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Oliva V Maduro Especial Double Robusto Cigar Review

Since 2008, the Oliva Cigar Family has released a limited edition of the Oliva Serve V, the Maduro Especial. This year the cigar sees two sizes released in 6,000 boxes of 10. Like the last couple of years the cigar sees the release of the Double Toro (6 x 60), but this year also sees the release of a Double Robusto measuring 5 x 54. It’s consistently been one of my favorite special releases each […]

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Oliva V Special V Cigar Review

Today we decided to kick it old school with the Oliva V that was introduced in 2007 . It’s withstood the test of time, and today we choose to light up the Special V which is a  Figurado. Cigar Review: Oliva V Wrapper: Nicaragua Habano Sun Grown Binder: Nicaragua Finder: Nicaragua Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 52 Size: Special V (Figurado) The Look: The chocolate color wrapper that adorns the Oliva V Figurado has a slightly oily sheen to it, with minimal veins. In […]

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IPCPR 2017: Oliva

For the first time in a decade Oliva Cigars is set to release a new cigar. Originally mentioned last year as Facundo, the company ran into a trademark issue with the rum company Bacardi. Earlier this year the cigar was renamed to Giberto, the patriarch of the Oliva family. It isn’t the first time the company had a cigar with that name. The cigar is being released in in two versions the first being a […]

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Oliva – IPCPR 2015

John Gazerro takes the time to tell us a little bit about the Oliva Serie V Melanio, which was awarded cigar of the year in 2014 by Cigar Aficionado. Although 1,100 humidors were made, the company is only selling 1,000 of them at an MSRP of $900.00.

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