Five years ago, Oliva Cigar Company launched the Oliva Serie V Melanio, a line that paid homage to company patriarch Melanio Oliva. Now the company has an all new line that pays homage to Melanio’s grandson Gilberto. This year, Oliva Cigar Company launched the Gilberto Oliva line. Gilberto Oliva is intended to be a value priced line. It’s the first […]
As has been the case the last few years, Oliva Cigar has released its latest installment of the Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial. This is an limited edition offering that is released once per year and is a maduro counterpart to the Oliva Serie V Maduro line. The Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial marks the ninth consecutive […]
Last week came word that J. Cortès NV was acquiring Oliva Cigar Company. For the past 20 years, Oliva has been one of the leading cigar companies in the premium hand-made cigar sector. Oliva has also been a relatively stable cigar company. While the sale of Oliva wasn’t a completer surprise to many industry insiders, the […]
A new name to many U.S. cigar enthusiasts came on to the scene when it was announced that J. Cortes was acquiring Oliva Cigar Company. Today, we take a closer look who J. Cortès is and some of the background of this company. Who is J. Cortes? First up, J. Cortès is a company primarily engaged […]
J. Cortès NV, a cigar company based in Belgium known for its machine made cigars in the European market has acquired Oliva Cigar Company. The news of the acquisition was confirmed in a report by Cigar Aficionado. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The report says that the Oliva family will continue to operate […]
Last week, retailers began to receive shipment of the 2015 installment of the Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial – Oliva’s annual limited edition cigar that is a maduro counterpart in its Serie V line. The Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial marks the eighth consecutive year that Oliva Cigar Company has released an installment in this series. This […]
In 2014, the Oliva Serie V Melanio captured Cigar Aficionado’s Cigar of the Year. As opposed to coming out with new blends or new lines, Oliva chose to focus on the Melanio line. At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, while there wasn’t a line extension to Melanio, there was a new luxury humidor being […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Famous Smoke Shop has announced its third shop exclusive done in collaboration with Oliva Cigar Company. The Inferno 3rd Degree has arrived from the Oliva warehouse to Famous Smoke Shop and is not currently on-sale. The new release will be produced in small batch, made available in limited quantities, but offered on a consistent basis. […]
“Federal Cigar has certainly established an impressive track record with these anniversary releases. Not a beat is missed here. In fact this cigar might be one of the all-time hidden gems from Oliva.” Coming in at #21 is the Federal Cigar 93rd Anniversary Reserve No. 2 by Oliva. This was a cigar done for the […]
