Tom's Cigar Reviews

Oliveros King Havano

Up for review tonight is the Oliveros King Havano. The first thing that I thought when I saw this cigar is obvious… “This is a Nub rip-off, I have to try this cigar.” I picked up a few and headed home to smoke. Oliveros touts this as a full bodied cigar. When I learned of the blend, I was intrigued, so lets get to the review!

Wrapper: Oscuro

Binder: Nicaraguan

Filler:Nicaraguan Ligero from Esteli

Size: 4 x 60

Price: Around $4.00

Pre-Smoke & Construction:

When looking at the wrapper, I appreciated its appearance. The wrapper was smooth with a few bumps here and there. The wrapper smelled sweet, and the foot had sweet spicy notes. The draw was perfect, and the pre-light draw tasted sweet. When squeezing the cigar, there were no soft spots. The burn only required a few touch-ups, and the ash held firm for around an inch.

Flavor:

A sweet coffeeish flavor kicked off the first third. I detected earthy notes way in the background. The smoke was very smooth, with a slight spice when passing through the nose.

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A slight woody taste, combined with mocha and coffee pretty much dominated the flavor profile. To stop there wouldn’t do this third justice. A very nice sweet spice lingered, and the mocha would intensify and fall back from time to time.

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The last third had a prominent coffee flavor. The sweet flavors lingered and melded with woody notes. The mocha taste almost went away, and I noticed earthy notes a little more. There was more going on in terms of the flavor profile, but I think my pallet isn’t advanced enough to detect it.

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Conclusion:

Despite being a pretty fresh cigar, it went well. I thought it would be an easy review, but as it progressed, I found myself having problems picking up on all the flavors. The only justice I can give this review is suggesting you give it a try. This is a nice full bodied cigar indeed.

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Tags: cigars, havano, king, oliveros, review

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10 Responses to “Oliveros King Havano”

MountChuck March 12th, 2009 at 6:10 am

Very nice review. I keep staring at these in the B&M and haven’t pulled the trigger yet because of my poor history with other Oliveros. Have you had any of their other lines and how did this one compare?

HomeBrewer March 12th, 2009 at 7:41 am

Nice review. I am a little surprised by this review. Usually when there is a “knock off” of just about anything it sucks. Pretty cool that this turned out to be a nice smoke. I wonder how the Nub Maduro will compare after it’s release in April?

Tom March 12th, 2009 at 4:50 pm

MountChuck-I tried the LTD awhile back and thought it was good. I think this one was better though.

Homebrewer- The whole Nub knockoff thing is what really got my attention. As I often do, I wanted to think “Bah the Nub is the original, and is better!” But this smoke does deliver. I’m going to try some of the other sizes as well.

I also look forward to trying the new Nubs since I am a fan.

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Tommy Zman March 15th, 2009 at 10:58 pm

T-man,

I really like this cigar and the brand in general is extremely underrated. Oliveros is doing some good things and should be taken seriously.

Just my humble-ass little opinion.

- Tommy Z.

Davee June 2nd, 2009 at 8:51 pm

I ended up grabbing one at my local cigar shop here in fort lauderdale. I was excited to go home and take a rip of this extremely attractive cigar. I noticed a oily fresh looking wrapper with veins that bulged out. I experienced the same flavors you did! I was amazed with the many flavors, including a cocoa flavor- I did find it very, very, veryy hot to smoke when it got shorter- This makes this cigar not last as long as I would like it to. THe next day I drove to the cigar shop and grabbed 5. I have smoked 3 out of the 5 and it is one of the most consistant cigars I have smoked on the market lately- Peace out

Tom June 3rd, 2009 at 8:08 pm

Dave – Cool it’s always good for a second opinion. I’m glad the review was spot on. Definitely a good cigar.

Erik November 17th, 2009 at 10:01 pm

I gotta tell you, this and the King Havano are a damn good “Bang for the Buck”,especially the “King.These cigars are advertized as Medium smokes,but I must say the flavor is nice full,and rich.
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Adam W March 28th, 2010 at 2:37 pm

I smoke the larger king havano’s, and it has become one of my favorite cigars, I find myself buying regularly. For the price, it’s hard to beat it’s rich consistent flavors and ease of draw. What I enjoy most about this cigar is how it tastes great through the entire smoke. While it’s flavor changes as you smoke it, like all cigars, it doesn’t turn into a nasty flavor, stays tasteful through the whole burn.

paul1954 February 27th, 2011 at 5:50 pm

i just finished my 1st Oliveros King Havano 4×60. i totally enjoyed it, and will try it again! i concur with most of your review, but the one i had was more of a medium body. my complaint was that i smoked it outside in Wisconsin on a beautiful February Sunday afternoon (temperature 30 degrees)and i had trouble keeping it lit. it probably had something to do with temperature, or that i was scraping snow off of the driveway while smoking, but otherwise it was a good cigar. thanks for the review.