Length: 3 3/4
Ring Gauge: 48
Strength: Medium
Packaging: Box of 25 Cigars
Wrapper: Cameroon
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
OLIVA
The Oliva Cigar story began in the late 1800s, when Melanio Oliva started growing cigar tobacco in Cuba. His heirs carried on the family tradition in the fields, but it was his grandson Gilberto Oliva Sr. who began making cigars.
Nicaraguan tobacco helped Oliva survive. The cigar that brought it to the attention of connoisseurs debuted in 2006: Oliva Serie V. Made by a small group of rollers and blended for strength and style, the Serie V line was an immediate hit. In 2012, to pay tribute to the first man in the family to grow cigar tobacco, Oliva added the Melanio version, which is distinguished from the original by its Sumatra-seed wrapper grown in Ecuador. The No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2014, Oliva Serie V Melanio Figuarado has rich, big notes of leather framed by a range of coffee, caramel and woody intonations. It’s a classic smoke.
SERIE G
Serie G is a medium body blend made with authentic African-Cameroon wrapper. The unique flavour notes of this wrapper are complemented by the natural richness of Nicaraguan fillers.
The Serie G is a cigar with notes of cedar and coffee. It is an excellent balance of smoke and flavour.
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88 / 100
"...This little perfecto has a flat, tapered head and nipple foot that tapers out. The draw is notably firm, though shows wheaty flavors with some graham cracker notes and cinnamon. Flavors are there but could use more intensity..."