Oliva Serie V Belicoso Cigar - 1 Single

Date Added: Monday 02 January, 2017 by Chris

In my 20s and this was my first big cigar, having tried a couple cigarillos before.
On arrival I kept it at 70% humidity in a humidor bag for 2 weeks.

Quality:
Dark oily wrapper.
Really smooth smoke, white ash that never fell off.
Razor sharp burn until it got 2/3 done, when a bad wiggle appeared and it went out (ash related?), but was nearly ready to finish then anyway.
Lasted over an hour outside.

Flavour:
Nice rich tobacco flavours.
I think I could taste coffee/chocolate (yeah i'm new).
Definitely tasted leathery as it got to the halfway point down.
Drink with cognac and coke helped clear the occasional bite at back of throat.

Strength:
Could be a bit strong in nicotine for new people (like myself).
I had several meals before and shared this, and I still got a big nicotine rush for 5-10 mins. Although I didn't feel unwell at all.

Delivery:
Cgarsltd delivered in a bubble-wrap padded jiffy bag, with the cigar inside their own high quality custom card/plastic boxes to help prevent crushing damage.
Got some leaflets and a humidor bag.
These also came in their own individual plastic wrap.
Cigars arrived at perfect humidity.