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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
