Gurkha Estate Select Vintage Shaggy Review

Oliveros Eight Zero Robusto � 10 pack

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The Oliveros family began making premium cigars in Cuba in 1927. While they have since moved their cigar making operation to the Domincan Republic, the family continues to create outstanding blends with their Oliveros brand.

The Oliveros Eight Zero celebrates their 80th anniversary in the premium cigar making business and celebrates the rich history of the family and the brand. This medium-full bodied cigar is masterfull. It includes a beautiful blend of long-filler tobaccos from the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Then it is bound by a hearty Costa Rican binder and draped in a dark, oily Honduran Habano wrapper leaf.

This expert combination of tobaccos creates an abundance of complex flavors but delvers them in a smooth smoke. If you are looking for a hearty and beefy cigar, look no further than the Eight Zero.

Also, we're not the only ones that think this is a great cigar. Cigar Aficionado gave the Eight Zero a strong 89 rating.

Sold in a bundle of 10

Gurkha Estate Select Vintage Shaggy

The Basics:

Country: Dominican

Length: 6.0”
Ring Gauge: 54
Wrapper: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Binder: Dominican
Strength: Medium
Cost: $4 – $5 per stick

Well the New York football Giants won the Super Bowl and it is time to get the irons out for golf season, get ready for some NASCAR left turns and prepare for spring training in Major League Baseball. A good cigar to consider doing all this with is the GESVS (I should have warned you, I hate long names for cigars so there you go). It’s probably one of the better smokes I’ve had in a wicked long time. The GESVS comes with a “shaggy foot” where the filler tobaccos hang out of the bottom of the wrapper. This is an old Cuban tradition and an excellent way to taste the filler tobaccos of a cigar without tasting the wrapper. This method leads to more of a complex version of an already delicious blend. While it is ugly as homemade soap, if you are able to find it, give it a try. While still just a babe in the cigar game, I often look for these types of sticks because it really helps you taste the difference in flavors a stick may have throughout.

When you burn one of these, I love the fact that you don’t have to “toast” it, while I love the process, it was refreshing to pull it right out of the cellophane and light it up. The flavor was good with notes of coffee and a little leather. The draw was firm but comfortable. The burn went back and forth from being straight as can possibly be to going off some but never needed correcting and it was actually fun to watch. Why that is I don’t know (maybe I was bored, remember – I have smokers ADHD). I found that it never stopped moving around. Once the ash got to the wrapper it was solid but ugly and lasted a little over an inch. I think it might have been a little over humidified which is on me because I was trying to get a newly found humidor in order.

Now this stick comes in at around a premium price of $9.00 each at a lot of places, and I must admit, while it is fun to look at, constructed beautifully and tasty, if I pay more than $6 bucks for a cigar, I expect more complexity. (Good thing StogieBoys has them for under $5 a stick). Some like consistency, some complexity. I’m that guy. I tried pairing this one with a cola first, then as I normally do, paired it with water. On both occasions, the flavors remained the same. Final verdict, a good everyday cigar, but if you’re paying over $6 a stick for it, I’m not sure it’s worth that price because I for one, work for a living.

Final Verdict Ratings:

Flavor: 6

Value: 5

Overall: 7

Complexity: 5

Finish: 7

Aroma: 7

Strength: 6

Overall: 7

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