Every well stocked humidor contains a few surprises – cigars bought on a whim, just waiting to be tried out.\u00c2\u00a0 Sometimes you discover something great.\u00c2\u00a0 More often you’ll find something that’s OK, but not as good as your favorites.<\/p>\n
An Oliveros XL For Men corona had been sitting in my humidor long enough, so I poured a fresh cup of coffee, grabbed a magazine, and fired it up.\u00c2\u00a0 The flavor was not “nutty” or “spicy” or “leathery.”\u00c2\u00a0 It was . . .”skanky.”<\/p>\n
Most cigar smokers have made the mistake of relighting a cigar that went out a few hours ago.\u00c2\u00a0 No matter how good the cigar was, relighting results in a foul, nasty flavor that resembles chewing on newspaper ashes.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s roughly the flavor of the Oliveros XL.<\/p>\n
After the first inch or so it mellowed slightly, becoming slightly less skanky.\u00c2\u00a0 Just slightly.\u00c2\u00a0 I gave up on it a little less than half way through.<\/p>\n
Given the choice between the Oliveros XL and a cheap White Owl, I’d have a piece of gum instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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