Omblad cigarr
As long ago as the 17th century the trading ships of the V. They brought cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg from South East Asia and soon they would also be bringing tobacco "omblad cigarr" the New World to Sumatra and Java in Indonesia. Today Dutch cigars are an integral part of the Dutch way of life. But the typical Dutch cigar as we know it today has only been produced this way since the end of the 19th century: a short-filler, mostly produced by machine, beautifully constructed, soft, spicy, with a gentle sweetness and drier than its Caribbean sisters from the other side of the big pond.
Short-fillers are simple and straightforward. They mostly come pre-cut, ready to smoke, and do not need to be stored in a humidor. The flavours, draw and burn quality are influenced by a far more variable blend of filler tobaccos than that of a long-filler, which, as we know, only omblad cigarr of just a few tobacco leaves. Because of the high degree omblad cigarr variability a considerably greater number of different tobaccos may be used there is an almost infinite diversity of aromas.
The variations in flavour and burn quality which naturally occur in tobacco from one harvest to the next can be offset by changing the ratio of the ingredients in the blend. De Olifant cigars have been produced with the greatest of care in the dreamy little town of Kampen am Ijsselmeer since The small, neat tobacco factory is situated in the heart of the town centre in a street lined with low Dutch houses and church spires.
Lathund för produkternas faktaruta
Factory director Thomas Klaphake, a very tall, invariably cheerful Dutchman, gives us a warm welcome. Tinus Vinke can remember the times when a distinction used to be made between Protestant cigars in the North the Kampen and Veenendaal regions and Catholic cigars in the South the Eindhoven region, home to the Agio and Henri Wintermans factories. But what characterizes the typical Dutch cigar is not so much where it is produced than what goes into it.
As a rule it is made of per cent natural tobacco. The key factor is the blend of Brazil, Havana, Java and Sumatra. Each part of the cigar omblad cigarr to its flavour, burn and aroma. The binder omblad is usually a Java Besuki or Vorstenlanden. Photos: De Olifant Thomas Klaphake produces cigars, he roasts coffeew and blends tea.
Cigar from Holland
Photos: De Olifant W. For the wrapper dekblad only Sumatran sand-leaf will do; it is more expensive than silver. The wind deposits fine grains of sand on the leaves. When you hold them out flat in the sunlight, they sparkle like diamonds. The upper layer of cigars is covered with a strip of wonderful Sumatran sand-leaf. As early omblad cigarr Justus van Maurik Senior established a tobacco factory in the centre of Amsterdam.
This knowledge of production was passed down from generation to generation of the van Maurik family. Photos: De Olifant A "omblad cigarr" blend of mildness and spice. Even today the name Justus van Maurik still stands for the delicate blend of mildness and spice which makes these cigars and cigarillos so unique. The filler mixture is held together with a binder made of leaves from Vorstenlanden Java.
The wrapper consists predominantly of precious Sumatran sand-leaves which give the cigars and cigarillos their characteristic taste. Almost all year round they criss-cross the different continents in order to procure the correctly balanced mixture of the various types of tobacco. His extensive range, from the Petit Panatela to the Grand Corona, always contains just the right cigar or cigarillo, whatever format you want and whatever the occasion.
Cigarrens olika delar
This article was published in the Cigar Journal Spring Edition Read more. Your email:. Photos: De Olifant. Related posts. Get the latest cigar news monthly. Enter your email and join the global Cigar Journal family. I am of legal age. I am underage. Send this to a friend. Send Cancel.