The small corona. The crown of De Olifant range. Delicious for after a meal.
Wrapper made from a strict selection of rare Sumatra sand leaf. Having been bale fermented for 7 long years, the wrapper peaks in flavour. Over this time, the typical spicy and peppery tones of the Sumatran sand leaf have developed intensely at a remarkable rate. And the filler of the Vintage Sumatra is refined to be in perfect harmony with the wrapper tobacco leaves.
Length: 115 mm
Diameter: 14 mm
Wrapper: Sumatra Sand Leaf
Binder: Java Besuki
Filler: Java, Cuba, Brazil, Sumatra
Aroma: Natural
Smoke time: 40 min
Strength: 2/5
De Olfiant have been rolling some of the finest cigars not only in Holland, but undoubtedly all of Western Europe. The Netherlands has been at the forefront of the cigar market in Europe since the 1800’s. After establishing colonies in what is now Indonesia and developing the Java and Sumatra tobaccos still used today. De Olifant have been combining tobaccos from both these regions with tobaccos from Cuba and eventually Brazil.
Every De Olifant cigar is machine rolled using using tobaccos aged in the lower levels of the Kampen factory. Once the tobacco is ready to be rolled it is moistened, cut and transported to the upper levels of the factory. On the 2nd floor the rollers operate traditional machinery, some of which dates back over 100 years. The short filter tobaccos are rolled into the hand cut wrappers, before making their way to the cellar for aging.
The Kampen factory has been producing cigars over the 4 floors since 1825 and pre date most premium cigar brand in existence. If you are looking for touch a class with your small smokes, you cannot go wrong with De Olifant.
