At the 2018 Inter-Tabac Fair in Dortmund, Germany, Oliva Cigar Company launched a 7 x 70 vitola in its Cain Daytona line known as the Cain Daytona Limitada 7 x 70. It’s a line extension which is expected to be launched in the International (non-U.S.) market. Cain Daytona is a blend introduced under Oliva’s […]
We are have now reached the halfway point of the 2011 Cigar of the Year countdown. For this epic encounter we come to an early 2011 release that was one of the most anticipated cigars that cigar enthusiasts were waiting to get their hands on. This cigar comes from the folks of Oliva Cigars. Coming […]
I’ve decided to go ahead and continue the month in review series. This is the second installment. In this series, I will highlight some noteworthy events that happened in the world of cigars. I’ll focus on noteworthy events and smokes that I explored on the Cigar Coop website and throw in a few other tidbits […]
As we enter the Spring release cycle for the new cigars for 2011, there is no doubt one of the most hyped new blends is the Cain Daytona. I believe there are three reasons: 1) It probably represented one of the biggest and earliest releases of the Spring release cycle; 2) It has received a […]
The first release of the post-Sam Leccia era at Oliva Cigars is coming. If you have been following Studio Tobac, you know that the Cain Daytona is the next cigar in the Oliva pipeline about to be released. As per the Studio Tobac web-site, the Cain Daytona is: The CAIN DAYTONA is a medium […]
Best Vitola: Oliveros King Havano Black Knight Mace One thing that I done differently from Cigar Aficionado in ranking cigars for the year is to distinguish ranking the blend from the vitola (size/shape). For my Top 30 list, every cigar represented a new blend (while Cigar Aficionado includes new vitolas in their countdown). However, there were […]
The Entrance to the Oliva Cigar Lounge One of the most interesting things about the IPCPR Trade Show is going around in seeing the different booths. For the big companies, these booths start to take on a life of their own. They typically are transformed into a full-fledged cigar lounge. This allows the manufacturers and […]
