De Olifant - Corona Panatella Brazil - Box of 10 Cigars

The Panatella with the diameter of a corona. An elegant model. Nice for during a quiet afternoon.

As a Sumatran specialist, De Olifant occasionally takes the “road less travelled”, if this leads to discovery of the rare and naturally sweet “Mata-Fina wrapper” from the Brazilian district of Bahia, the road less travelled is certainly worth it.

Often, just 1% of the annual harvest is suitable for use as wrapper material and because De Olifant is unwilling to compromise on quality, only small amounts of a series can be used. As a result, not all lines are consistently available in their entirety. Just like a good dessert, this cigar is crammed with flavour, it is balanced and has an aroma reminiscent of chocolate.

Length: 130 mm
Diameter: 14 mm
Wrapper: Mata-Fina
Binder: Java Besuki
Filler: Java, Cuba, Brazil, Sumatra
Aroma: Natural
Smoke time: 45 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 2^nd 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.