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 Review: Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial 2012
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Oliva
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 […]
Cigar News: Inferno 3rd Degree by Oliva Becomes Shop Exclusive to Famous Smoke Shop
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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. […]
Aged Selects 2014 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #21 Federal Cigar 93rd Anniversary Reserve No. 2 by Oliva
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“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 […]
Cigar News: Oliva and Padilla End Distribution Agreement
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Oliva Cigar and Padilla Cigar Company have announced they are ending their distribution agreement. According to a report in the 12/2/14 Cigar Insider, the change will take place January 15, 2015. Company President Ernesto Padilla also told Cigar Insider he will be building his own team to handle distribution. It was back in September of […]
Cigar News: Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial 2014 (Cigar Preview)
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For the seventh consecutive year, Oliva Cigar Company has released a maduro version of their popular Oliva Serie V cigar. The maduro wrapper version is released once a year and a single production run is done. The cigar is typically released in one size toward the end of the calendar year.. For 2014, Oliva introduces a new […]
Cigar Review: Federal Cigar 93rd Anniversary Reserve No. 2 by Oliva
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Federal Cigar 93rd Anniversary Reserve No. 2 by Oliva In what has become a mid-March tradition, New Hampshire-based retailer Federal Cigar is releasing a retail exclusive cigar to commemorate their anniversary. In 2014, the retailer is celebrating their 93rd anniversary in business. This time they team up with Oliva to release the Federal Cigar 93rd […]
Cigar News: Federal Cigar 93rd Anniversary Release from Oliva (Cigar Preview)
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized 1 Comment 2014 Preview, News, Oliva
Federal Cigar 93rd Anniversary Federal Cigar’s annual anniversary cigar has become one of the most anticipated releases across the cigar industry. This year for the shop’s 93rd Anniversary release, the cigar will be a blend that comes from Oliva Cigar Company – the Federal Cigar 93rd Anniversary Reserve No. 2. The cigars will be launched […]
Cigar News: Oliva Adds Double Toro and DeSocio to Oliva Serie V Melanio Line (Cigar Preview)
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized No Comments 2014 Preview, News, Oliva
Oliva Cigar Company has recently added two vitolas to its Oliva Serie V Melanio line. The first is a 6 x 60 Double Toro and the second will be a toro-sized 6 1/2 x 54 DeSocio. This will increase the vitolas available in the line. This brings the total frontmarks in the line to eight. […]
Cigar Review: Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial 2013
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Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial 2013 The Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial is an annual limited production release that is a maduro version of the popular Oliva Serie V (which uses a Nicaraguan Habano Sun-grown wrapper). Each year, the Serie V Maduro is done in a single vitola, and there have been many blend/wrapper variations […]