At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Oliva Cigar Company will make available a size of Oliva Serie V Melanio line known as the Figuriño. It’s a release also being dubbed Edición Año 2023 by Oliva Cigar Company. The Figuriño is a 5 1/2 x 54 perfecto with two tapered ends and plump […]
Feature Story: Puro Sabor 2023 – Day Four
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Welcome back to Cigar Coop’s coverage of Puro Sabor 2023, the Nicaraguan Cigar Festival. This took place in Nicaragua from January 23-27, 2023. The Nicaraguan Cigar Festival is split between two cities: Granada (Jan 23-24), and Estelí (Jan 25-27). Today we take a look at day four of Puro Sabor 2023. Day four took place […]
Cigar News: Oliva Serie V Melanio Double Robusto Parejo to become Casa de Montecristo Exclusive
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Casa de Montecristo has announced it will be offering an exclusive size of the popular Oliva Serie V Melanio line in the form of a 5 x 54 Double Robusto. While the core line of the Serie V Melanio line is box-pressed, the Casa de Montecristo Exclusive will be one of the few times […]
2022 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List): #23: Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary Edición Limitada
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“…it is one that has plenty of flavor nuances as the smoke is rolling around your tongue…a fun and enjoyable smoke.”
The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable #10 – Cuba Aliados by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Torpedo
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YouTube edit of our Facebook Live Roundtable. The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable reconvenes tonight as we smoke Oliva’s Cuba Aliados by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo in the Torpedo size. A year ago, Oliva stunned the cigar world indicating it was acquiring three Honduran brands from the Reyes family: Cuba Aliados, Puros Indios, and Roly. Just before the […]
Announcement: The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable #10 – Cuba Aliados by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo
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The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable reconvenes tonight as we smoke Oliva’s Cuba Aliados by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo in the Torpedo size. A year ago, Oliva stunned the cigar world indicating it was acquiring three Honduran brands from the Reyes family: Cuba Aliados, Puros Indios, and Roly. Just before the Trade Show, Oliva relaunched the Cuba Aliados […]
Agile Cigar Review: Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary Edición Limitada
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Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Agile Cigar Review: Oliva Serie V Melanio 4 x 60 (BP)
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Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are primarily used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or in some cases giving a score for the first time. It might be […]
PCA 2022 Report: Oliva Cigar Co.
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One of the biggest stories of the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was Oliva Company. It was easily the biggest PCA Trade Show since Oliva was acquired by J. Cortès in 2016. One can argue this might have been the biggest Trade Show Oliva had in a decade since the launch of Melanio. […]
Cigar News: Oliva Serie V Melanio Sampler Debuts at PCA 2022
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At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Oliva Cigar Company showcased a new six-count sampler containing both its Serie V Melanio and Serie V Maduro blends. Among the sizes is the rare lancero size for both blends. The six cigars (from left to right in the photo above are): Oliva Serie V Melanio Lancero: […]