night’s final hour and 15 minutes away with!
I smoked the King Robusto, the Dark maduro, and the Double Wrap Presidente. All were good smokes for less than four bucks, but the King Robusto was pretty damn good. I enjoyed them tremendously and for four bucks it’s a good deal.
Any luck with your King Robusto? Thought?